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Yahoo
2 hours ago
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- Yahoo
TikTok failing to shield kids from extreme weight loss content
Hundreds of extreme weight loss and cosmetic surgery videos were easily found with a simple search on TikTok and available to a user under the age of 18, in violation of the platform's own policies, CBS News has found. CBS News created a TikTok account for a hypothetical 15-year-old female user in the United States and found that, at the very least, hundreds of extreme weight loss and cosmetic surgery videos were searchable and watchable on the platform using the account. Once the CBS News account interacted with a handful of these videos, similar content was then recommended to the account on TikTok's "For You" feed. Searchable videos ranged from content with captions such as, "nothing feels better than an empty stomach," to "what I eat in a day" videos promoting restrictive, 500-calorie-per-day diets. Guidelines published by the U.S. National Institutes of Health suggest that girls between the ages of 14 and 18 ingest between 1,800 and 2,400 calories per day. Many of the videos promoted thin body types as aspirational targets and included the hashtag "harsh motivation" to push extreme weight loss advice. Some of those videos included messages or slogans such as "skinny is a status symbol," and "every time you say no to food, you say yes to skinny." TikTok's own community guidelines say the platform only allows users over the age of 18 to see content promoting restrictive, low-calorie diets, including videos promoting medications for weight loss or idealizing certain body types. The Chinese-owned platform also says it bans users under the age of 18 from viewing videos that promote cosmetic surgery without warning of the risks, such as before-and-after images, videos of surgical procedures, and messages discussing elective cosmetic surgery. But CBS News found a range of videos by entering basic search terms on the platform, such as "skinny," "thin," and "low cal," that promoted thin bodies as ideal, while also pushing harmful weight management behaviors. One such video showed an image of a scale with a weight of 39.9 kg (88 pounds) alongside a caption saying "weight loss" and the hashtag "ed," which is a common abbreviation for "eating disorder." Another graphic video with the caption "ana gives you wings" showed a series of models with protruding collar bones and spines. The term 'ana' is an abbreviation for the eating disorder anorexia. Responding to CBS News' research, a TikTok spokesperson said Thursday that it was "based on a very limited sample size and does not reflect the experience of the vast majority of our community." "TikTok does not allow content that promotes disordered eating or extreme weight loss behaviours, and we work with health experts to provide in-app support resources where needed," the spokesperson said. The spokesperson pointed to a study published in May by the University of Southern California, which found that a majority of the eating disorder content on TikTok is discussion among users about recovery from such conditions. The same study noted, however, the platform's "dual role in both challenging harmful cultural norms and potentially perpetuating them," regarding body image perceptions and eating disorders. "We know that this isn't a one-off error on TikTok's part and that children are coming across this content on a scale," said Gareth Hill, a spokesperson for the Molly Russell foundation, a U.K. charity that works to prevent young people from committing self-harm. "The question for TikTok is, if this is not representative, then why has this account [created by CBS News], which is a child's account, been shown this content in the first place, and then why is it continuing to get recommended to it?" CBS News also found a wide variety of videos available to the under 18 user promoting the weight loss drug Ozempic and various forms of cosmetic surgery. That included videos that showed up on the recommended "For You" feed, which promotes cosmetic surgeries such as rhinoplasty, breast augmentation, and liposuctions. In one case, a user talking about their waist reduction surgery included a voiceover saying: "I would rather die hot than live ugly." A TikTok spokesperson declined to comment specifically on CBS News' findings regarding cosmetic surgeries being promoted to underage users. TikTok says it has taken a range of measures over the past several months to address criticism regarding the availability of extreme weight loss content on the platform. In early June, the platform suspended search results for the viral hashtag #SkinnyTok, after drawing criticism from health experts and European regulators. The hashtag had been associated primarily with videos promoting extreme weight loss, calorie restriction and negative body talk, often presented as wellness advice. A TikTok spokesperson also told CBS News on Thursday that searches for words or phrases such as #Anorexia would lead users to relevant assistance, including localized eating disorder helplines, where they can access further information and support. "I think we're understanding more and more about how this content shows up and so even when you ban a particular hashtag, for example, it's not long until something similar jumps up in its place," Doreen Marshall, who leads the American nonprofit National Eating Disorders Association [NEDA], told CBS News. "This is going to be an evolving landscape both for creating content guidelines, but also for the platforms themselves and, you know, while some progress has been made, there's clearly more that can be done," Marshall said. TikTok is not the only social media platform which has faced criticism for the accessibility of extreme weight loss content. In 2022, 60 Minutes reported on a leaked internal document from Meta that showed the company was aware through its own research of content on its Instagram platform promoting extreme weight loss and fueling eating disorders in young people. At the time, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, declined 60 Minutes' request for an interview, but its global head of safety Antigone Davis said, "we want teens to be safe online" and that Instagram doesn't "allow content promoting self-harm or eating disorders." Last year, 60 Minutes reported that the Google-owned YouTube video platform, which is hugely popular among teenagers, was also serving up extreme weight loss and eating disorder content to children. Responding to that report, a YouTube representative said the platform "continually works with mental health experts to refine [its] approach to content recommendations for teens." Available resources: National Eating Disorder Association If you or someone you know is struggling with body image or eating concerns, the NEDA toll free and confidential helpline is available by phone or text at 1-800-931-2237 or by click-to-chat message at For 24/7 crisis support, text "NEDA" to 741-741. F.E.A.S.T. is a nonprofit organization providing free support for caregivers with loved ones suffering from eating disorders. Wall Street Journal reports Trump sent "bawdy" birthday letter to Epstein, Trump threatens to sue 7.3 magnitude earthquake hits southern Alaska Medical expert on Trump's chronic venous insufficiency diagnosis Solve the daily Crossword
CBS News
2 hours ago
- Health
- CBS News
Extreme weight loss, cosmetic surgery videos available to kids on TikTok despite guidelines, CBS News finds
Hundreds of extreme weight loss and cosmetic surgery videos were easily found with a simple search on TikTok and available to a user under the age of 18, in violation of the platform's own policies, CBS News has found. CBS News created a TikTok account for a hypothetical 15-year-old female user in the United States and found that, at the very least, hundreds of extreme weight loss and cosmetic surgery videos were searchable and watchable on the platform using the account. Once the CBS News account interacted with a handful of these videos, similar content was then recommended to the account on TikTok's "For You" feed. Searchable videos ranged from content with captions such as, "nothing feels better than an empty stomach," to "what I eat in a day" videos promoting restrictive, 500-calorie-per-day diets. Guidelines published by the U.S. National Institutes of Health suggest that girls between the ages of 14 and 18 ingest between 1,800 and 2,400 calories per day. Many of the videos promoted thin body types as aspirational targets and included the hashtag "harsh motivation" to push extreme weight loss advice. Some of those videos included messages or slogans such as "skinny is a status symbol," and "every time you say no to food, you say yes to skinny." TikTok's own community guidelines say the platform only allows users over the age of 18 to see content promoting restrictive, low-calorie diets, including videos promoting medications for weight loss or idealizing certain body types. The Chinese-owned platform also says it bans users under the age of 18 from viewing videos that promote cosmetic surgery without warning of the risks, such as before-and-after images, videos of surgical procedures, and messages discussing elective cosmetic surgery. But CBS News found a range of videos by entering basic search terms on the platform, such as "skinny," "thin," and "low cal," that promoted thin bodies as ideal, while also pushing harmful weight management behaviors. One such video showed an image of a scale with a weight of 39.9 kg (88 pounds) alongside a caption saying "weight loss" and the hashtag "ed," which is a common abbreviation for "eating disorder." Another graphic video with the caption "ana gives you wings" showed a series of models with protruding collar bones and spines. The term 'ana' is an abbreviation for the eating disorder anorexia. Responding to CBS News' research, a TikTok spokesperson said Thursday that it was "based on a very limited sample size and does not reflect the experience of the vast majority of our community." "TikTok does not allow content that promotes disordered eating or extreme weight loss behaviours, and we work with health experts to provide in-app support resources where needed," the spokesperson said. The spokesperson pointed to a study published in May by the University of Southern California, which found that a majority of the eating disorder content on TikTok is discussion among users about recovery from such conditions. The same study noted, however, the platform's "dual role in both challenging harmful cultural norms and potentially perpetuating them," regarding body image perceptions and eating disorders. "We know that this isn't a one-off error on TikTok's part and that children are coming across this content on a scale," said Gareth Hill, a spokesperson for the Molly Russell foundation, a U.K. charity that works to prevent young people from committing self-harm. "The question for TikTok is, if this is not representative, then why has this account [created by CBS News], which is a child's account, been shown this content in the first place, and then why is it continuing to get recommended to it?" CBS News also found a wide variety of videos available to the under 18 user promoting the weight loss drug Ozempic and various forms of cosmetic surgery. That included videos that showed up on the recommended "For You" feed, which promotes cosmetic surgeries such as rhinoplasty, breast augmentation, and liposuctions. In one case, a user talking about their waist reduction surgery included a voiceover saying: "I would rather die hot than live ugly." A TikTok spokesperson declined to comment specifically on CBS News' findings regarding cosmetic surgeries being promoted to underage users. TikTok says it has taken a range of measures over the past several months to address criticism regarding the availability of extreme weight loss content on the platform. In early June, the platform suspended search results for the viral hashtag #SkinnyTok, after drawing criticism from health experts and European regulators. The hashtag had been associated primarily with videos promoting extreme weight loss, calorie restriction and negative body talk, often presented as wellness advice. A TikTok spokesperson also told CBS News on Thursday that searches for words or phrases such as #Anorexia would lead users to relevant assistance, including localized eating disorder helplines, where they can access further information and support. "I think we're understanding more and more about how this content shows up and so even when you ban a particular hashtag, for example, it's not long until something similar jumps up in its place," Doreen Marshall, who leads the American nonprofit National Eating Disorders Association [NEDA], told CBS News. "This is going to be an evolving landscape both for creating content guidelines, but also for the platforms themselves and, you know, while some progress has been made, there's clearly more that can be done," Marshall said. TikTok is not the only social media platform which has faced criticism for the accessibility of extreme weight loss content. In 2022, 60 Minutes reported on a leaked internal document from Meta that showed the company was aware through its own research of content on its Instagram platform promoting extreme weight loss and fueling eating disorders in young people. At the time, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, declined 60 Minutes' request for an interview, but its global head of safety Antigone Davis said, "we want teens to be safe online" and that Instagram doesn't "allow content promoting self-harm or eating disorders." Last year, 60 Minutes reported that the Google-owned YouTube video platform, which is hugely popular among teenagers, was also serving up extreme weight loss and eating disorder content to children. Responding to that report, a YouTube representative said the platform "continually works with mental health experts to refine [its] approach to content recommendations for teens." Available resources: National Eating Disorder Association If you or someone you know is struggling with body image or eating concerns, the NEDA toll free and confidential helpline is available by phone or text at 1-800-931-2237 or by click-to-chat message at For 24/7 crisis support, text "NEDA" to 741-741. F.E.A.S.T. is a nonprofit organization providing free support for caregivers with loved ones suffering from eating disorders.
The Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Woman spends £250k to become Barbie – now her ‘before' photos are shocking the internet
A WOMAN who forked out a whopping £250,000 on plastic surgery has left people stunned after revealing what she used to look like. Appearing on the latest episode of former Love Island star Olivia Attwood 's ITV documentary series Olivia Attwood: The Price of Perfection, the woman revealed why she chose to change her looks so drastically. 5 5 5 Over the course of the six episodes, the Loose Woman panellist met with various experts and patients to get a closing look at the world of cosmetic surgery. But it was when Olivia met Alicia towards the end of the latest episode that people were left stunned. Alicia's £250,000 left her looking completely unrecognisable, with large lips, breasts and long platinum blonde hair to complete the look. The surgery fan even donned a pink outfit and accessories in a bid to look more like Barbie. At one point in the episode, Olivia was taken aback by a scrapbook full of old pictures of Alicia. Inside were pictures of Alicia taken when she was around 18-years-old, in 2016, but the girl looked nothing like the Alicia standing next to Olivia. Despite having the same blonde hair, the surgery fan looked much more natural, sporting a casual outfit and nothing too attention grabbing. Olivia gasped at the before pictures: "Oh. My. God." Then, speaking about if she knew her look would change so drastically, Alicia confessed: "To people who really knew me back then, knew what I was like, it wouldn't be a big shock because I've always sort of been quite outgoing and confident and sexual and stuff like that." In complete shock, Olivia continued to flip through the pictures, pinpointing different stages of Alicia's cosmetic journey, from breast implants, to a rhinoplasty. Olivia Attwood admits it was HER who warned Ella Rae Wise about ex Chris Hughes as she breaks silence But despite what some might assume, Alicia said her surgery has never stopped her from doing anything. "I choose my health and my looks over everything so I spend a lot of money on the stuff I put into my body such as food and that kind of thing. "And I spend a lot of money on getting the right kind of filler, the best products," she explained. The surgery lover also revealed that she'd never want to go back to her old self, even as she gets older. "I just have such a fun life and I would never want it to change," she said. 5 5 What are the risks of getting surgery abroad? IT'S important to do your research if you're thinking about having cosmetic surgery abroad. It can cost less than in the UK, but you need to weigh up potential savings against the potential risks. Safety standards in different countries may not be as high. No surgery is risk-free. Complications can happen after surgery in the UK or abroad. If you have complications after an operation in the UK, the surgeon is responsible for providing follow-up treatment. Overseas clinics may not provide follow-up treatment, or they may not provide it to the same standard as in the UK. Also, they may not have a healthcare professional in the UK you can visit if you have any problems. Source: NHS
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Ada Nicodemou doesn't look like this anymore! Home and Away star reveals her very puffy visage as fans ask 'What have you done to your face?'
Ada Nicodemou stepped out with a rather 'swollen' face as she enjoyed a romantic getaway this week. The Home and Away star, 48, took to Instagram on Thursday to share a series of loved-up photos with her beau and co-star, James Stewart, 49, on a romantic weekend away. The couple looked very chuffed to be in each other's company on their whistle-stop holiday on the New South Wales South Coast. 'A well earned weekend away after working extremely hard for the last few weeks (on top of being really sick with influenza),' Ada captioned the romantic photos. However, it wasn't the tranquil rural scenes, or the couple's palpable affection, that captured some fans' attention. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. One eagle-eyed fan noticed that Ada was sporting a much puffier visage than Home and Away fans have come to know over her 25-year stint on the long-running soap. 'What have you done to your face?' the follower questioned, while another jumped in suggesting that Ada may have recently had cosmetic surgery. 'Yes, what work have you had to your face?' they asked. Others, however, were quick to point out how fresh-faced and rested Ada appeared in the photos, after her recent illness. 'Look at those happy faces. Beautiful. I love seeing happy people,' one fan offered. 'Wow, looking very refreshed,' another swooned, while a third offered a similar: 'That's lovely. You look both happy and relaxed.' The post comes after claims emerged, back in 2018, that Ada had undergone a 'full body upgrade.' Speaking to Woman's Day at the time, surgeon Dr Meaghan Heckenberg claimed she believed Ada had 'rhinoplasty, muscle-relaxing injections and dermal fillers'. 'Ada looks like she's had rhinoplasty and probably some muscle-relaxing injections and dermal fillers to give her that fresh look,' Dr Heckenberg said. 'An eyebrow lift can also be achieved by careful placement of muscle-relaxing injections, such as Botox or Dysport. Of course, she benefits from her Mediterranean heritage, so she's got great skin anyway.' Dr Heckenberg has not treated the actress herself, and Daily Mail Australia contacted Ada for comment at the time of the report. In 2019, Ada confirmed she had undergone breast augmentation after years of speculation.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Inside Miami's BBL trade, where 15,000 women a year risk their lives for bargain prices with sketchy surgeons
They descend on clinics all over Miami, this daily wave of women seeking to reshape their lives by reshaping their curves. The arrivals pass by those who've had the operation and are leaving – heavily padded and walking gingerly – in a constant churn in the city that has become the world epicenter of the Brazilian Butt Lift. But for some, they are dicing with death. The recently announced passing of young Louisiana police officer Wildelis Rosa in Miami from a BBL has sharpened the focus on the procedure where the quest for looks really can kill those trusting the wrong people. Now, can unmask the inside story on the horrors that still await some unsuspecting women who fly to the Magic City for a BBL – despite the industry's good guys' largely successful efforts to make it safer. In an astonishing catalogue of shady practices in the production line of some rogue clinics, we can reveal: Potential patients often have no initial physical exam but are 'diagnosed' for treatment in a virtual consultation by receptionists after being asked to provide photos of their butt. Surgeons fly into Miami from other American cities for an exhausting week of money-spinning operations, creating deadly risks by performing far more than is safe each day. If a clinic has had a series of complaints against it, the owners simply shut it down and start again with a new name at the same address. 'Recovery homes', where patients recuperate, can be seedy Airbnb's without a medic in sight, small warehouses filled with air mattresses or even a horse barn. Disreputable surgeons' con patients by claiming accreditation to a medical board they have simply invented. More than 15,000 women a year from around the world descend on Miami for a BBL. Many are attracted by a stay in the Florida sunshine and being at the hands of a renowned surgeon. It's a common sight to see women gingerly walking out of medical offices heavily padded with surgical drains emerging beneath their shorts to manage their built-up fluids Women often leave BBL clinics in wheelchairs, struggling to walk. But despite the painful recovery and rising death toll, many are approved for surgery without a physical exam - just a virtual consult with a receptionist who reviews butt photos However, others are lured by shockingly cut-price surgery offered by some clinics as they vie for business on the internet – as little as $2,000 compared with up to $18,000 for a top end operation. The surgery involves taking fat from the hips, lower back and abdomen through liposuction then injecting small amounts into the glutes giving the buttocks a curvier appearance. Most deaths typically occur when the doctor accidentally injects the fat into a vein which then lethally moves to either the heart or lungs. New Orleans PD cop and Army reservist Rosa died that way, according to her autopsy report obtained by The 26-year-old had just returned from deployment in Kuwait when she had her $7,500 surgery at Prestige Plastic Surgery in the Coral Gables area of Miami. Over two days, we observed the comings and goings at several clinics spread across the city, including four who have experienced BBL deaths. At one of the busiest, Seduction, in the Little Havana district of Miami, cars and minivans came and went picking up BBL patients throughout the day. It advertises the op for 'between' $6,000 and $12,000. It is also where Tennessee mom-of-five Erica Russell died during a BBL in 2021. According to a wrongful death lawsuit, her surgeon Dr. John Sampson performed six BBLs starting at 6.32am before Russell's at 8.32pm. Sampson and the clinic deny negligence in a legal response to the lawsuit filed in Miami Dade County Court. Sampson also denies not having 'appropriate control' of the surgical instrument he was using for the op. The case is set for jury trial in January, 2026. Ten women died from BBL blunders at various clinics in Miami that year. So far in 2025 it has been two – Rosa and Las Vegas mom-of-one Ahmonique Miller, 28, who died from a lethal mix of drugs administered in an unlicensed recovery home. Pioneering plastic surgeon Dr. Pat Pazmino has been at the forefront of reducing those deaths from fat clogging an organ. He developed a cheap ultrasound system for surgeons allowing them to see inside the body and greatly decrease the chance of hitting an artery with a fat injection. Its use was signed into Florida state law in 2023. But he still paints a picture of terrifying lawlessness and negligence in the industry among some practices who flout the legislation and callously bend the rules, sometimes lethally, for profit. From his office in the trendy Brickell area of Miami the Harvard-educated doctor warned: 'It's like a game of Whack-a-Mole. You solve one problem and another pops up. 'There's no silver bullet to this. People are still being drawn to operations that are dangerously cheap, that cut corners and risk lives.' In a series of astonishing revelations, the doctor who works with other surgeons collating information to banish the rogues from his industry continued: 'Patients tell us that when they reach out to the very cheap clinics on social media, the clinic will tell them go ahead and send your pictures. 'And then the receptionist or the patient coordinator, who is not trained in medicine, will go ahead and tell the patient what they think they need and sign them up for surgery and collect the payment. 'And this person could be in St. Louis and the clinic will be in Miami. And no one's physically examined. Dr. Pazmino (pictured) also said that other doctors that conduct the procedures aren't even present for their patients post operation because they're flown out to Miami by the clinic, leaving the care of the patient up in the air 'It's terrible because that receptionist, they're assessing the patient. They're coming up with some kind of judgment. They're coming up with a diagnosis and they're eventually formulating a treatment plan. 'So, clinics that are doing that are illegally using non-medical personnel to illegally practice medicine.' Of the scalpel-for-hire surgeons, he revealed: 'What's very common is that these clinics will often attract doctors from other cities that will fly into Miami for a week, do surgery, and then leave. 'No appropriate plastic surgeon would ever practice that way. I would be thinking the whole time, what's going to happen to the patient once I leave? Who's going take care of that patient? 'And many of these clinics say they will do a BBL in one hour. I teach this procedure, and it takes me at least two hours. Ninety percent of it is liposuction, which is very physically demanding. It requires a lot of strength. 'Using fitness trackers, we've estimated performing one BBL is the equivalent of a 45-minute spin class. Some of these clinics are getting 70 or even 80-year-old surgeons doing large numbers of BBLs each day. Can a 70-year-old do the equivalent of multiple spin classes a day and not make a mistake? 'Some patients report that they were wheeled into the operation room at 9pm and the doctor had started working at 6am.' Pazmino, who is regularly updated with testimony reports to the Florida Board of Medicine and attends its meetings, disclosed horrifying details on some 'recovery homes' that pop up in Miami. Most BBL patients struggle to walk and battle through the pain of the first few hours, when they need the utmost care and attention. However, establishments provide a cheap BBL 'package' which at times are lethally and depressingly dangerous in their own right. 'These clinics will get an Airbnb for a month and fill it. They'll try to get in as many patients as they can. We've also heard about warehouses being rented out in that way too. They'll put down air mattresses, because they are portable and very cheap. 'But the worst so far is a budget clinic package where aftercare was included. Patients were attracted to that because it sounds like an incredible deal. 'But after surgery they were brought to what they were told was an aftercare center, yet in reality was a barn for horses with mattresses on the floor. That's where they were told to lie and recover. 'It was not sterile, it was filthy and there was no nursing staff. This is going on all the time.' Pazmino warned prospective patients considering a BBL to research not only the name of the clinic they are considering but, crucially, the address. 'When a clinic has many complications and maybe a death their name becomes toxic on the internet. So what they do is just change the name and keep going until a number of patients are hurt again,' he said. 'The same people, the same practices.' He also urged patients to minutely check a surgeon's credentials and warned of make-up artists. Rosa, who was also an Army reservist, had told the clinic multiple times in those four days leading up to her death when she came in for a lymphatic massage that the oxycodone she was given hadn't helped with the pain and that she was losing sensation in her toes 'You should look for the correct board certification, the American Board of Plastic Surgery,' he said. 'Because there are surgeons who come up with their own boards. 'So they say, I'm certified with the American Board of Abdominal Surgery. And the patient thinks, that's great. What they don't realize is it's completely made up, dishonest and dangerous. This is important, because someone can be a surgeon, but not have the expertise in this area. This is an ongoing problem.' Despite safeguards passing into Florida law, 'unfortunately patients are still dying from BBLs in Miami, with organ injuries, infections, poor after care. So these are things we have to focus on now.' Echoing Pazmino's aftercare concerns, investigation reveals a heartbreaking countdown to death for latest BBL victim Rosa at her down-at-heel looking Airbnb while she was being attended by a friend. It happened in March, but her family only revealed the tragedy late June. The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner's report shows Zavaris Leon-Moctevuma battled in vain to save Rosa with CPR when she was 'unresponsive' at 7am following four days of agony. Leon-Moctevuma was the sole caretaker. There was no medical staff at the single-story house on a small side street of modest homes half a mile from Prestige Plastic Surgery in Coral Gables. Rosa arrived in the city on March 18 without telling her family and the surgery took place next day. She was kept in the post-op room for one hour then discharged to the Airbnb, says the report. The next day, the cop took oxycodone before her follow up appointment, where she complained it wasn't nulling the excruciating pain. She was given a lymphatic massage, which removes excess fluid, and sent back to the Airbnb. Leon-Moctevuma helped her take a shower, where her blood pressure fell and she started to have trouble breathing, adds the report. The following day Rosa continued to battle for breath and 'complained that her glutes were hard'. Twenty-four hours later Rosa was still battling for breath. She had another lymphatic massage at the clinic and returned to the Airbnb 'where she complained of not feeling well and having no sensation in her toes'. Leon-Moctevuma attempted to help her by getting her snacks to help her sugar levels, tried to build iron levels by cooking her liver and showered her. At 7am on Sunday, March 23 the friend went to check on Rosa and found her unconscious in bed. She rang 911 and battled in vain to save her friend with the kiss of life before emergency services arrived. The report said Rosa, a native of Buffalo, New York, lived alone and it appeared she was 'not happy' at times and had made a therapist appointment. Her official cause of death is recorded as pulmonary embolism due to deep venous thromboses associated with cosmetic surgery. A fatal cocktail of drugs at a 'recovery' house killed other 2025 BBL victim Ahmonique Miller, 28, according to her Miami Dade Medical Examiner's report, obtained by She had her op at Avana Plastic Surgery, located inside a large nondescript building with other businesses in the north of the city, on March 7. And the medical report highlights the flexible nature of some quarters of Miami's BBL world. Miller arrived with her sister Kiera Barnes on March 6. Both planned to have the op that day. But Miller wanted extra work done. Her surgeon refused, saying he 'wasn't comfortable with that many surgeries in one day'. However, she found another surgeon with the same company 'who agreed to perform the surgery for an additional $1,500'. After the op she was taken to the unlicensed Keyla's Recovery House, a few blocks from bustling Calle Oche in Little Havana and run by Keyla Oliver. Her sister had already had her surgery. 'There are several accounts of what occurred after she arrived at the facility,' says the report. 'Per the decedent's sister, the owner… gave the decedent an unknown amount of the sister's muscle relaxers and two Percocet tablets from an unlabeled bottle... because her medication was not ready.' Later that day 'the owner' said she tried to wake Miller, but she didn't respond. The cause of death is recorded as acute combined drug toxicity (Oxycodone and Bromazolam). Percocet contains oxycodone and Bromazolam is a mind-altering designer drug that has never been marketed for medical use. When knocked on the door of the home to speak with owner Oliver, there was no response, despite two cars being on the driveway. But her attorney Bob Pardo told 'We do not comment on pending investigations. 'That said, Ms. Oliver has expressed her deepest condolences and prayers for the family and loved ones of the deceased.' Prestige Plastic Surgery said no one would be available for immediate comment on Tuesday but have not responded since. Avana Plastic Surgery did not respond to a request for a statement – nor did the Florida Department of Health, which regulates the ops, despite repeated attempts to obtain one.
