Actress and former model dies after botched buttock lift surgery in Brazil

Argentinian actress and former model Silvina Luna has died aged 43 after spending 79 days in hospital due to kidney complications in following a botched Brazilian butt lift. in 2011

Argentinian actress Silvina Luna has died of kidney disease linked to a botched buttock lift (

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A popular actress and model has died after contracting kidney disease linked to a botched Brazilian facelift, her lawyers have confirmed.

Argentine actress Silvina Luna, 43, died Thursday, August 31. She had been hospitalized for 79 days at Hospital Italiano where she was treated for complications resulting from her 2011 surgery.

Her brother, Ezequiel Luna, gave doctors clearance to take her off the ventilator midday Thursday, according to local media. Silvina's attorney, Fernando Burlando, said the tragic loss was "a ending that hurts".

He hopes his fight will cause the authorities to "wake up, so that society takes notice and there are no more deaths". The actress underwent the operation around June or July 2011 and it was performed by plastic surgeon Anïbal Lotocki.

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