A MODEL has died after allegedly having backstreet bum fillers because her boyfriend wanted her to have a bigger backside.
Lygia Fazio, 40, passed away after having the botch-job procedure in Brazil.
The mum-of-two had spent more than 100 days in hospital having the substances removed from her body following the backstreet op.
Fazio, a model and journalist, revealed before her death that she had the procedure as her boyfriend at the time wanted her to have a bigger bum.
But she later died after developing severe complications from the industrial-silicone PMMA bum fillers.
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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.
But after getting the fillers, the substances had spread throughout the model's body causing infections and even a stroke.
The tragic news of her death was shared on the stunning Brazilian model's Instagram account, which has a massive 941,000 following.
A post on her account 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."
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Lygia's university pal Meiri Borges shared a series of videos on Instagram talking about the model's death.
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 judgment here.
"She always wanted to look more beautiful, feel better, and she sought help from people who were not professionals".
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".
Lygia's funeral and cremation will took place in Taboao da Serra, Brazil, today.
The model revealed in an interview in March last year that 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.
"Four months ago (in December 2021), the doctor removed all the silicone and PMMA."
