A singer who died hours after undergoing plastic surgery allegedly went on a boozy night out with her surgeon the night before going under the knife.
Ana Bárbara Buhr Buldrini went into cardiac arrest and died at a hospital in Turkey after receiving a breast augmentation, liposuction and a nose job.
The singer, 31, traveled with her artist husband, Elgar Miles, from their home in Mozambique to Istanbul last Friday for the surgeries.
Miles told Brazilian news outlet O Tempo that she was receiving the procedures in return for promoting Tusa Hospital.
‘She wanted to undergo these procedures to improve her aesthetic standards. It was a dream of hers,’ Miles said.
The couple, who married just a month ago, allegedly partied with the physician doing the surgeries in Istanbul on Saturday night, G1 reports.
Miles said they inquired about changing the date of the operation which was scheduled for Wednesday, to allow an extra day to recover.
‘Due to scheduling issues, the surgeon decided to bring it forward to Sunday,’ Miles said.
Brazilian singer Ana Bárbara Buhr Buldrini died following a rhinoplasty, breast augmentation and liposuction Sunday at a hospital in Istanbul, Turkey
The 31-year-old artist, who was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil but was living with her husband in Mozambique, was seen in good spirits moments before the surgery
Ana Bárbara went into cardiac arrest and doctors spent 90 minutes trying to revive her before confirming her dead
‘We went to the clinic on Sunday just to see the place, but the doctor wanted to perform the procedure without Ana being prepared.’
Despite being out the night before, Miles claims his wife was persuaded to go ahead.
‘The doctor assured me that there were no problems and that everything would be fine,’ Miles told G1 news outlet.
Ana Bárbara underwent the procedures and was out of the operating room by 11 pm Sunday.
Miles said the doctor sent him a photo that showed the singer recovering.
Staff updated Miles and told him that she was still under anesthesia and that it would not take long for her to wake up.
But his concerns grew after he noticed a change in the staff’s mood.
‘They told me to go to the room, the assistants were acting strangely. I waited for 1 hour and 15 minutes to receive her,’ Miles said.
She posed for the fans on social media in the hours leading up to the tragedy which took place on Sunday
The Brazilian singer, who was living in Mozambique, had agreed to do a series of promos with the Istanbul-based Tusa Hospital in exchange for the free cosmetic surgeries
Her husband, Mozambique artist Elgar Miles, said it was Ana Bárbara’s dream to have plastic surgery done
‘I went down to the ground floor and a doctor said that her heart was beating slowly, another said that she was already dead.’
The doctors were detained at the hospital and later released by the Turkish police.
In a statement obtained by Turkish outlet Turkiye Today, Tusa Hospital denied any malpractice and said its staff attempted to revive Ana Bárbara.
‘Despite all efforts by our expert anesthesiology team, the patient could not be resuscitated,’ the medical facility said.
Ana Bárbara and Miles were married May 3 in Maputo, Mozambique, six years after meeting in Rome.
At the time she was employed at a tattoo studio next to the music recording studio Miles owned.
‘She was the person who cared for me the most, who loved me the most, who believed in me the most,’ he said.
‘I just want justice to be done and for this case to serve as an example for all people who want to undergo a type of medical intervention like the one Ana underwent.’
Ana Bárbara Buhr Buldrini and Elgar Miles were married May 3 in Maputo, Mozambique, six years after they met in Rome
Ana Bárbara and her husband allegedly partied with the surgeon on Saturday night before she went under the knife
Tusa Hospital said in a statement that ‘despite all efforts by our expert anesthesiology team,’ Brazilian singer Ana Bárbara Buhr Buldrini ‘could not be resuscitated’
In a heart-breaking tribute on Instagram, Miles laid bare the extent of his agony.
‘Our last few days were too beautiful to end this tragically,’ he wrote.
‘I will love you forever because I chose you for that. Years and years of building our empire for today I’m here in this room alone with no floor.
‘I promised to protect and love you like the queen and beautiful person you are inside and out. It doesn’t seem fair living this life without you, not really.
‘I want to be wherever you are because none of this makes sense without you.’
The Daily Mail has approached Tusa Hospital, the Turkish authorities and the Brazilian Embassy for comment.
