A bride-to-be in Brazil died after a weight loss procedure for her wedding.
Laura Fernández Costa was desperate to lose 8kg ahead of her big day.
Laura reportedly had a gastric balloon fitted in her stomach to help her lose weight, as reported by Need To Know.
In this procedure, a silicone bag filled with saline is inserted into the stomach to create a feeling of fullness.
31-year-old engineer underwent the op at a clinic on 26 April. She started vomiting blood the next day, according to family members.
Laura then went to a different clinic on 1 May and finally had the balloon removed the following day.
However, Laura continued to suffer severe pain and was hospitalised on 6 May.
The doctors discovered that she had a perforation in her stomach that had caused a generalised infection and she died the next day.
Her fiance, Matheus Turchete said, that “Laura didn’t really need the operation. She wasn’t obese, she was a healthy person. She only weighed 70kg.”
“She just wanted to have a ‘princess body’ for the wedding and she ended up making that decision,” he added.
Laura and Matheus were set to marry on 7 September.
