Ex-Miss Argentina dies after plastic surgery

Solange Magnano, the 1994 winner and a mother of 8-year-old twins, died of pulmonary embolism Sunday three days after having a gluteoplasty, a procedure that involves placing implants to enhance firmness. Officials said the injected liquid went into her lungs and brain.    

    News of her death shocked her fans. The cause of her death was under investigation, the authorities said.

    In the past half decade, the number of people seeking cosmetic surgery in Argentina has soared by 60 percent, to around 50,000. Estimates say that 1 in 30 Argentines has gone under the knife, making surgeons here some of the most experienced on the globe, attracting large number of medical tourists, Kazinform cites Xinhuanet. See www.news.xinhuanet.com for full version.