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Florida Teen Dies After Complications During Breast Surgery
Doctors Believe a Reaction to Anesthesia May Have Caused Death
By TANYA RIVERO and JONANN BRADY
March 25, 2008 -
Florida high school senior Stephanie Kuleba had everything going for her --
she was the well-liked captain of her varsity cheerleading team at West Boca
High School, and she had been accepted to the University of Florida, where
she hoped to study medicine.
The 18-year-old's promising life was cut short Saturday after she suffered
what doctors believe was a fatal reaction to anesthesia during breast
augmentation surgery.
Nearly two hours into the surgery, Kuleba was rushed to Delray Medical
Center, where she died 24 hours later, said the family's attorney Roberto
Stanziale.
Kuleba was undergoing surgery to correct asymmetrical breasts and an
inverted areola, Stanziale said.
Doctors believe the cause of death was malignant hyperthermia, a relatively
rare metabolic condition that can be triggered by certain anesthesia. A
patient's heart rate and metabolism rises, causing the body temperature to
rise as high as 112 degrees.
Board-certified plastic surgeon Stephen Schuster performed the surgery at an
outpatient facility in Boca Raton.
"I am devastated by the loss and I feel for the family," he said in a
statement.
The Gift of Plastic Surgery
According to just released data from the American Society of Plastic
Surgeons, nearly 348,000 breast augmentation procedures were performed in
2007, a 64 percent increase from 2000.
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery reported that between
2002 and 2003, the number of women and girls younger than 18 who got breast
implants nearly tripled, from 3,872 to 11,326.
Doctors also say they are seeing more parents giving their teens the gift of
new breasts or other cosmetic surgery for milestones like birthdays or
graduations.
"I've seen an increase in teens having plastic surgery, and certainly for
graduation," said Dr. Stephen T. Greenberg, a New York plastic surgeon and
the author of "A Little Nip, A Little Tuck."
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons strongly believes that no one
younger than 18 should undergo plastic surgery.
Cosmetic breast implants for patients younger than 18 are not approved by
the Food and Drug Administration, except in cases of reconstructive or
corrective surgery, such as asymmetry.
Friends at West Boca Raton High School expressed shock and sadness during a
candlelight vigil for Kuleba on Sunday evening.
"She was a role model for a lot of people," classmate Vicky Goldring, 16,
told the Palm Beach Post. "She was incredibly smart. She wanted to help
people. She was just a happy 18-year-old girl."
As her grief-stricken family members wait for a definitive answer about
Kuleba's death, they cannot ignore the cruel irony that their daughter
aspired to become a plastic surgeon.
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Serves her right. All for vanity's sake she lost her precious life. How
pathetic. Just for bigger tits.
Florida Teen Dies After Complications During Breast Surgery
Doctors Believe a Reaction to Anesthesia May Have Caused Death
By TANYA RIVERO and JONANN BRADY
March 25, 2008 -
Florida high school senior Stephanie Kuleba had everything going for
her --
she was the well-liked captain of her varsity cheerleading team at West
Boca
High School, and she had been accepted to the University of Florida, where
she hoped to study medicine.
The 18-year-old's promising life was cut short Saturday after she suffered
what doctors believe was a fatal reaction to anesthesia during breast
augmentation surgery.
Nearly two hours into the surgery, Kuleba was rushed to Delray Medical
Center, where she died 24 hours later, said the family's attorney Roberto
Stanziale.
Kuleba was undergoing surgery to correct asymmetrical breasts and an
inverted areola, Stanziale said.
Doctors believe the cause of death was malignant hyperthermia, a
relatively
rare metabolic condition that can be triggered by certain anesthesia. A
patient's heart rate and metabolism rises, causing the body temperature to
rise as high as 112 degrees.
Board-certified plastic surgeon Stephen Schuster performed the surgery at
an
outpatient facility in Boca Raton.
"I am devastated by the loss and I feel for the family," he said in a
statement.
The Gift of Plastic Surgery
According to just released data from the American Society of Plastic
Surgeons, nearly 348,000 breast augmentation procedures were performed in
2007, a 64 percent increase from 2000.
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery reported that between
2002 and 2003, the number of women and girls younger than 18 who got
breast
implants nearly tripled, from 3,872 to 11,326.
Doctors also say they are seeing more parents giving their teens the gift
of
new breasts or other cosmetic surgery for milestones like birthdays or
graduations.
"I've seen an increase in teens having plastic surgery, and certainly for
graduation," said Dr. Stephen T. Greenberg, a New York plastic surgeon and
the author of "A Little Nip, A Little Tuck."
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons strongly believes that no one
younger than 18 should undergo plastic surgery.
Cosmetic breast implants for patients younger than 18 are not approved by
the Food and Drug Administration, except in cases of reconstructive or
corrective surgery, such as asymmetry.
Friends at West Boca Raton High School expressed shock and sadness during
a
candlelight vigil for Kuleba on Sunday evening.
"She was a role model for a lot of people," classmate Vicky Goldring, 16,
told the Palm Beach Post. "She was incredibly smart. She wanted to help
people. She was just a happy 18-year-old girl."
As her grief-stricken family members wait for a definitive answer about
Kuleba's death, they cannot ignore the cruel irony that their daughter
aspired to become a plastic surgeon.
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"John" <milo@stick.com> wrote:
Serves her right. All for vanity's sake she lost her precious life. How
pathetic. Just for bigger tits.
It doesn't "serve her right", you stupid @$#*. It doesn't matter that it
was about vanity. She's dead. What a @$#*ing dumb-ass YOU are for even
saying that. What if this was someone that you knew? What if this was
someone that you loved?
her --
Boca
relatively
an
breast
of
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Well, your point is well taken and my response is that BECAUSE we have such
love for our young people it is important to emphasize how STUPID this was
and how VANITY can sometimes cost us our lives. Does that put it in a
different light for you?
"John" <milo@stick.com> wrote:
It doesn't "serve her right", you stupid @$#*. It doesn't matter that it
was about vanity. She's dead. What a @$#*ing dumb-ass YOU are for even
saying that. What if this was someone that you knew? What if this was
someone that you loved?
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Make this little dumbass's life worth something by sending a strong message
to other young women that vanity can cost you your life. Any "teen" who
gets breast augmentation is @$#*ed up and needs counseling. Her parents are
also to blame. She's dead, dead, dead and dead forever and ever and ever
and ever and if I have to drag her name thru the mud so that just one other
"teen" gets the message so be it. It's worth it.
Well, your point is well taken and my response is that BECAUSE we have
such
love for our young people it is important to emphasize how STUPID this was
and how VANITY can sometimes cost us our lives. Does that put it in a
different light for you?
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"John" <milo@stick.com> wrote:
It doesn't "serve her right", you stupid @$#*. It doesn't matter that it
was about vanity. She's dead. What a @$#*ing dumb-ass YOU are for even
saying that. What if this was someone that you knew? What if this was
someone that you loved?
Ignore the journalistic spin and look at the facts. The surgery was "to
correct asymmetrical breasts and an inverted areola". It wasn't to get
implants to get a bigger chest. It wasn't for vanity. If for instance you
were to have an oddly-shaped penis, you'd probably ask for advice about how
to get corrective surgery. We live in an age where anyone who doesn't look
normal, isn't as likely to get a mate and may get jeered at and humiliated.
These things aren't trivial.
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Ignore the journalistic spin and look at the facts. The surgery was "to
correct asymmetrical breasts and an inverted areola". It wasn't to get
implants to get a bigger chest. It wasn't for vanity. If for instance you
were to have an oddly-shaped penis, you'd probably ask for advice about
how
to get corrective surgery. We live in an age where anyone who doesn't look
normal, isn't as likely to get a mate and may get jeered at and
humiliated.
These things aren't trivial.
Yeah, you're so right. Better to be dead I guess.
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In message <DMGdnYuNEMhbvXbanZ2dnUVZ_g6dnZ2d@comcast.com>, Jasper
<milo@stick.com> writes
Make this little dumbass's life worth something by sending a strong message
to other young women that vanity can cost you your life. Any "teen" who
gets breast augmentation is @$#*ed up and needs counseling. Her parents are
also to blame. She's dead, dead, dead and dead forever and ever and ever
and ever and if I have to drag her name thru the mud so that just one other
"teen" gets the message so be it. It's worth it.
I have left in below the comment from the original post which makes me
think the claims of this being purely for vanity are not entirely fair.
It is difficult to know how significant the problem was, but it does
*not* seem to be about a girl who simply wanted bigger breasts.
Kuleba was undergoing surgery to correct asymmetrical breasts and an
inverted areola, Stanziale said.
--
Richard Miller
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Richard Miller wrote:
In message <DMGdnYuNEMhbvXbanZ2dnUVZ_g6dnZ2d@comcast.com>, Jasper
<milo@stick.com> writes
I have left in below the comment from the original post which makes me
think the claims of this being purely for vanity are not entirely
fair. It is difficult to know how significant the problem was, but it
does *not* seem to be about a girl who simply wanted bigger breasts.
Kuleba was undergoing surgery to correct asymmetrical breasts
and an inverted areola, Stanziale said.
Sounds like an after the fact attempt at damage control.
Any idea how many teens/young women have "asymmetrical breasts" while they
are still growing? Wait to the finish growing and the breasts often find a
closer
symmetry.
Inverted "areola" ? I presume they mean inverted nipples. All she needed was
a boyfriend, or baby, to suck on them a while. They'll pop out nicely.
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The Todal wrote:
Ignore the journalistic spin and look at the facts. The surgery was
"to correct asymmetrical breasts and an inverted areola".
Sure it was ...
LOL!
It wasn't to get implants to get a bigger chest.
Then why was she getting BIGGER implants ?
It wasn't for vanity.
Asymetrical breasts function just fine. The baby never really
knows which milk jug is bigger as they never run out in the
normal course of feeding.
So it WAS for vanity, jackass.
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Jasper wrote:
Yeah, you're so right. Better to be dead I guess.
Imagine how many men would be dead if they all tried to surgically
correct the "odd shaped penis" ...
ROTFLMAO!
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In message <B7WdnbCa7JKrMXbanZ2dnUVZ_oSunZ2d@comcast.com>, Jasper
<milo@stick.com> writes
how
humiliated.
Yeah, you're so right. Better to be dead I guess.
No, it would be better if the surgery had gone right.
It didn't. That does not mean that it was a foolish or unreasonable
decision to have the op.
--
Richard Miller
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In message <B7WdnbCa7JKrMXbanZ2dnUVZ_oSunZ2d@comcast.com>, Jasper
<milo@stick.com> writes
No, it would be better if the surgery had gone right.
It didn't. That does not mean that it was a foolish or unreasonable
decision to have the op.
For vanity's sake? Sure looks foolish now, don't it?
--
Richard Miller
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John wrote:
Serves her right. All for vanity's sake she lost her precious life. How
pathetic. Just for bigger tits.
Reality-check for you! She was just a kid.
Guess that lets you out of the genius race. Run for President
...... of No. Korea.
Jerry
her --
Boca
relatively
an
breast
of
a
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Richard Miller wrote:
Sounds like an after the fact attempt at damage control.
Any idea how many teens/young women have "asymmetrical breasts" while they
are still growing? Wait to the finish growing and the breasts often find a
closer
symmetry.
Inverted "areola" ? I presume they mean inverted nipples. All she needed
was
a boyfriend, or baby, to suck on them a while. They'll pop out nicely.
So you can blame her medical advisor, if you like. Not her.
There's a lot of misogyny here, in your posts. You probably have an abiding
resentment towards nubile women (too shy, were you? Too many rejections?)
and therefore have this feeling of glee when one of them dies a horrible
death in the pursuit of perfection.
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The Todal wrote:
So you can blame her medical advisor, if you like. Not her.
Medical advisor?
She and her parents were pursuing surgery for purely Vanity sake.
There's a lot of misogyny here, in your posts.
You're projecting again, see below.
You probably have an abiding resentment towards nubile women
Nubile?
(too shy, were you? Too many
rejections?) and therefore have this feeling of glee when one of them
dies a horrible death in the pursuit of perfection.
Perfection?
Daft much, eh moron?
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jerry warner wrote:
John wrote:
Reality-check for you! She was just a kid.
Exactly!
So why would she, her parents, or her doctors consent to
a risky surgery merely for Vanity's sake?
Jerry
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On , , Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:57:23 -0600, Re: __ Vapid American
Vanity - Florida Teen Dies After Complications During Breast
Surgery <= Stay the Course! __, "Reality_Check"
<Reality@Check.it> wrote:
For vanity's sake? Sure looks foolish now, don't it?
Not half as foolish as you do for posting here.
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Yeah Right wrote:
On , , Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:57:23 -0600, Re: __ Vapid American
Vanity - Florida Teen Dies After Complications During Breast
Surgery <= Stay the Course! __, "Reality_Check"
<Reality@Check.it> wrote:
Not half as foolish as you do for posting here.
So who's the dead one ?
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