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Four Texas women dead after Matamoros surgeries

At least four Texas women have died after traveling to Matamoros for cut-rate cosmetic surgery, ranging in scope from a Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) to liposuction and most things in between.Cause of death? As some have reported, the physicians used unsterilized equipment, which led to a fungal infection (fungal meningitis).The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) has said that anyone who is given epidural anesthesia (an injection made into the spine to numb a part of the body during pre-op) is at risk.Which is why any woman who has had recent cosmetic surgery in Matamoros is at risk, given ...

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