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Miami Medical Examiner Attributes Officer’s Death to Butt Lift–Related Pulmonary Embolism

It underscores growing safety concerns in South Florida’s cosmetic surgery industry

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Overview

  • The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner ruled that Wildelis Rosa died accidentally on March 23 from a pulmonary embolism caused by blood clots following her Brazilian butt lift in Miami.
  • Rosa, 26, traveled from New Orleans to South Florida on March 18 for the procedure, completing preoperative blood tests at Prestige Plastic Surgery Clinic before paying $7,495 for fat grafting from 12 body areas.
  • She reported extreme pain, shortness of breath, loss of sensation in her legs and a sharp drop in blood pressure during follow-up appointments after being discharged about an hour post-surgery.
  • Her family learned of the operation only after it occurred, and her sister has spoken out to warn prospective patients to heed early warning signs of complications.
  • Brazilian butt lifts carry one of the highest mortality rates among cosmetic surgeries—about one death per 15,000 procedures—and Miami-Dade has certified 25 related fatalities since 2021.