Woman Dies After Eight-Hour Surgery Involving Six Cosmetic Procedures

By Sabiu Abdullahi

A 51-year-old woman has died in Brazil days after undergoing six cosmetic procedures during an eight-hour operation.

The woman, identified as Andreia Vieira Gaspar, was living in Spain before travelling to Goiânia, Brazil, for the procedures. She reportedly spent two years saving 118,000 Brazilian reals, equivalent to about $22,918, for the treatment.

According to G1, the procedures included a facelift, blepharoplasty, liposuction and facial fat grafting. Andreia died on August 12, several days after the surgery.

Her sister, Djiane Vieira, has called for an investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death and raised questions about the medical care she received.

Djiane alleged that Andreia did not undergo a pre-procedure consultation in Brazil and claimed that her pre-operative tests were carried out in Spain.

She further alleged that her sister developed severe swelling of the tongue after the operation. According to Djiane, she attempted to contact the medical team but believed Andreia did not receive adequate treatment.

She also claimed that Ankar Hospital, where her sister was receiving treatment, lacked an intensive care unit and an emergency ambulance.

Djiane said her sister eventually died in her arms after medical personnel made several attempts to revive her.

Lessandro Martins, one of the doctors involved in the procedure, declined to discuss Andreia’s medical condition, citing medical confidentiality.

“Out of respect for medical confidentiality — which persists even after death, as mandated by the Medical Code of Ethics — no interviews will be granted, nor will comments be made regarding clinical data,” he said in a legal statement.

Martins added that he was confident the investigation would establish that the medical care provided to Andreia was appropriate.

Ankar Hospital, through its lawyer, maintained that Andreia received immediate emergency treatment after complications developed.

The lawyer also said “necessary measures were taken” to treat her.

Authorities are expected to investigate the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death.

The case comes months after the death of Nigerian-British influencer Igho ‘Tiny’ Ubiribo following a cosmetic procedure in Thailand.

Ubiribo, who died in March at the age of 43, was buried in London in May.

The Department of Health Service Support, DHSS, under Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health, later disclosed that Ubiribo had received four penile enlargement injections between 2024 and 2025, with a fifth procedure taking place before his death.