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Illegal buttocks surgeon jailed in US after Briton dies | Illegal buttocks surgeon jailed in US after Briton dies |
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A woman who performed illegal plastic surgeries under the name "Black Madam" has been sentenced to at least a decade in prison. | A woman who performed illegal plastic surgeries under the name "Black Madam" has been sentenced to at least a decade in prison. |
Padge-Victoria Windslowe, 43, used industrial-grade silicone to increase the size of women's buttocks. | Padge-Victoria Windslowe, 43, used industrial-grade silicone to increase the size of women's buttocks. |
The procedure killed a 20-year-old London dancer who travelled to Philadelphia in 2011 for the operation. | The procedure killed a 20-year-old London dancer who travelled to Philadelphia in 2011 for the operation. |
During the trial Windslowe boasted about her work, calling herself "the Michelangelo of buttocks injections". | During the trial Windslowe boasted about her work, calling herself "the Michelangelo of buttocks injections". |
She was found guilty in March of third-degree murder for the death of Claudia Aderotimi, a British woman who flew to Philadelphia for the procedure. | She was found guilty in March of third-degree murder for the death of Claudia Aderotimi, a British woman who flew to Philadelphia for the procedure. |
Aderotimi died in 2011 after receiving injections in an airport hotel. | Aderotimi died in 2011 after receiving injections in an airport hotel. |
Windslowe ran "pumping parties" in residences, where women received the procedure to enhance their backsides. | Windslowe ran "pumping parties" in residences, where women received the procedure to enhance their backsides. |
Despite government warnings, the use of low-grade silicone for plastic surgery continues underground among women that cannot afford professional plastic surgery. | |
Windslowe once ran a transgender escort service and performed in "Gothic hip-hop" music videos. | Windslowe once ran a transgender escort service and performed in "Gothic hip-hop" music videos. |
Illegal bottom injections on rise in US |
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