Cheerleader, star student dies in breast implant surgery

Plastic surgery is becoming a popular high school graduation gift in the Valley, but the death of a Florida teenager serves as a reminder to prospective patients and their parents that cosmetic procedures can be fatal.

The Florida teenager received breast augmentation as a graduation gift but died while undergoing the surgery.

Initial reports indicate that the girl didn’t die from the cosmetic surgery, but from complications surrounding her anesthesia.

It is believed that the teen died from malignant hyperthermia, meaning that her heart rate increased along with her body temperature and blood pressure during the surgery.

Doctors say adverse reaction to anesthesia is a hereditary condition that can be detected through regular check-ups.

According to one doctor we spoke to, any age level can be affected.

The death raises questions about elective surgery and teenagers.

One cosmetic surgeon we spoke to says that he is seeing more and more teens coming in for anything from a breast augmentation to a rhinoplasty, or nose job.

He tells us that before he operates on anyone, there are certain things he requires from them.

First he’d like to make sure the patient’s body has matured completely because teens who are younger than 18 might still have more developing to do, so it would be in their best interest to wait.

He also wants to make sure the teen isn’t succumbing to peer pressure and has talked it over with their parents.

Then doctors recommend researching the procedure thoroughly to make sure that all risks involved are known and understood.

Doctors say if teens follow all of these rules and go to a reputable surgeon they are more likely to safely achieve the image they’d like to have.

Reported by: Jose Miguel

breast implant