It's too early to know what caused the tragedy
but one family member says he knew the surgery
was a bad idea.
Just before the surgery, my daughter, Danea,
sent me a photo of her in her gown,
but two hours later, I got a call from the nurse
saying "Okay, you can come and pick up your daughter.
"The surgery is finished."
But 10 minutes later,
she called me back, told me,
"You have to go straight to the emergency room.
"She's stopped breathing and she's blue."
My father, who is a physician,
was at my home.
He had no idea my daughter was having this procedure done.
I said "What kind of surgery got procedure?"
"A Brazilian butt lift."
"What?"
When we got to the hospital,
that's when they told me
"I'm sorry but your daughter passed away."
(cries) And it's the worst news.
The worst news of my life.
I started screaming
and telling them that is not happening,
this is not real.
And she was laying there
covered with a white sheet.
Danea was lying on a metallic stretcher.
I was in my mind praying for that person
not to be my granddaughter.
So I screamed
"This was not
"an act of God.
"She was murdered."
That surgeon killed my granddaughter.
No question about it.
My daughter should not have died.
Her death should not have happened.
These women want to look beautiful
and they're literally dying.
(dramatic music)
Okay guys, I'm really glad to meet you
but really sorry for the circumstances.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
Thank you. Thanks.
You are a physician, correct?
Yes, doctor.
And doctor, you knew nothing about,
you didn't know this was happening?
I was told that she was thinking.
Okay.
Iolany, what was your last conversation
with your daughter?
What did you two talk about and when was it?
It was that same morning.
She told me, "Mom, stay home with the babies
"and my boyfriend's gonna take me to this procedure."
And what kills me
is that I did not tell her I loved her.
That is the one thing that I will never forget,
that I didn't tell her I loved her.
I was almost positive
that this was not gonna be a dangerous procedure.
This was a cosmetic procedure
that she was gonna come out of it.
What was her objective?
Why did she want to change her look?
Well she's always had a very,
my daughter was beautiful.
She's always had a beautiful body.
She really didn't need it.
But after her third baby,
she gained almost 60 pounds.
So in her mind,
she wanted to look back to the way she was
before she had any children.
Okay, so the day of the surgery,
this was May 10th of this year.
May 10.
This photo was taken of her the morning
of her procedure.
You say that you had planned to pick her up
later that day,
but instead, you had to meet her at the hospital.
Exactly.
And they rushed her from this surgical clinic.
From the clinic.
To the hospital.
Straight to the hospital, yes.
What happened when you got to the hospital?
I go "Just please take me to my daughter right now.
"I wanna see my daughter."
That's when they said,
"Ma'am, your daughter has passed away."
I couldn't believe what that doctor was telling me.
(cries) My child passed away.
And doctor, the cause of death was what?
In my mind, was pulmonary embolism from fat,
which is the very frequent event
in these types of surgeries.