Paula Beltrán Sandoval Dies 70 Minutes Into £8,335 Filler-Removal Surgery in Medellín
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Updated · Daily Star · Jun 23
Paula Beltrán Sandoval Dies 70 Minutes Into £8,335 Filler-Removal Surgery in Medellín
3 articles · Updated · Daily Star · Jun 23
Summary
Paula Andrea Beltrán Sandoval, 41, died on June 18 after suffering a cardiorespiratory arrest during surgery to remove buttock biopolymer fillers at a Medellín clinic.
Doctors used advanced resuscitation measures and a defibrillator for more than 40 minutes, but she was pronounced dead in the operating room about 70 minutes into the procedure.
The nursing assistant had traveled from New York for the operation after health complications from earlier injections; the procedure had been booked weeks ahead and cost about COP 38 million, or £8,335.
Colombian authorities have opened an investigation, with forensic officials preparing a post-mortem and health inspectors reviewing the clinic's records, licenses and staff credentials.
The case has renewed scrutiny of biopolymer cosmetic injections, which are banned in Colombia because of the health risks tied to the substances.