South Florida has become the capital of the Brazilian butt lift (BBL) surgery as women fly in from across the country to undergo the popular procedure.
Plasencia was rushed to Baptist Hospital, where she died. Miami-Dade police are investigating her death.
She was a mother of three children, ages 9, 5 and 1. She just turned 28 six days before.
In a statement to NBC 6, Mia Aesthetics offered their condolences to Plasencia s family and said this was the only fatality they have had. Throughout our years of operations and thousands of procedures performed, this is the first and only fatality we have endured, the statement read. Our team is devastated by this tragedy and feels that each and every one of our patients is part of our family. We strive to provide the most advanced plastic surgery treatment for our patients. Each of our surgeons is board-certified or board-eligible by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and we are constantly evaluating our practices to ensure our patients receive the safest and best care. Despite these practices, serious surgery comes with the risk of rare, unintended and tragic results. We are fully