A New York mother-of-two has died from complications following a plastic surgery procedure in the Dominican Republic.
Jesmy Tapia died on Sunday, days after she traveled to the Caribbean island for a liposuction procedure on her buttocks, several digital news outlets reported Monday.
The 30-year-old, who worked as a nurse and makeup artist in the New York City area, had to be hospitalized at local medical facility due to a postoperative infection. She was under observation in an intensive care unit where she died.
Tapia's family in New York and the Dominican Republic have not commented on the details surrounding her death. They have not revealed at which medical facility Tapia underwent the procedure.
New York City resident Jesmy Tapia flew to the Dominican Republic for a liposuction and died at a local hospital Sunday. The mother-of-two had to be hospitalized after she developed an infection following buttocks surgery, according to local media reported. A funeral service was held in Santo Domingo on Tuesday afternoon for the 30-year-old
Jesmy Tapia, a mother-of-two whose last known address was in Far Rockaway, a sector in the New York City borough of Queens, had traveled to the Dominican Republic with another woman in early May, according to a person who spoke to DailyMail.com under the condition of anonymity. The woman who accompanied Tapia on the trip also had plastic surgery and is recuperating
Jesmy Tapia, of New York, leaves behind two children, a six-year-old daughter and a three-year-old son
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ShareLocal media reports said that Tapia suffered anemia and also underwent breast surgery, but in a statement released on Tuesday, her family denied the claim.
'The Tapia Collado and Collado Vargas family totally deny any information known through the media and …. thanks you for your interest and support,' the statement read in Spanish. 'We will provide the necessary statements in due course. We request privacy to be able to live our pain.'
A person who spoke with DailyMail.com under the condition of anonymity said that Tapia and another woman had gone in early May to the Dominican Republic.
Tapia's friend did not encounter any problems and is recovering from her operation.
The source shot down the reports that claimed that Tapia suffered from anemia and also had breast surgery.
Jesmy Tapia worked in New York City as a makeup artist
A funeral service was held for Jesmy Tapia in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Wednesday afternoon. It is unknown if Tapia is going to be buried in the Caribbean island, where part of her family resides, or flown back to the United States
A funeral service was held for Tapia in Santo Domingo on Wednesday afternoon, local time. It is unknown if Tapia is going to be buried in the Dominican Republic or flown back to the United States.
Tapia lived in the Far Rockaway sector of Queens. She leaves behind a six-year-old daughter and a three-year-old son.
According to her aunt and local journalist Liza Collado, Tapia worked as a nurse in the geriatric unit of a hospital and also had a passion for her second job as a makeup artist.
'In cases like Jesmy's, in which women who arrive in perfect health to undergo aesthetic procedures lose their lives, there is always curiosity, one that arises naturally in people's imaginations and another that originates from those who feel threatened for their lack of commitment, ethics and human qualities,' Collado wrote on Red de Noticias. 'Our family is grieving at this time, we seek comfort in such a gray hour.
DailyMail.com reached out to Democratic Congressman Gregory Meek for comment.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued warnings in the past against visiting the Dominican Republic for surgery.
In 2019, researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston released a report that showed that the Dominican Republic could be the most dangerous place in the world for plastic surgery.
The study looked at cases of post-surgery infections during a 14-year period and found that nearly half of them were from the Caribbean country.
A person who spoke with DailyMail.com under the condition of anonymity said that Jesmy Tapia and another woman had gone in early May to the Dominican Republic. Tapia underwent surgery on her buttocks. Tapia's friend did not encounter any problems and is recovering from her operation. The source, who did not comment on what type of surgery Tapia's friend had, denied local media reports that claimed that Tapia suffered from anemia and also had breast surgery
According to the report, women complained of complications - and in some cases died - after undergoing procedures with poor hygiene from doctors who are not well-qualified and in clinics that don't fully adhere to safety guidelines.
The researchers highlighted the dangers of so-called 'medical tourism' and warned that patients should reconsider traveling outside the United States for low-cost procedures.
The March 2019 study was published journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the team reviewed case reports published in various journal databases.
They analyzed postoperative infections that were treated in the United States following elective surgeries that were practiced abroad between 2003 and 2017.
Of the 42 cases, a shockingly high 20 were from the Dominican Republic.
Some other countries included Mexico, Thailand, China, Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela.
The top three procedures that resulted in complications were tummy tucks, breast reductions and liposuction.
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