A tragic incident occurred at a clinic in a shopping center where a nursing assistant, Paula Andrea Beltrán Sandoval, passed away during a procedure to remove toxic fillers from her buttocks. Sandoval, aged 41, experienced a cardiorespiratory arrest approximately 70 minutes into the treatment despite efforts to resuscitate her. She had traveled from New York to her hometown in Colombia to address health issues caused by previous biopolymer injections, which are illegal in Colombia and pose severe risks such as necrosis and sepsis.
The surgery took place at El Tesoro shopping center in Medellín, costing 38,000,000 Colombian Pesos (around £8,335). An investigation into Sandoval’s death is underway, focusing on the clinic’s operations, licenses, and staff qualifications. The National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences will conduct a post-mortem examination to determine the exact cause of her death. The case is actively being investigated pending the post-mortem results.
