Woman, 46, dies after suffering embolism during Brazilian butt lift surgery in Miami as doctors injected her with fat
A 46-year-old woman has died during Brazilian butt lift surgery in Miami, making her at least the 20th fatality in Florida linked to the risky procedure in the last decade. Gia Romualdo-Rodriguez died this week from an embolism caused by the fat injected into her buttocks at the Xiluet clinic in Miami. Romualdo-Rodriguez's death was ruled accidental by the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner's Office Thursday. This marks the latest in a string of deaths connected to the dangerous surgery as people risk their lives on the operating table to get their idea of the perfect butt. Gia Romualdo-Rodriguez, 46, died during Brazilian butt lift surgery in Miami this week, making her at least the 20th fatality in Florida linked to the risky procedure in the last decad Romualdo-Rodriguez, a Mexican who was living in College Point, New York, traveled to Miami for the surgery at the clinic that is known for breast enhancements, tummy tucks and Brazilian butt lifts. The 46-year-old, who is transit