A mum-of-three who underwent a Brazilian butt-lift procedure died after suffering "complications" during the procedure.

Danea Plasencia, 28, was having the $3,600 cosmetic surgery at Mia Aesthetics in Miami, Florida, on Friday when things went wrong.

Police were called at 11.13am to reports of a "woman in distress" at the clinic.

Her grandfather, Marcio Ferez, said doctors had finished the cosmetic surgery when the problems started.

He told NBC6: "They moved her body to the stretcher, and all of a sudden, she became blue."

She was rushed to hospital but later died. Police are now investigating what happened.

Danea, who celebrated her birthday just six days earlier, was the mum of three children aged nine, five and one.

A spokesman for the clinic, which calls itself "the most affordable plastic surgery clinic in Miami, Florida" said this was the only fatality which had ever taken place there.

He said: "Our team is devastated by this tragedy and feels that each and every one of our patients is part of our family. We strive to provide the most advanced plastic surgery treatment for our patients.

"Each of our surgeons is board-certified or board-eligible by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and we are constantly evaluating our practices to ensure our patients receive the safest and best care. Despite these practices, serious surgery comes with the risk of rare, unintended and tragic results.

"We are fully dedicated to investigating why today’s tragedy occurred. We will be fully transparent with our patients and with the public as more details emerge."

A Brazilian butt lift involves transferring fat from other parts of the body to give a more rounded behind.

But it can be dangerous and least 12 other women have died in recent years after undergoing the surgery in South Florida, NBC reported.

A 2017 study by the Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation found people undergoing the surgery are up to 20 times more likely to die than those undergoing other cosmetic surgery.

Danea's own cousin Jennifer PErez said she had nearly died from a similar op and was hospitalised for two months.

She said: "When you go to a plastic surgery place, they tell you very superficially what the consequences might be, but that goes very fast and quick under the radar and all these wonderful things are said to you, and you're willing to pay all this money, but you don't really realise that you're putting your life on the line."

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