According to accounts, a Venezuelan mom died on Sunday after undergoing liposuction at a clinic in a shopping center.
Ana Rosa Mavares Rivero, 31, of Venezuela, received laser liposuction on Feb. 25 at a clinic in a shopping center. Mavarez, the mother of an eight-year-old daughter and an eleven-year-old boy, was brought to a hospital and confirmed dead early Sunday morning.
Mom Dies After Liposuction Process
Police arrested Dr. Alexander Larrochelle, who purportedly operated on Mavarez after he visited a local police station to submit a statement Sunday. Dr. Larrochelle will be detained for up to 45 days while authorities conduct an investigation.
According to Mavarez’s mother, Petra Rivero, the surgeon used a lipo laser on her. Dr. Larrochelle utilized a laser to break down fat cells and tighten loose skin as Mavarez’s condition worsened.
Petro stated that her daughter complained of significant pain but was not given anything to alleviate the ache. She went on to say that Mavarez had her own lipo pump at the facility to help with the edema, but one of the nurses refused to use it.
Mavarez began convulsing at 10 p.m. and was not intubated until Dr. Larrochelle arrived at the clinic at 12:30 a.m.
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Rivero claimed that the death certificate listed her daughter’s death time as 11 p.m. and that Dr. Larrochelle and the staff attempted to persuade the family that she was still alive.
The family scoured the entire state of Cumaná for an ambulance to bring Mavarez to another hospital, but none of them was equipped with oxygen.
At 4:30 a.m., Mavarez was taken to a clinic. Doctors admitted her to the hospital despite her lack of vital signs and verified her death.
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