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Ex-beauty queen dies after surgery a.. From: The Times b.. December 01, 2009 9:50PM BUENOS AIRES: A former Miss Argentina has died after undergoing cosmetic surgery to get firmer buttocks. Solange Magnano, 38, died of pulmonary embolism after undergoing a gluteoplasty in Buenos Aires, a normally routine procedure that involves placing implants in the buttocks to give them a firmer outline. The mother of eight-year-old twins, who won the beauty crown in 1994, died after three days in a critical condition. Roberto Piazza, a close friend, claimed that the procedure also involved injections and the liquid "went to her lungs and brain". "This woman who had everything is dead because she wanted to have a slightly firmer behind," said Piazza, a fashion designer. Gluteoplasty has rocketed in popularity recently as women attempt to replicate the curvy shapes of stars such as Jennifer Lopez and Sandra Bullock. According to a survey by the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, J-Lo's rear is rated No 1 by plastic surgeons' patients seeking to remake their buttocks. The organisation said the singer was favoured "by a huge percentage". Ms Magnano underwent the procedure at a plastic surgery clinic on Thursday. The following day she was rushed to hospital with an acute respiratory deficiency. Her condition deteriorated until she suffered the embolism and died on Sunday. "She only underwent the procedure because she thought it was no big deal," said Guillermo Azar, another close friend of Ms Magnano. Juan Carlos Seiler, former president of the Buenos Aires Association of Plastic Surgeons, suggested the doctor who performed the procedure might not have been "a real professional from an approved" cosmetic surgery centre. There were about 50,000 plastic surgery procedures performed in Argentina last year, a 60 per cent increase over 2003, with a growing number of foreigners seeking inexpensive cosmetic enhancements accounting for much of the increase. THE TIMES Related Coverage a.. Beauty queen dies in bid for 'firmer ass' Adelaide Now, 1 day ago b.. Joined twin girls to be separated The Australian, 15 Nov 2009 c.. Teens going under knife for liposuction NEWS.com.au, 5 Nov 2009 d.. Cosmetic surgery for teens Herald Sun, 5 Nov 2009 e.. Drawing the line on the beauty industry Adelaide Now, 4 Nov 2009
