Mexico City, October 11: A woman lawyer died after undergoing 'affordable' cosmetic surgery as part of a contract. Yuritzi Gabriela Gutiérrez paid for the procedure as part of a three-for-one offer. The 28-year-old had been saving for the treatment, which involved buccal fat removal and transfer, for months. Gutiérrez reportedly underwent the surgery on September 26 at a facility in Ecatepec de Morelos, outside Mexico City, and allegedly told her family that everything went well. Later that day, though, she "experienced a complication" and was placed on a respirator, according to local media.

In critical condition, she was moved from the clinic to a hospital. According to reports, doctors warned Gutiérrez's mother that she may be facing brain death as a result of many seizures. She was hospitalised for eight days before her family was able to get her moved to a larger medical institution. Gutiérrez died later in the hospital complex in the city's northwestern outskirts. Brazilian Butt-Lift Surgery Kills British Woman Melissa Kerr Who Wanted to Get 'Bigger Bum'.

Gutiérrez's relatives, who had recently received her law degree, paid homage to the young lawyer, describing her as "cheerful" and "hard-working." According to local media, she was enthusiastic about caring for stray dogs and placing them for adoption. Her friends and family are now demanding for an investigation into her death. Chethana Raj Dies: Kannada TV Actress Passes Away After Fat Removal Surgery; Parents Claim Negligence of Hospital Authorities.

Only a month ago, a Texas woman died as a result of complications from a Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) treatment. Shyanne Medrano, 31, crossed the border to a facility in Matamoros, Mexico, some five hours by vehicle from Houston, to undergo liposuction and a Brazilian butt lift procedure for $3,000. Medrano's death came when the Centres for Disease Control and Texas health authorities advised individuals to cancel plastic operations in Matamoros after at least 17 persons who underwent the procedure returned to the United States with fungal meningitis.

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