The tragic death of Margaret Spada after an unauthorized rhinoplasty in Rome

A “deteriorating general condition” culminating in a cardiovascular arrest that took her life at the age of just 22. This is what emerges from the autopsy of Margaret Spada, who died on November 7 in Rome after three days of agony following a partial rhinoplasty at a medical center in the capital. The institution that the young woman chose in social networks. In this regard, the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella warns, reminding that “it is necessary to avoid the risk of relying on the Internet as a reliable doctor.” We see it even today with dramatic consequences.” According to the president of the Lazio region, Francesco Rocca, the facility on Viale Cesare Pavese, in the Euro area, is indeed recognized as unauthorized for this type of procedure. In addition, one of the owners was not qualified and could not perform cosmetic/plastic surgery not intended for reconstructive purposes, based on administrative checks carried out in 2023. No documents, no patient cards, no records of performed activities. The medical center in Rome, in the Viale Cesare Pavese area, where Margaret Spada, a 22-year-old girl from Syracuse, went for a partial rhinoplasty that turned out to be fatal, turned out to be a kind of “empty shell” for investigators who went there to collect documents. The confirmation came from the president of the Lazio region, Francesco Rocca: “The doctor’s office where Margaret Spada was operated on does not have permission to perform procedural actions. We will provide all information to the investigators and NAS. According to the preliminary analysis, we do not have a valid medical clearance. This is preliminary information I have gathered. Offices penetrate deeper,” says Rocca on the sidelines of a conference in Sant’Andrea. An autopsy carried out at the Policlinico di Tor Vergata revealed a picture related to “acute distress”, the origin of which will need to be determined by toxicological and histological tests to understand what was administered to the girl before and after the illness. The purpose of organ analysis is to find out and dispel doubts about the presence of heart diseases and to check any intolerance to the substances used for anesthesia. During the expert activity, which also involved consultants appointed by two doctors who are being investigated for involuntary manslaughter, a clinical card was also carried out at the Sant’Eugenio hospital, where Margaret arrived at around 15:00 on November 4 already in a very serious condition. analyzed. The young woman became ill about half an hour ago, immediately after the introduction of anesthesia for the correction of the tip of the nose. The disease arose after an injection between two nostrils. Doctors tried to resuscitate her, the maneuvers were also recorded on a short video by the girl’s boyfriend, and are now part of the investigation materials. Meanwhile, a judge confirmed the pre-emptive seizure of the medical center on Via Cesare Pavese in the Eurozone. This measure was ordered at the request of the prosecutor Erminio Amelio due to the risk of “repetition of the crime”. On the investigative front, NAS carabinieri will next week carry out a new inspection inside the facility to see if emergency tools such as a defibrillator or anaphylactic shock drugs such as cortisone were present at the time of the illness. The defense of one of the accused, lawyer Domenico Oropallo, rejects the accusation, saying that “a defibrillator was present in the facility.” It is a certain fact that investigators did not find any documents in the medical center, starting with the informed consent. No acts related to accounting or payments. Now the investigators will have to analyze the girl’s phone to recreate the arrangements made in the summer: about 2,800 euros for the procedure, which should have lasted about 20 minutes. The young woman also reportedly agreed via chat with the studio owner’s son, to whom she also sent an EKG via WhatsApp. According to the boy’s words, which he gave to the investigators, on the morning of November 4, before the procedure, the young woman ate half of a sandwich and drank a soft drink. The drama unfolded in a few minutes. Margaret entered the clinic late in the morning. For several minutes, two doctors tried to revive her, a desperate attempt to save her life, which the girl’s boyfriend captured on a short video lasting about ten seconds, which is now part of the proceedings. The doctors reported this to the 118 service, which took the 22-year-old young man to Sant’Eugenio Hospital in intubated condition. After three days of agony, a tragic outcome, about which the family today asks to find out the truth. A Rome judge has upheld the preemptive seizure of the medical center in Rome where Margaret Spada, a 22-year-old from Syracuse, underwent a partial rhinoplasty on Nov. 4 and later died on Nov. 7. It became known that Zahid was appointed at the request of the prosecutor Erminio Amelio due to the risk of “repetition of the crime”. In the investigation, which involves two doctors charged with involuntary manslaughter, NAS carabinieri will carry out a new search inside the building to see if emergency tools, such as a defibrillator, or anaphylactic shock drugs, such as cortisone, were present at the time of the illness. An already acquired element is the complete lack of documentation, including informed consent, at the center, where no accounting records have been found either. Investigators will also have to examine the dead girl’s phone in order to restore the arrangements made in the summer for the procedure. The young woman was reportedly communicating with the studio owner’s son, to whom she also sent an EKG via WhatsApp.