NY - Fake doctor leaves woman braindead after botched attempt to remove butt implants - 3/28/25

[Clearsky]

Phony NYC doctor leaves woman, 31, brain dead after botched attempt to remove butt implants: sources

The 31-year-old woman visited Felipe Hoyos-Foronda’s unlicensed liposuction clinic on 35th Street near 20th Road in Ditmars Steinway to have her implants removed around 1 p.m. Friday, cops and sour…

nypost.com

During the bungled procedure, Hoyos-Foronda – who claimed he was a doctor in Colombia – administered lidocaine to the victim through a syringe, causing her to go into cardiac arrest, according to a complaint filed in Queens Criminal Court.

 

[airportwoman]

One wonders what kind of doctor placed the butt implants in the first place.

Who goes to a doctor's HOUSE for a surgical procedure, anyway?

 

[Twick]

Who goes there? People with dreams of “fixing” themselves but no money.

Maybe one day society will allow people to feel comfortable in their own bodies and not feel driven to pursue unrealistic standards.

 

[vls12345]

Glam mom dies in heartbreaking twist after trying to go 'au naturale'

María Paz Peñaloza, 31, died on April 11 after she went into cardiac arrest at a makeshift clinic in Queens, New York

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[vls12345]

NYC woman dies after unlicensed surgeon tried to remove her butt implants: Police

The victim, 31-year-old María Peñaloza, died after a man posing as a plastic surgeon attempted to remove the implants, the New York Police Department said.

abcnews.go.com

"Whenever circumstances change in a case we re-examine the charges," the DA's office said about upgrading the charges after Peñaloza's death. "This remains an active and ongoing investigation, and we cannot provide further comment."

Attorney information for Hoyos-Foronda was not immediately available. His next court appearance is scheduled for April 28.