Silvina Luna, a renowned Argentinian actress, tragically passed away in Buenos Aires due to complications arising from a botched plastic surgery procedure.
Foreign media reports reveal that Luna, aged 43, had been in critical condition for the past 79 days, receiving treatment and life support at a Buenos Aires hospital. With the consent of her family, doctors made the difficult decision to remove her from the ventilator on Thursday.
This unfortunate turn of events can be traced back to a botched buttock lift surgery Luna underwent in 2011, which resulted in kidney failure and necessitated three weekly dialysis sessions. Her health troubles didn’t end there, as in 2015, Luna required medical attention for kidney stones and was subsequently diagnosed with seven additional health issues stemming from the ill-fated cosmetic procedure.
The plastic surgery that led to Luna’s suffering was performed in 2011 by cosmetic surgeon Anibal Lutoki, who used a banned substance called polymethyl methacrylate. In 2016, Luna sought help in Miami from Argentinian Dr. Cristina Perez to remove the harmful substance from her buttocks. However, the damage had already been done, and Luna’s immune system was severely compromised due to the medications she had taken in response to her surgeries.
In response to Luna’s tragic death, the Attorney General’s Office of Buenos Aires has initiated an investigation, ordering her body to undergo an autopsy at the city morgue.
It is worth noting that Luna’s passing occurred just two weeks after Mariano Caprola, a TV host and fashion expert, also succumbed to complications arising from a buttock lift surgery performed by Dr. Lutucci in 2010.
In February 2022, Dr. Lutoki was sentenced to four years in prison in a medical malpractice case brought by Silvina Luna and three other women. Additionally, in July, he was banned from practicing medicine for five years by a court. Dr. Lutoki has filed an appeal challenging these convictions, and the matter is currently under review by the National Chamber of Criminal Appeals.