Notizie.it editorial team A fatal intervention
On , a 62-year-old woman, Simonetta Kalfus, died at the Grassi hospital in Ostia after being admitted in a vegetative coma due to complications that arose after liposuction. The victim had undergone the operation on March 6 in a private clinic in Rome, but in the following days she began to experience severe pain, which led to a rapid deterioration of her health conditions.
Investigations ongoing
Simonetta's daughter filed a complaint against the doctors who performed the surgery, thus starting an investigation by the Carabinieri of Ardea. Investigators are examining the medical documentation relating to the surgery and the post-operative course, trying to determine whether there was negligence or errors during the procedure or in subsequent care. The woman's body was transferred to the Tor Vergata hospital for an autopsy, which should clarify the exact causes of death.
A case that brings to mind
This tragic story brings to mind the case of Margaret Spada, a 22-year-old woman who died in November 2023 after rhinoplasty surgery in a private clinic in Rome. In that case too, post-operative complications proved fatal. Margaret had chosen to undergo the surgery after seeing promotional videos on the clinic's social media. Her death has raised questions about the safety of cosmetic surgery and the liability of the facilities involved.
The investigations into both cases highlight the need for greater vigilance and regulation in the cosmetic surgery sector, where complications can have dramatic consequences. Patient health must always be the priority, and each procedure must be performed with the utmost care and professionalism.