Pata Villanueva will have a tracheostomy and they are evaluating to operate again in the next few days

The exmodel Leg Villanueva She continues to be hospitalized at the Cantegril sanatorium in Punta del Este, where, a few weeks ago, she underwent emergency surgery for a brain injury she suffered while falling from the stairs of her home in La Barra. , in Uruguay. In the last few hours, information about his state of health has been released, which shows that you will have a tracheostomy to facilitate your recovery.

Although Villanueva, 69, was due to enter the operating room again this Friday to treat his fractured skull, it was ultimately decided that the procedure would be postponed until the first days of March. The reason for the suspension relates to the course of the bone injury, so in the next few days they will have to determine when the procedure will be performed.

Always in the last medical part, to which he had access THE NATION, realize the ex-model is less active and stays asleep most of the time, in addition to presenting numerous problems of sputum and feeding. This is why it was planned that this Thursday afternoon, they will perform a tracheotomy to help him recover, in addition to intensifying the physiotherapy sessions to help him regain his muscle tone.

Villanueva fell down the stairs of his house in Punta del Este on the night of Saturday 13. Fortunately, he did not pass out immediately, so he was able to scream and alert his neighbors, who called emergency services. After being assisted, she was transferred to Cantegril Sanatorium, where it was determined that she had suffered a serious skull injury and had undergone surgery to decompress the affected area.

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