Overview

• Durango authorities have suspended plastic surgeon Víctor Manuel Rosales Galindo and opened a malpractice investigation.
• Paloma Nicole Arellano Escobedo, 14, died on Sept. 20 in Durango about a week after reported breast augmentation, liposuction, and a Brazilian Butt Lift.
• Her father says he was not informed of the procedures, discovered implants and surgical scars at the funeral, and filed a criminal complaint alleging negligence and a cover-up.
• A prosecutor-ordered autopsy gave a preliminary finding of cerebral edema and lung damage, while the official death certificate cites cerebral edema from a respiratory illness; a final pathology report is pending in 10–20 days.
• Reports say the surgeon is the mother's boyfriend and she worked at his clinic, and President Claudia Sheinbaum has offered assistance to the family.