Brazilian Influencer Flavia Calina, aka Mila De Jesus, came into the limelight after sharing how her life changed over six years. She provided updates on Instagram and inspired many people. She lived in Boston, though she was born in Brazil.
Mila posted pictures of her children enjoying themselves in the snow on 07 January 2024. Thus, her death must be a shock to her family members. She died on 12 January, and her husband, George Kowszi, shared multiple tributes to her on Facebook the following day.
On 15 January, Mila’s daughter, Anna Clara, confirmed her death on Instagram. Two days later, the media suspected she died of a heart attack, though her medical reports are not out.
Mila celebrated Anna’s fifteenth birthday in September 2023 and wished her on social media, calling her a friend and an occasional coach. Thus, she considered herself a resilient and high-spirited mother.
Mila De Jesus Before And After
Mila underwent a gastric bypass surgery in 2017 and an abdominoplasty the following year. She shared a before-and-after photo on Instagram in November 2023 and claimed to have lost 150 pounds. It was a difference between the 22-year-old and 35-year-old Mila.
Mila revealed about her gastric bypass surgery in November 2023 to her 59k Instagram followers, and her social media followers gradually increased after hearing her inspirational story. It was her last health update.
Mila mentioned how her decision six years ago changed her life in many ways and made her feel proud. She also encouraged her fans, saying if she can do it, they can do it too. Now, she has 68.6k followers on Instagram.
Besides that, Mila used to share makeup tutorials on YouTube with her 103,000 subscribers. In October 2023, she informed her fans about her psoriasis, which affected 80% of her body, resulting in itchiness, scaly patches, and rashes. However, she hardly spoke about it in the three months before dying.
Mila shared a video of her slim tummy with stretch marks affected by psoriasis after battling with it for three months. Ointments, medicines, and doctors worked on her skin health while she worked on her mental health.
Mila married George on 28 September 2023 and had four children (a fifteen-year-old daughter Anna, Bento Luis De Jesus, Joao, and a seventeen-year-old son Pedro Marçal) from her previous marriage.
Brazilian influencers, such as Bruna Tavares, Flavia Calina, Carolina Lima, and more, shared condolences with Mila’s husband and her children through social media.
How Gastric Bypass Surgery Helped Mila De Jesus
Mila was a bit overweight in 2010 but gained more pounds after giving birth in 2015. Further, she lost a lot of pounds till February 2018, though she shared her before and after photos in November 2023.
She underwent safe gastric bypass surgery in 2017, which changed her digestive system forever and required special care. She must have had only liquids right after the surgery and went to solid food six or eight weeks after the surgery. It also depended on how fast her body adjusted to the change in diet.
The surgery reduced her stomach size, rerouted her small intestine, and helped her in weight loss, limiting her food intake. Other celebrities who underwent the surgery are AI Roker, Carnie Wilson, Kelly Osbourne, Mariah Carey, and more.
The surgery helps extremely obese people, though Mila was not. She did not share every stage of her journey, but we can assume what she must have gone through after hearing other people’s stories.
According to multiple gastric bypass patients, they could not stop eating unhealthy food, which made them obese. People generally choose this path when exercise or medicines do not work against obesity. However, the surgery makes them confident and healthy.
However, they must only eat and drink the food items allowed by the doctor. They must eat slowly and not drink right after eating as it might quickly flush down the food from the stomach. Thus, it must have been hard for Mila, but she overcame it without any chaos.
The surgery helps patients avoid health issues caused by being overweight, and they visit hospitals only for genuine emergencies. It is not only a change in diet but also in lifestyle. However, the patient must exercise regularly, stay hydrated, take vitamins, and eat healthy.
The doctors must guide their patients at every stage, and it looks like Mila’s doctor did his/her job accurately. Some patients are on the verge of dying due to obesity. Thus, they rush to the surgery. Fortunately, Mila was not so obese.
