Tennessee mother of five dies after having an illegal Brazilian butt lift at cosmetics center called 'Seduction' - as bungling doctor punctured her intestines, bladder and liver with a cannula: Family files lawsuit

The family of a Tennessee mother of five who died after she had an illegal Brazilian butt lift has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her doctor and the surgery center. 

Erica Russell, 33, died on June 16, 2021, after Dr. John Sampson punctured her intestines, bladder, liver and abdominal wall during her surgery. Russell died after a fat deposit blocked her bloodstream and 'triggered fatal cardiac arrest.'

According to a press release from Stewart Tilghman Fox & Bianchi & Cain, the law firm representing her family, Russell's procedure started at 8.31pm, and a little over two hours later, she was dead. 

'What happened to Ms. Russell should have never happened. This is assembly line medicine and that’s what killed her,' Attorney Michael Levine said. 

Sampson has since been banned from performing Brazilian butt lift surgeries at Seduction Cosmetic Center in Coral Gables, Florida, was fined $20,000, but was able to keep his license.

Sampson and the center did not respond to DailyMail.com in time for this report.

Erica Russell, 33, died on June 16, 2021, after Dr. John Sampson punctured her intestines, bladder, liver and abdominal wall during a Brazilian butt lift procedure 

Russell's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her doctor John Sampson (pictured) and Seduction Cosmetic Center in Coral Gables, Florida

Sampson has since been banned from performing surgeries at Seduction Cosmetic Center and was fined $20,000. Further investigation found that Sampson was not approved to perform surgeries at the cosmetics center

A Brazilian butt lift, also known as a BBL, is a cosmetic procedure that involves a fat transfer from a part of the body to the buttocks, in order to create a fuller bottom. 

BBLs and bottom augmentation procedures have risen in popularity over the years due to curvaceous celebrities like the Kardashians and rapper Cardi B.

As the surgery uses your own fat material, the BBL is said to leave a patient with a more natural-looking result than other forms of plastic surgery. 

Seduction Cosmetic Center offers this procedure for $3,500 and also advertises other cosmetic surgeries such as breast augmentations, tummy tucks, liposuction, vaginal rejuvenation and a plethora of other options.  

Prior to starting Russell's botched surgery, Sampson has performed six procedures for a total of 14 hours at the cosmetic center, according to the lawsuit. 

Further investigation found that Sampson was not approved to perform surgeries at the cosmetics center, despite Russell signing off on paperwork before her procedure that said he had plastic and cosmetic privileges at Seduction as  'Designated Physician.' 

During Russell's procedure, Sampson punctured the mother's intestines, liver, bladder and abdominal wall with a cannula- a tube used for sucking fat out of the body. 

Russell was a mother of five who worked at T-Mobile prior to her passing. Her devastated family, friends and co-workers held a funeral service for her on June 27, 2021 

State investigators say the doctor violated the 'minimum standard of care' as he also injected fat under her gluteal muscle and 'deep gluteal planes,' during her surgery. 

At 10.50pm, the fatal injuries caused severe bleeding in her abdominal cavity and she suffered a pulmonary fat embolism, the law firm said. 

She died after a fat deposit blocked her bloodstream and 'triggered fatal cardiac arrest.' 

Sampson has since been removed from the cosmetic center's social media and website, but on his personal Instagram, his bio still says that he works at Seduction. 

'It’s unbelievable that a surgery center could allow this to happen. This doctor should have never been performing this surgery, much less seven surgeries in one day,' Stephan Cain, another attorney for the family said. 

Her devastated family held a funeral service for Russell after her passing, where many relatives, friends and co-workers from her job at T-Mobile spoke highly of her. 

'Erica was a person, that if you didn't know her, you probably wish you did,' one of her co-workers said. 

Seduction Cosmetic Center offers a BBL for $3,500 and also advertised other cosmetic surgeries such as breast augmentations, tummy tucks, liposuction, vaginal rejuvenation and a plethora of other options

During Russell's procedure, Sampson punctured the mother's intestines, live, bladder and abdominal wall with a cannula- a tube used for sucking fat out of the body. Russell died after after a fat deposit blocked her bloodstream and and 'triggered fatal cardiac arrest' 

Another woman, who said she was her best friend, cried and said that she 'was the last person' Russell talked to before her surgery. 

'She texted me "I love you bestie," I said "I love you too, talk when you come out." I been waiting on my baby to call me since June 16,' the friend said as she tried to hold back tears. 

Many of her loved ones remembers Russell as a devoted mother who constantly spoke about her children and made sure she did everything she could for them. 

'To know Erica was to love Erica. Erica went above and beyond. And when I say she was the representation of strong, no matter what, or despite whatever she was going through, she made sure everybody was good- everybody,' another friend said at the service.