A Brazilian man and woman in Massachusetts are being charged in a case of a botched liposuction which resulted in the patients death. An article at WHDH-TV discusses a recent development regarding a move by the woman’s lawyer to have the charges dropped.

Ana Maria Miranda Ribeiro is accused of acting as a nurse for her ex-husband, Luiz Carlos Ribeiro, as he performed the  liposuction surgery on July 30 in the basement of a Framingham condominium. The 24 year old patient, Fabiola DePaula,  died of complications from the cosmetic procedure.  Luiz Ribeiro was licensed to practice medicine in Brazil, but not in the United States.  He is accused of performing surgery without a medical license, while Ana Maria is accused of assisting him during the surgery and administering drugs used in the procedure.  Ana and Luiz were both indicted on manslaughter and drug counts.

Dr. Anthony Youn, a nationally-recognized, board certified plastic surgeon, recently reported that the troubled pop-singer Britney Spears is planning on spending $130,000 on various cosmetic surgeries to get her back her young figure back.

Star Magazine, a tabloid, says Britney Spears will get 12 lipodissolve treatments (a liposuction alternative), a breast lift, a lower-body lift for her thighs and buttocks, liposuction to get excess fat off her stomach and love handles as well as a brachioplasty, or arm lift, to tighten up flab on her arms.

The website x17online.com is asking, Did Britney De-Junk Her Trunk?

Well, if you look at the photo to the right, you’ll see that her stomach is looking flabby and loose, possibly as a result of a poor diet, lack of exercise, and even child birth. It appears that she might benefit from a liposuction or tummy tuck!

The website x17online.com states: “Sources tell us that last Saturday, Britney went to Vegas and stayed just long enough to get some lipo done! But this wasn’t some ordinary fat-sucking expedition; apparently Britney was spotted coming out of a clinic offering the (pardon the pun) hip new treatment LipoDissolve, which involves injecting areas where fat has built up with a soybean-derived solution which literally melts the fat right away without the need for surgery!”