BRIDE TRAGEDY
Tragic bride-to-be dies after botched weight loss op she got to have a ‘princess body’ for her wedding day
Laura began to vomit blood shortly before she died
A BRIDE-to-be died after undergoing a weight loss operation with hopes to have a "princess body" for her wedding day.
Laura Fernández Costa was desperate to lose one stone ahead of her big day but what was meant to be a fairy-tale ended in tragedy.
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The 31-year-old reportedly had a gastric balloon fitted in her stomach to help her lose weight, as reported by NeedToKnow.
The procedure consists of inserting a silicone bag filled with saline into the stomach to create a feeling of fullness.
Laura, who worked as an engineer, had the op at a clinic in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on April 26.
She returned home, but started vomiting blood the next day, according to family members.
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Laura went to a different clinic on 1 May and had the balloon removed the following day.
But, the young woman continued to suffer severe pain and was hospitalised on May 6.
During an emergency intervention, doctors discovered that she had a perforation in her stomach that had caused a lethal infection.
She died the next day.
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Her fiancé, Matheus Turchete said: “She didn't really need the operation.
“She wasn’t obese, she was a healthy person.
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“Laura only weighed 11 stone.
“She just wanted to have a ‘princess body’ for the wedding and she ended up making that decision.”
The police have confirmed that they are investigating the cause of her death.
Laura and Matheus were set to wed on September 7.
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Victoria had hoped to wake up with her dream figure - but instead, she was confronted with a "horrendous" mutilated body.
The 30-year-old has slammed her doctor saying the woman "almost killed (her)" and gave her the "worst treatment ever" during what should have been a routine tummy tuck operation.
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She told The Sun: "The surgeon went on vacation and left while I was in that condition.
"It really was hard to go through, and it looked horrendous. When I brought that to their attention they just didn't care."
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