Woman From Dallas Dies After Multiple Cosmetic Surgery Procedures In Mexico

Pre-operative medical equipment in operating room.
Pre-operative medical equipment in operating room.

A Texas real estate agent that CBS News reported was on life support after she received multiple plastic surgery procedures in Juarez, Mexico has died. Days earlier, the 35-year-old woman from Dallas had been moved to hospice care by her family, after she was placed into a medically-induced coma.

During surgery for both rhinoplasty — commonly referred to as a “nose job” — and breast implant replacement at the Rino Center in late October, Avila reportedly suffered complications from the anesthesia before the surgeries were underway. The complications caused her brain to swell, and Fox News reports that the injuries led to severe brain damage for the Texan.

Her sister, Angie Avila, said that after those initial injuries, Laura suffered a heart attack and was put into a medically-induced coma to prevent the brain damage from worsening.

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