A YOUNG mum has died during a bum lift surgery which she reportedly gifted to herself as a birthday treat.

Marilha Menezes Antunes, 28, suffered internal bleeding, believed to be linked to a punctured organ, during the liposuction operation .

Her devastated family are now pleading for answers to uncover when Marilha's fatal injuries occurred.

Her sister Léa Carolina, who accompanied her to the private clinic along with their father, says Marilha was healthy and underwent all the correct tests prior to the operation.

Léa recalled overhearing a nurse urgently calling for an ambulance just as the mum-of-one went under the knife.

She told local media: "I went up to the operating room and saw the doctor trying to resuscitate my sister.

"I asked what he needed, and he said oxygen.

"I

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