Brazilian influencer Luana Andrade dies at 29 after failed knee liposuction
Brazilian influencer and reality TV star Luana Andrade tragically passed away after a botched operation to remove fat from her knee. She was 29 years old.
The bombshell reportedly went to the São Luiz Hospital in Sao Paulo on Monday to undergo a knee liposuction operation performed by a private surgeon and anesthesiologist hired by the family. Globo 1 reported.
The disaster struck after the Sao Paulo native experienced a “respiratory event” and went into cardiac arrest two hours after surgery, according to a hospital statement.
The surgeons abruptly stopped the procedure and performed tests on the patient, who turned out to have suffered a massive thrombosis, when blood clots block veins or arteries.
She was later transferred to the ICU, but died shortly after at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Andrade’s official cause of death was a pulmonary embolism, a sudden arterial blockage This usually occurs after tissue breaks away from the leg veins and travels to the lungs.
The influencer is perhaps best known for competing on the reality dating show “Power Couple Brasil 6” in 2022 with her boyfriend, businessman João Hadad.
Meanwhile, in April Andrade announced on social media that she had been hired as a stage assistant for the SBT program “Domingo Legal.” She also modeled and had her own clothing brand.
As expected, Andrade was a fixture on Instagramwhere she frequently posted travel and fitness snaps for her more than 540,000 followers.
Five days before his deathuploaded a compilation of memorable moments from 2023 with the caption: “It’s not over yet, and a lot of gratitude for this year 2023.”
Friends and fans were devastated by Andrade’s passing.
“I am devastated and living my biggest nightmare,” said the influencer João Hadad’s heartbroken boyfriend. he wrote on Instagram. “A part of me is gone. With much regret and much pain in my heart I say goodbye to my Luana, my princess, my beauty…”
And he added: “It has been two years by your side and I have no words to express how happy I was… We built a beautiful story and we lived our dreams intensely. “You are more than a girlfriend and you will always be a partner for life my love.”
Hadad also included a black and white photo of the lovebirds holding hands while strolling by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
Brazilian soccer star Neymar also mourned Andrade’s untimely death on social media, Globo 1 reported. “Sad day, with two very bad news,” he wrote. “First was the attack that Bru [Bruna Biancardi] The parents suffered, but thank God everyone is safe! Secondly, the death of a friend. My deepest condolences to the entire family, may God receive Luana with open arms.”
Neymar was referring to the horrible incident that occurred on Tuesday morning after the athlete’s girlfriend, who had just given birth to Neymar’s second child, An armed gang raided his house.
Although they were not at the home at the time, the parents apparently were and were tied up while the thieves ransacked the house of valuables.
Andrade’s wake took place on Wednesday at the Valle dos Reis cemetery, in Jardim das Oliveiras, Taboão da Serra.
