A 51-year-old woman has died after undergoing six cosmetic procedures during an eight-hour operation in Goiânia, Brazil.
Andreia Vieira Gaspar, who was living in Spain, reportedly spent two years saving 118,000 Brazilian reais, about $22,918, for the procedures, which included a facelift, blepharoplasty, liposuction and facial fat grafting.
According to G1, Andreia died on August 12, days after undergoing the surgery.
Djiane Vieira, her sister, has since demanded answers over the circumstances surrounding her death, alleging that Andreia did not have a pre-procedure consultation in Brazil.
She also claimed that her sister’s pre-operative tests were conducted in Spain rather than Brazil.
Djiane said Andreia’s tongue began swelling severely after the procedure and that she tried to contact the medical team but believed her sister did not receive adequate care.
She alleged that Ankar Hospital, where Andreia was being treated, did not have an intensive care unit (ICU) or an emergency ambulance.
Djiane said her sister eventually died in her arms after medical personnel made several attempts to resuscitate her.
Lessandro Martins, a doctor who was involved in the procedure, declined to comment on Andreia’s medical condition, citing patient confidentiality.
“Out of respect for medical confidentiality — which persists even after death, as mandated by the Medical Code of Ethics — no interviews will be granted, nor will comments be made regarding clinical data,” he said in a legal statement.
He added that he trusted the investigation would establish that the care provided to Andreia was appropriate.
Meanwhile, a lawyer representing Ankar Hospital said Andreia received immediate emergency care after complications arose.
The lawyer also said “necessary measures were taken” to treat her.
The circumstances surrounding Andreia’s death are expected to be investigated by the relevant authorities.
The development comes around the same time that Nigerian-British influencer Igho ‘Tiny’ Ubiribo died after undergoing a penis enlargement procedure.
Ubiribo died in March at the age of 43 and was buried in May in London in a gold coffin.
The Department of Health Service Support (DHSS), under Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health, disclosed that the businessman received four penile enlargement injections between 2024 and 2025. The fifth was the procedure he underwent before his death.
