The body of the 39-year-old patient was found dead in the parking lot of the shopping center, where the clinic of the noted Colombian plastic surgeon operates.
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A Colombian plastic surgeon is being investigated by the Brazilian authorities for the death of a patient, who underwent an aesthetic procedure a few days ago, the woman died in strange circumstances shortly after a session with the specialist.
For these reasons, the professional, identified as B. Alberto Castrillón S., had his passport withheld to prevent him from fleeing the country.
And according to what the authorities told EFE, this Monday they closed the clinic provisionally.
Local media assure that the man would have tried to flee before being captured by the authorities, after his interrogation appointment, where he presented his certificate as a specialist in plastic surgery.
Body identification
The body of María Jandimar Rodrigues, 39, was found dead on December 17.
A cleaner found him in the parking lot of the shopping center, the same one where the office of Castrillón, the Colombian plastic surgeon, works.
The Federal Police established that the discovery of the woman occurred a few hours after the hydrolipoclasia session, which lasted about 30 minutes.
Hydrolipoclasia is a kind of liposuction without surgery, which is practiced to reduce cellulite and localized fat.
It only requires local anesthesia and can cause temporary pain and bruising in the treated areas, but the risks are minimal and infrequent.
So far, the cause of the woman’s death is unknown and the official report of the experts will be known next week, according to the Police.
About the doctor
Official information shows that the doctor, a Colombian plastic surgeon, has the authorization to carry out said procedure and the approval of the health entities.
They only found records not for professional-style complaints, but for a threat against his ex-wife.
But several local media have published versions that detract from his work.
Signs of negligence and problems in their bodies such as burns, even hospitalizations for infection in the treated areas.
This wave of accusations was joined by the story of the victim’s sentimental partner, Wagner Vinicius Moraes de Carvalho, who assured the newspaper O Globo that she paid 4,000 reais (700 dollars) for three sessions.
This Friday was going to be his second session.
In those he added that, from the first session carried out on his back, his wife complained of the pain and that the doctor tried to flee the scene when he saw the patient’s condition.
According to the press versions, the doctor denies the accusations and assures that there were witnesses that the woman was helped.
He indicated that an ambulance was at the scene.
However, the escape attempt was denied by the doctor’s lawyer.
“It is important to emphasize that there was no omission of assistance and much less attempted escape,” he said.
The doctor is a graduate of the San Martin University and his degree was validated in Brazil by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in 2017.
Among others, Castrillón studied a specialization in plastic surgery at the Fluminense Federal University that ended in February 2021.
Such a title allows you to perform procedures such as hydropoclasia.
Brad Alberto Castrillón stated that he was not informed by the patient about a cardiac arrhythmia; Instrumentalist at the clinic confirms the doctor’s version.#ODY https://t.co/R6XYo4TXgb
– Jornal O Dia (@jornalodia) December 21, 2021
