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Philadelphia investigators believe the procedure may have been arranged over the internet
US police are investigating the death of a UK woman after an alleged hotel room "buttocks-enhancement" procedure.
Investigators say a 20-year-old woman who had travelled from London died in hospital in Pennsylvania on Tuesday after an injection of silicone.
Detectives said the procedure, believed to have been arranged over the internet, took place at a hotel near Philadelphia International Airport.
They are seeking two people in the matter, the Associated Press reported.
Police said the woman and three companions were staying at a Hampton Inn hotel near the airport after travelling from London.
The woman had the buttocks injection on Monday and a companion had a hip augmentation, AP reported.
The medical examiner for Delaware County, Pennsylvania, had yet to release autopsy results, and further details of the procedure were unavailable.
Liquid silicone is not approved in the US for cosmetic injections.
In March 2009, a woman in New York City died of a pulmonary embolism when silicone injected into her buttocks and thighs entered her lungs.
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Philadelphia investigators believe the procedure may have been arranged over the internet US police are investigating the death of a UK woman after an alleged hotel room "buttocks-enhancement" procedure.
Investigators say a 20-year-old woman who had travelled from London died in hospital in Pennsylvania on Tuesday after an injection of silicone.
Detectives said the procedure, believed to have been arranged over the internet, took place at a hotel near Philadelphia International Airport.
They are seeking two people in the matter, the Associated Press reported.
Police said the woman and three companions were staying at a Hampton Inn hotel near the airport after travelling from London.
The woman had the buttocks injection on Monday and a companion had a hip augmentation, AP reported.
The medical examiner for Delaware County, Pennsylvania, had yet to release autopsy results, and further details of the procedure were unavailable.
Liquid silicone is not approved in the US for cosmetic injections.
In March 2009, a woman in New York City died of a pulmonary embolism when silicone injected into her buttocks and thighs entered her lungs.
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
