Woman dies after doing plastic surgery in Governador Valadares

Woman dies after doing plastic surgery in Governador Valadares

A dream interrupted," laments the merchant Wilsirley da Silva. He was the husband of 41-year-old Alessandra Fernandes Silva, who died from a pulmonary embolism at Hospital São Vicente, in Governador Valadares, in eastern Minas Gerais.

 Alessandra died in the early hours of Sunday (25), after undergoing some cosmetic surgical procedures. "She was admitted to the hospital on Saturday morning (24) to do two plastic surgeries, breast and abdomen. But when we went to visit her she was all bandaged. He had done surgical procedures on his lips, nose, face, and buttocks. 

 During the night of Saturday, Alessandra made contact with the mother by telephone. According to Eva Fernandes de Lima, the daughter had consulted another doctor who refused to have plastic surgery. "The doctor said she was very anxious and would not do the plastic because there could be risk. She was worried about me, wanted to know if I was taking my medicines right. He ended the call saying that he loved me very much, "recalls Eva Fernandes.

 The complications would have started after the application of a drug to the patient. "She was fine, but complained of some pain and could not sleep. It was then that they applied a medicine in the serum and it began to feel bad. The news of her death took us all by surprise, "says Alessandra's mother.

 Married for 18 years and mother of four, the housewife dreamed of plastic. "It was a dream of her, she wanted very much, but she did not need to, my wife was very beautiful," says Wilsirley.

Pulmonary embolism

  In a note sent Monday evening (26), Dr. Wander Pinto, responsible for surgeries at Alessandra, says that "according to information received by telephone, after necropsy, the medical expert report made the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism to be confirmed later through further examinations to be held in Belo Horizonte ".

  These complications are caused when a blood clot detaches and goes to the lung, which prevents the patient's breathing. The occurrence of this complication is rare, but is one of the causes of death during plastic surgeries. The patient may not know that he has thrombosis, one of the factors that causes the embolus during surgery.

Action Time

 In the same note, the doctor details the time of each action until the death of Alessandra. According to Wander Pinto, the patient underwent abdominal dermolipectomy surgery and augmentation mastoplasty with inclusion of silicones, by the abdominal route.

 "The surgical time was approximately four hours without any complications. The patient received the medical visit at 11:30 pm, when she was medicated for pain. She was lucid and clinically stable, with normal vital functions, "says the doctor;

 During this time, the doctor states that he was present, checked the clinical course and talked to the patient throughout the period. After 20 minutes of medication she withdrew, instructed the nursing staff about routine care and left the hospital at 11:50 p.m.

 The plastic surgeon finishes the note saying that at around 11:50 am he received the news that Alessandra was feeling sick.

 "In approximately three minutes, the team started the procedures that were adequate to the patient's emergency and resuscitation attempt. The same was taken to the surgical block with the help of the nursing team, continued the routine procedure for the emergency condition, requested the presence of the anesthesiologist and the SAMU team. The patient entered bilateral fixed mediosis without responding to the medications. Together with SAMU's colleague, the death picture was characterized ".

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