Venezuelan beauty queen Wilevis Brito, 24, dies following surgery on jaw and lip trends now

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Venezuelan model Wilevis Brito reportedly went into cardiac arrest and died after she underwent facial surgery at a hospital in Caracas on Monday.

The 24-year-old beauty queen had maxillofacial operation at Domingo Luciani Hospital, where a doctor removed a lump on her limp and treated an abrasion on her jaw, local media outlets reported.

Brito was recovering from the procedure before she encountered severe complications and died. 

A beauty pageant contestant who participated at a 2023 event alongside Brito spoke to Venezuelan digital news outlet El Pitazo  on condition of anonymity and revealed that Brito did not undergo the surgery to alter her facial appearance.

'She was undergoing jaw surgery due to maxillofacial wear and tear and a small lump that formed at the level of her lip,' the woman said. 'To avoid future complications, she decided to have surgery. But not for cosmetics or beauty, but for health.

'She apparently came out of the operation well, then came the complications,' she added.'