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Court Orders New Medical Board to Re-examine Silvina Luna Death

The August 4 expert review will expand last year’s forensic report to test whether different treatment or follow‑up could have prevented the PMMA‑linked complications.

Overview

  • A new Junta Médica has been scheduled for August 4 at the Morgue Judicial to produce an expanded expert report for the homicide investigation.
  • The hearing follows a request by lawyer Fernando Burlando to broaden the September 15, 2025 pericia so specialists answer targeted questions about the timing of granulomas, possible treatments to avoid hypercalcemia, and post‑operative monitoring.
  • A September 2025 eight‑specialist board already found a direct link between Lotocki’s aesthetic procedures and Luna’s fatal illness, and the new review is meant to clarify clinical timing and care questions that remain contested.
  • Surgeon Aníbal Lotocki is formally imputado for homicidio simple in Luna’s death, is held in preventive detention in a separate case, and carries a confirmed eight‑year sentence for prior serious injuries from aesthetic procedures.
  • The expanded medical report could be decisive for criminal responsibility and may intensify scrutiny of PMMA use and post‑procedure oversight in Argentina, while Luna’s family seeks clear answers about preventable care.