Quebec woman's death warns of dangers of cosmetic surgery abroad
CTV
Brian McConnell's daughter, Florence McConnell, died after a liposuction surgery complication in Morocco. Now, he warns others against undergoing cosmetic surgeries abroad.
Florence McConnell had tried everything to change the way her body looked, but nothing worked the way she wanted.
In 2022, she started looking for a quick fix. She stumbled on a plastic surgeon in Morocco who offered liposuction. Her mother worked in Morocco. The surgeon had practiced in Quebec for a decade before moving to Morocco. It seemed like a perfect plan.
Then the nightmare started.
Florence's father Brian McConnell did not know his daughter was undergoing liposuction surgery until three days after her surgery, on May 13, 2022.
Unbeknownst to Florence and her family, her kidney and her liver were perforated during the surgery. Florence had been bleeding internally for three days.
The first call Brian received came around 5 a.m. on Friday. The doctors said she wasn't doing well but that everything was fine.
In the second call, doctors told Brian she was sleeping.
