A “beautiful” mum who went under the knife for a bum lift and later died of complications only had the operation as her boyfriend at the time wanted her to have a bigger bottom.
Lygia Fazio, 40, had the industrial-silicone and PMMA added three years ago but was hospitalised when the substances had spread throughout her body.
She spent three months having them removed but last month suffered a stroke as a result of them and was rushed back to hospital.
Tragic Lygia, mum of Davi and Thor, died on Wednesday.
The sad news was announced on the Brazilian's Instagram account, which had 941,000 followers.
The post read: “Unfortunately, our warrior has passed away. I will soon announce here the times of her farewell.
"Once again, we thank everyone for their support."
A post by one of her pals was also shared on her Instagram account. It read: "Guys, until when will these murderous doctors continue to use PMMA on people?
"This is a crime! It should be prohibited. Rest in peace, Lygia Fazio."
PMMA, or polymethyl methacrylate, is a synthetic resin often used as a substitute for glass. It is sold under the trademarks Plexiglas, Lucite, and Perspex.
In cosmetic surgery, tiny PMMA microspheres suspended in some biological fluid are injected as a soft-tissue filler under the skin.
Meiri, a journalist, said: "I witnessed some of this process in the past three years. It all started because she injected a substance into her body to make her buttocks bigger.
"She always sought perfection, she was always very beautiful, stunning, and there's no room for judgement here.
"She always wanted to look more beautiful, feel better, and she sought help from people who were not professionals.
"For a while, I think professionals were using substances that were legalised and so on, but after a while, she wanted more, and doctors didn't want to do it, so she resorted to clandestine procedures."
Meiri continued: "And that was the ticking time bomb in her life. The industrial silicone mixed with PMMA started spreading throughout her body, causing an infection, a bacteria.
"She tried to cure it, to remove that substance, but it didn't come out completely, and it caused many infections. She recently had a stroke that put her in hospital."
Lygia's funeral and cremation is due to take place in Taboao da Serra, Brazil, today.
The model revealed in an interview in March last year she had her first cosmetic procedure in 2013.
She said: "Since I work in modelling, everyone wanted to have a bigger bum than the other.
"And this is what happened: I looked at myself in the mirror, I had a small bum, and I wanted to enhance it.
"The doctor didn't want to use PMMA. I had 450 millilitres on each side with PMMA, and it was before I knew it was prohibited.
"I had it done in 2013, and it gave me a nice volume."
However, she revealed that her boyfriend at the time was not satisfied with the result and asked her to have another procedure.
Lygia recalled: "My boyfriend said that 'a big bum is better', so I went to a clandestine place, had it done, and it grew.
"But the product seems to 'move' in the body, it goes down to the legs. In my case, it went to the sides.
“So, I had to have it removed, I had a heart-shaped incision.”
