An Argentine woman died after she reportedly injected herself with Vaseline in an attempt to give herself a breast augmentation and save money. Sonia Perez Llanzon, 39, suffered a pulmonary embolism -- or blot clot in her lungs -- and died several weeks after she reportedly injected herself with the petroleum jelly, according to a Huffington Post translation of La Capital. In an article dated March 18, the Argentine newspaper reports that Llanzon went to a Santa Rosa hospital after she developed difficulty breathing. Doctors said she initially denied injecting herself, but later admitted that she'd tried to give herself a breast augmentation. "In all my medical career, I've never seen a case like this. The human body has antibodies to remove bacteria and viruses, but it hasn't got any mechanisms against this type of product," Julio Pla Cardenas, chief of surgery at Lucio Molas Hospital in Santa Rosa said, according to Sipse.com The Vaseline entered the woman's blood stream, where it caused blood clots that eventually traveled to her lungs, doctors said. Llanzon died as a result of pulmonary embolism following a month-long hospitalization. An exact date of death was not given but her son, indicated that Llanzon died March 6. One source said according to the BBC it’s all the rage in Asia but a check of the BBC came up with nothing. Llanzon is remembered as an athlete, a marathon runner and a boxer.

Submitted on 03/21/2014

Submitted by: Harry Rainey Jr.
Reference: The Huffington Post: March 20, 2014

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Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: Too Common
Thanks, Harry, but this sort of idiocy has become quite commonplace. We have lots of examples in the archives of people trying to enhance breasts, buttocks, penises, etc. by injecting themselves. Here are just a few of the many examples in our archives: http://darwinawards.com/reject/new/pending20130110-121521.html and http://darwinawards.com/reject/201111/pending20111120-200156.html

Candi said:
Definitely Toss: Too Common
What Bruce said.

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