What in the World
What in the World
Too young for cosmetic surgery?
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7 October 2025
10 minutes
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A teenager recently died in Mexico, reportedly after having cosmetic surgery. Paloma Nicole was just 14. Her dad claims he didn’t know she was having surgery until after she died. BBC Global Affairs Reporter Mimi Swaby joins us to talk through the details.
#Lasniñasnonecesitanimplantes (girls don’t need implants) has also been trending. We hear why some people online are so angry, and why the Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum has even commented on the case.
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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
Video producer: Baldeep Chahal
Producers: Mora Morrison and Chelsea Coates
Editor: Verity Wilde
