A New York police detective and mother of three has died while recovering from a Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) procedure in Cali, Colombia, per New York Post.
Alicia Stone, a 40-year-old detective, died a week after undergoing a butt lift and liposuction procedure. On Oct 23, Stone was found unresponsive in a hotel room in Colombia and was rushed to Fundación Valle del Lili Hospital. The 13-year NYPD veteran, who served in the department’s Internal Affairs Bureau, was pronounced dead just over an hour later, according to sources. Her cause of death was recorded as “unspecified cardiac arrest,” the sources said.
Police sources say she had been taking anticoagulants (blood thinners) and pain medication as part of her post-surgery recovery plan.
Her husband, Michael Stone, told the Daily News he plans to request an autopsy and investigate the circumstances surrounding her sudden death.
“The doctor who called me from Colombia just called me and told me my wife had just passed away.She didn’t have any information to tell me when I was asking her….Something just doesn’t add up,” he said.
“To be called Thursday and told that she passed away, that is just shocking and hurtful. I don’t have the facts, and that’s what I need, the facts of what happened,” he added.
Michael said his wife seemed “perfectly fine” before the procedure and had even told family members the day before her death that she was feeling well.
Deaths from BBL Surgeries
A gluteal fat transfer, commonly called the Brazilian butt lift, has become one of the most popular procedures defining the last decade of aesthetics. The fat transfer involves moving fat from other areas of the body to enhance the buttocks, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Unfortunately, the infamous procedure has received a poor reputation as one of the most dangerous cosmetic procedures.
A study was published in 2017 showed there was a 1 in 3000 Brazilian butt lift death rate. However, after rigorous campaign of patient and surgeon education, along with refined surgical techniques, the mortality rate has changed to one and 15,000.
Experts still warn that while rare, complications like fat embolism can occur, especially if fat is injected into the muscle, potentially leading to fatal outcomes.