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Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Yahoo
Fake Queens doctor accused of killing woman during botched plastic surgery
Editor's note: The above video aired April 2, 2025. ASTORIA, Queens (PIX11) — A fake doctor is accused of killing a woman during a botched butt implant removal surgery at a makeshift office in his Queens home last month, authorities said. Felipe Hoyos Foronda, 37, was indicted Monday on charges of manslaughter, assault and unauthorized practice of a profession for allegedly preforming the procedure in his Astoria apartment on the afternoon of March 28, prosecutors said. More Local News Maria Penaloza, 31, and a friend went to the defendant's home to have her silicone butt implants removed. Hoyos Foronda allegedly gave the mother-of-two a likely lethal dose of lidocaine, a local anesthetic, and saline before she became lightheaded, according to court documents. When her condition didn't improve, he allegedly gave her an IV and called 911, prosecutors said. Paramedics found Penaloza unconscious in a chair and rushed her to the hospital in critical condition. Prosecutors said the victim was then intubated, had no brain activity and was taken off life support on April 11. Hoyos Foronda, who does not have a medical license to in the United States, allegedly tried to flee to Columbia before he was nabbed at JFK Airport, authorities said. Investigators found medical equipment and a binder of patients in his apartment, according to court records. Hoyos Foronda pled not guilty during his arraignment and is being held without bail, according to court records. His attorney could not immediately be reached Monday. Anyone who may have utilized the defendant's services or visited the makeshift medical office on 35th Street in Astoria is urged to contact NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Anyone seeking medical or cosmetic treatments is urged to first check the credentials of the provider with the New York State Education Department Office of the Professions. Mira Wassef is a digital reporter who has covered news and sports in the NYC area for more than a decade. She has been with PIX11 News for two years. See more of her work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
04-04-2025
- USA Today
Fake NYC doctor charged after botched butt implant procedure leaves woman brain dead
Fake NYC doctor charged after botched butt implant procedure leaves woman brain dead Prosecutors this week charged a man posing as a doctor with assault and unauthorized practice of a profession after a 31-year-old woman went into cardiac arrest during a botched cosmetic surgery at his New York City home, leaving her brain-dead. Felipe Hoyos Foronda was arrested at 11:30 p.m. on March 28 in connection to the medical procedure after being apprehended at JFK International Airport while allegedly attempting to flee the country, according to information from the New York Police Department and court papers obtained by USA TODAY. Foronda, 38, was arraigned on the felony charges Sunday, a Queens County Criminal Court spokesperson told USA TODAY Friday morning. The woman, whose name was redacted from a criminal complaint filed Saturday, reportedly visited Foronda's home on 35th Street in Queens between 1 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. on March 28 to have butt lift implants removed. There, a police detective wrote in the complaint, Foronda administered lidocaine to the woman through a syringe, causing her to go into cardiac arrest. The woman was taken to a hospital where, the detective wrote, a doctor told police she was intubated, had no brain activity, and was "not likely to survive.' Her condition was not immediately known on Friday. Doctor sues: John Oliver hit with defamation suit over 'Last Week Tonight' episode Fake doctor who police say botched procedure due in court Originally from Colombia, Foronda was booked into jail where, on Friday, online New York Department of Corrections records showed he remained held without bond. He is slated to appear in Queens County Criminal Court on April 28. A court spokesperson said a judge appointed a public defender to represent him. USA TODAY has reached out to that attorney. NYT: Man 'planned to take a connecting flight to Colombia' According to an internal police report obtained by The New York Times, the woman visited Foronda's home "to have her buttock implants removed." When a friend of the injured woman went to the home to pick her up after the surgery, the outlet reported, she learned the procedure went south and called police. After speaking with Foronda's landlord, arriving officers obtained a license plate from Foronda's vehicle and tracked his car to JFK, the report said. Port Authority police, the outlet wrote, found Foronda waiting to board a flight to Florida, "where he had planned to take a connecting flight to Colombia." Foronda, who posed as a doctor, promoted cosmetic surgery services on social media sites including TikTok. His page, with more than 100 followers, advertises prices for procedures including Botox and more, and also includes videos and photos of people undergoing a slew of procedures. Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@ and follow her on X @nataliealund.
New York Times
03-04-2025
- New York Times
Fake Doctor Is Charged After ‘Butt Lift' Surgery Leaves Woman Near Death
A Queens man posing as a doctor was charged with assault and practicing medicine without a license after a woman went into cardiac arrest during a botched cosmetic surgery at a makeshift home clinic, according to an internal police report. The man, Felipe Hoyos Foronda, 38, tried to flee the United States after the woman became unresponsive, according to the report. Officers caught up with him at Kennedy Airport last Friday, just hours after the operation, as he waited to board the first leg of a flight to Colombia, the report said. The woman, 31, was taken to a hospital by emergency medical workers, where she was intubated, according to a criminal complaint filed on Saturday by the Queens district attorney. She had 'no brain activity,' the complaint said, 'and she is not likely to survive.' (It was unclear who called 911 to report her condition.) The woman, who has not been publicly identified, had come to the clinic to have her buttock implants removed, according to the internal police report. Prosecutors said Mr. Hoyos Foronda used a syringe to inject her with lidocaine, an anesthetic, and that her condition appeared to be consistent with lidocaine toxicity. New York City has seen a surge of illegal clinics and 'medical spas' offering discounted rates to people who want to change their appearance, in ways both large and small. In January, an aesthetician in Manhattan was charged with injecting patients with counterfeit Botox that caused physical injuries, including botulism. And in recent years, at least two unlicensed practitioners of 'butt lift' procedures were charged with manslaughter after their clients died. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. Already a subscriber? Log in. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
