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Woman Dies of 'Fat Embolism' During ‘Brazilian Butt Lift’
NBC News, Miami Herald via MRC TV ^
| May 17, 2016
| By Dan Krauth KNBC Miami, By Daniel Chang Miami Herald via Ben Graham
Posted on 05/17/2016 7:34:18 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
A West Virginia woman died after suffering a “fat embolism” while undergoing plastic surgery to increase the size of her gluteal region.
Heather Meadows, a 29-year-old mother of two, was killed by fat particles that entered her bloodstream through a vein during a lipid transfer procedure. The fat particles clogged arteries in her heart and lungs, causing cascading organ failure and death.
She was taken to an emergency room after going into cardiac arrest during the cosmetic surgery and was pronounced dead on arrival.
This fat transfer procedure is common in what is called a “Brazilian butt lift,” where liposuction is performed on the torso and reallocated into the buttocks.
NBC 6 spoke with Meadows’ mother over the phone, who said she is distraught by the death of her daughter and is caring for her two young children.
Meadows’ mother has also hired an attorney to investigate the incident and take legal action if the clinic is found to be at fault.
Though, according to NBC 6, Meadows had a heart defect and her death has been ruled as accidental. Meadows’ mother said she was unaware of the birth defect.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: West Virginia
KEYWORDS: 1chatroom; brazilianbuttlift; cardiacarrest; cosmeticsurgery; disturbing; fail; fatembolism; fattransfer; heathermeadows; plasticsurgery; sick; westvirginia
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
I do know women who want to have smaller butts, but not not a single one who wants a bigger one.
To: Tax-chick
Why do some women want big butts? Surely not to impress an old feller like me. The Kardashians will live to regret theirs.
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posted on
05/17/2016 8:09:38 PM PDT
by
umgud
To: Enchante
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posted on
05/17/2016 8:12:43 PM PDT
by
VTenigma
(The Democratic party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
To: Tax-chick
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posted on
05/17/2016 8:15:51 PM PDT
by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
To: Nailbiter
This fat transfer procedure is common in what is called a “Brazilian butt lift,” where liposuction is performed on the torso and reallocated into the buttocks.Spreading the wealth around.
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posted on
05/17/2016 8:20:02 PM PDT
by
IncPen
(Hey Media: Bias = Layoffs)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Survival of the smartest.
She was not one of them.
Every elective surgery, ask yourself if it is worth dying for. Seriously. Ask multiple times.
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posted on
05/17/2016 8:27:31 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Enchante
She had them in her ankles.
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posted on
05/17/2016 8:27:58 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Tax-chick
I don’t understand the big butt fad AT ALL. To die for it is just so sad. Bless those poor kids of hers.
To: umgud
The idiots they will accidentally breed with like huge butts.
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posted on
05/17/2016 8:28:52 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: TChad
Lots and lots of ads on Houston area TV advertising this procedure. Just utterly stupid IMO.
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posted on
05/17/2016 8:40:48 PM PDT
by
Grams A
(The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Dead because of vanity. And left the children without a mother. Sad :-(
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posted on
05/17/2016 8:56:13 PM PDT
by
vpintheak
(Freedom is not equality; and equality is not freedom!)
To: Grams A
One of our FReeoers from TX, not too far from Houston died from complications after a weight loss surgery. She was in her thirties, IIRC. Had young kids, I think.
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posted on
05/17/2016 9:02:31 PM PDT
by
sockmonkey
(Donald Trump will ban auto-correct with an Executive Order. Go Trump!)
To: Grams A
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posted on
05/17/2016 9:06:50 PM PDT
by
sockmonkey
(Donald Trump will ban auto-correct with an Executive Order. Go Trump!)
To: sockmonkey
Nothing on the local news tonight from the Houston area.
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posted on
05/17/2016 9:10:34 PM PDT
by
Grams A
(The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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posted on
05/17/2016 9:41:52 PM PDT
by
MIchaelTArchangel
(Don't Shut Down the Government! Eliminate Major Parts of the Government!)
To: Grams A
The FReeper who died was from Spring, IIRC, and it was several years ago.
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posted on
05/17/2016 10:00:18 PM PDT
by
sockmonkey
(Donald Trump will ban auto-correct with an Executive Order. Go Trump!)
To: sockmonkey
Sorry - thought you were talking about this happening to someone recently.
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posted on
05/17/2016 10:33:52 PM PDT
by
Grams A
(The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
To: fieldmarshaldj
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posted on
05/17/2016 10:59:27 PM PDT
by
Impy
(Did you know "Hillary" spelled backwards is "Bitch"?)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
She wanted a bigger behind???
This borders on insanity.
To: DannyTN
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posted on
05/18/2016 12:42:51 AM PDT
by
gigster
(Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus headsConservatus)
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