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A Trip To Tijuana For Cosmetic Surgery Ends In Tragedy For 1 Calif. Woman

By Jade Hindmon / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host
Published April 29, 2021 at 9:15 AM PDT
This story was published more than 2 years ago.
An April 29, 2021, screenshot of the Facebook group, "Botched by Baez in Tijuana," which has 997 followers, was created in response to problems people had after visiting Art Siluette Aesthetic Surgery in Tijuana, a cosmetic surgery clinic run by Dr. Jesús Manuel Báez López.
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An April 29, 2021, screenshot of the Facebook group, "Botched by Baez in Tijuana," which has 997 followers, was created in response to problems people had after visiting Art Siluette Aesthetic Surgery in Tijuana, a cosmetic surgery clinic run by Dr. Jesús Manuel Báez López.
A Trip To Tijuana For Cosmetic Surgery Ends In Tragedy For 3 Calif. Women
People have long traveled across the border to save thousands of dollars on medical procedures including cosmetic surgery. Which is an industry that’s seeing a boom. But one California woman, Keuana Weaver died on the operating table after crossing into Tijuana for a cosmetic procedure. She’s not the only one; two others had to be rushed to the hospital with life-threatening complications and are still recovering.
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People have long traveled across the border to save thousands of dollars on medical procedures, including cosmetic surgery — which is currently seeing a boom.

But one California woman, Keuana Weaver, died on the operating table after crossing into Tijuana for a cosmetic procedure in January.

Renee Weaver, the mother of the woman who died, is seen here in white at her daughter’s funeral, on March 27 in Pomona, California. Her daughter, Keuana Weaver, died Jan. 29 at a clinic in Tijuana where she went to get cosmetic surgery.
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Renee Weaver, the mother of the woman who died, is seen here in white at her daughter’s funeral, on March 27 in Pomona, California. Her daughter, Keuana Weaver, died Jan. 29 at a clinic in Tijuana where she went to get cosmetic surgery.

Two others had to be rushed to the hospital with life-threatening complications and are still recovering.

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All three of these women had procedures done at the same clinic by Dr. Jesús Manuel Báez López.

RELATED: Port Of Entry Podcast: Medical Tourists Aren’t Always Crossing The Border To Save Money

As Wendy Fry, with The San Diego Union-Tribune’s Watchdog and Accountability Team reports, López is not actually a plastic surgeon, and there’s little oversight in Mexico to stop him.

Fry joined Midday Edition on Thursday to discuss the tragic case.

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Jade Hindmon
Jade Hindmon is KPBS Midday Edition co-host. Prior to making San Diego home, Jade worked in markets across the Southeast and Midwest, building a network of sources to tell the stories of people in each community. She worked as a multimedia journalist and anchor at WRTV in Indianapolis. While there, she launched “The Weekend Edition of Good Morning Indiana” and generated breaking news content for both broadcast and digital platforms. Prior to Indianapolis, she was an anchor and multimedia journalist at FOX Carolina in Greenville, SC. As part of that Emmy Award winning team, she covered elections, landed exclusive interviews, and interviewed presidential candidates. Jade also had the opportunity to cover international news and was able to travel to South Africa during the 2010 World Cup. Jade is a three-time Emmy nominee, a National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Finalist, and the recipient of a South Carolina Associated Press Award. She is a proud graduate of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.
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