Overview

• Durango prosecutors opened a criminal investigation and ordered a necropsy after the death certificate listed “enfermedad,” seeking to determine the true cause and any legal responsibility.
• Carlos Said Arellano Aragón says he was told his daughter had Covid-19 and discovered the cosmetic procedures at the funeral after seeing a surgical bra and implants.
• Surgeon Víctor Manuel Rosales Galindo, identified as the mother’s partner and certified in plastic surgery, was referred to AMCPER’s ethics committee as the association requested his provisional suspension.
• Reports allege the mother, Paloma Yazmín Escobedo Quiñónez, authorized the operation and assisted without professional credentials, exposing her to potential charges including usurpation of profession and child welfare offenses.
• With no legislated minimum age for aesthetic surgery, the PVEM introduced the ‘Ley Nicole’ bill to require medical evaluations, the minor’s informed assent and parental consent under specific norms.