14-year-old girl undergoes breast augmentation surgery, dies after procedure

2025-09-25 14:17:00Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

14-year-old girl undergoes breast augmentation surgery, dies after procedure

A serious incident has shocked public opinion in Mexico. A 14-year-old girl, Paloma Nicole Arellano, died in the state of Durango after serious health complications that, according to the family, were related to cosmetic surgery for breast augmentation.

According to Mexican media, the intervention was carried out on September 12 and after it the teenager began to experience serious health problems, until doctors were forced to put her in a coma. A week later, Paloma died in hospital.

The official death certificate states "cerebral edema caused by a respiratory illness." But her father, Carlos Arellano, claims that this version is not true and that behind the tragedy lies the cosmetic surgery performed without his knowledge.

"They gave us the certificate right away. I don't know how they did it so quickly. At the funeral, when I saw her body, I realized that she had undergone surgery. They are trying to hide the truth," he told the media.
Carlos Arellano has filed an official complaint demanding a full investigation into the case to determine those responsible.

The incident has sparked a wide-ranging debate in Mexico over the minimum age for cosmetic surgery and the lack of strict controls at some private clinics. Authorities in Durango have confirmed that an investigation has been opened into the case.

The tragedy of Paloma Nicole Arellano has sparked widespread reactions at the national level. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum declared that "the case must be investigated to the end and those responsible brought to justice."

How did the serious incident happen?

Meanwhile, local media reports that Carlos had received a call from his ex-partner the day before the tragedy. The mother and daughter had told him that they had tested positive for Covid-19 and were going to the mountains of Durango to isolate themselves in a house that had no phone service.

He had been worried about their health, but had never suspected that something dark might be hidden behind that phone call. The truth only came to light on the day of the young woman's funeral, where Carlos discovered that his daughter had not died from complications of an illness, but from a cosmetic surgical procedure that she had secretly undergone.

On September 12, while the father believed his daughter was staying on the mountain, Paloma actually underwent surgery. The surgeon was no stranger, it was her mother's current partner, Victor "N", who performed the procedure with her consent, but not Carlos'.  

The surgical intervention caused a series of devastating medical complications. What the young woman suffered was a week of agony. The aftereffects of the surgery were critical: cardiorespiratory arrest and severe brain swelling that prompted doctors to put the 14-year-old into a coma.

Only then, when the situation was desperate, did the mother decide to contact Carlos to inform him of his daughter's condition.


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