Maryland woman dies shortly after getting butt enlargement injections

Kelly Mayhew pictured below has passed away after she started struggling to breathe while getting a butt lift at the weekend. The woman who carried out the procedure was apparently unlicensed

A woman from Maryland, 34-year-old Kelly Mayhew, died shortly after getting silicon injections for a butt lift in Queens, NY and police say the person who was performing the procedure was unlicensed and ran away from the scene.

Authorities say Mayhew and her mother drove to the Far Rockaway house to get silicone injections for a butt lift. During the procedure, which was being performed in the basement, Mayhew began to have difficulty breathing.


Her mother started performing CPR and asked the woman to call 911, but instead fled the scene, driving off in a gray SUV. Detectives are looking to talk to her.

Mayhew previously had five plastic surgeries, said her mother who was with her during the surgery

The woman carried out the procedure in the basement of this home in Queens, New York

Police are still looking for the suspect and it is not yet clear if police have located the friend who connected Mayhew with the woman

 Mayhew is just one of many victims who have died from black market buttocks injections

Mayhew took pride in her physical appearance and repeatedly went to have surgical procedures though none of them except for the last resulted in any injury

The suspect is suspected of administering illegal silicone injections in a makeshift medical room in the rented basement.

Police and the medical examiner’s office are investigating what lead to the death.

Mayhew was a freelancer at BET Networks and worked at their DC office. A spokesman released the following statement:

“We are saddened by the death of our colleague and friend, Kelly Mayhew. Our hearts go out to her family, and we extend our deepest sympathies for their loss.”

Mayhew is just one of many victims who have died from black market buttocks injections

Mayhew’s autopsy was conducted Sunday, the day after her death. Results are still pending.

New York Daily News

Maryland woman dies shortly after getting butt enlargement injections