Beauty queen dies for a firmer Butt

Former Miss Argentina suffered complications during butt surgery

Beauty queen dies for a firmer Butt

Former Miss Argentina suffered complications during Butt surgery

Solange Magnano, a 38-year-old married mother of twins who still enjoyed a successful modelling career, died of a pulmonary embolism.

"A woman who had everything lost her life to have a slightly firmer behind," said fashion designer and close friend, Roberto Piazza, in whose runway shows Magnano often appeared.

Magnano, who was Miss Argentina in 1994, had gone with a friend to a clinic run by Monica Portnoy, which performs an average of 15 such procedures daily.

But after complications developed during the operation, she was rushed to a hospital with acute respiratory deficiency.

Her condition deteriorated until she suffered the embolism on Sunday, said Dr Gonzales Cortes, who attended her case.

"She only underwent the procedure because she thought it was no big deal," said Guillermo Azar, another associate from the fashion world and her close friend.

60% rise

Some 50,000 cosmetic surgeries were performed in Argentina last year, a 60 per cent rise since 2003 as women increasingly turn to the scalpel or the growing number of supposedly non-invasive procedures on the market in pursuit of the perfect form.

"Narcissism is in its heyday," said Piazza. "She was perfect, she didn't need any surgery," he continued.

"She took care of herself a lot, went to the gym, had everything in its place, perfect measurements, a divine little waist.

Last year she had surgery on her breasts and they came out perfect, but she did not need this butt surgery. It was stupid what she did, I don't understand it."

Magnano's husband Gustavo Rosso dismissedsuggestions of medical negligence. "What happened to Sol was a tragedy," said Luis Nasser, his spokesperson.

Plastic Kills

In January 2004, novelist Olivia Goldsmith died after going into cardiac arrest during a facelift.

In November 2007, hip-hop artist Kanye West's mother died after undergoing liposuction.

In October 2009, a nurse died in Miami after complications arose during a liposuction procedure

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