Solange Magnano, a Former Miss Argentina, Dies From Complications After Undergoing Cosmetic Surgery on Her Buttocks

Solange Magnano, a former Miss Argentina, has died from complications after undergoing cosmetic surgery on her buttocks. Dang. She died of a pulmonary embolism Sunday, after three days in critical conditions following a gluteoplasty, which involves placing implants in the buttocks to improve their outline in Buenos Aires.

Magnano, a 38-year old mother of twins, won the crown in 1994. According to media reports, Roberto Piazza, a close friend, said the procedure involved injections and the liquid "went to her lungs and brain.""A woman who had everything lost her life to have a slightly firmer behind," he said.

Dr. Gonzalo Cortes y Tristan said she arrived at his hospital with an acute respiratory deficiency. Her condition deteriorated until she suffered the embolism.

According to News Limited, there were about 50,000 plastic surgery procedures performed in Argentina in 2008, a 60 per cent increase over 2003, with a growing number of foreigners seeking inexpensive cosmetic enhancements accounting for much of the increase.