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Could fat transfer go wrong?

shirleyvgJan 6, 2018
Hello, Can death be caused due to too much fat injected in breast at once? There was a young healthy girl that died on the operating table in Miami Florida undergoing a Brazilian butt lift with a borad certified surgeon. She died from a pulmonary embolism. What could cause a patient to get a pulmonary embolism during surgery?

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