Cheerleader dies after breast
surgery
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery reports
that the number of women 18 or younger undergoing breast
enlargements has increase by nearly 500 percent over the last
decade, as compared to the 300 percent increase for all other
age group.
Parents are seen buying young girls a breast augmentation
package as a form of birthday or high school graduation
gift.
Just recently, an 18 year old cheerleader from West Boca
High School, South Florida, died 24 hours after undergoing
corrective breast surgery. Doctors says complications arises
while trying to correct her asymmetrical breast and an inverted
areola. Barely 2 hours into the surgery, she was rushed to
Delray Medical Center.
Stephanie Kuleba died a day later after suffering a fatal
reaction to the anesthesia which is known as malignant
hyperthermia. The reaction causes the a pateient's heart rate
and metabolism to rises, causing an increase in the body
temperature to as high as 112 degress.
Kuleba, who was the captain of the varsity cheerleading team
at her high school, has a promising future and has plans to
study medicine in college and aspires to be a plastic surgeon
one day.
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