When a person undergoes surgery, there is always the possibility of complications. Sadly, it can even end in death. Plastic surgery is rarely medically necessary, but people are often willing to take the risk to feel better about themselves. A Nevada mom traveled all the way to Miami for plastic surgery to get the results she wanted. Unfortunately, the 28-year-old woman, Ahmonique Miller, lost her life.
Now, police are investigating the recovery house she was staying in post-surgery. They believe that her death may be tied to the recovery, not the actual surgery.
Miller — also known as Scarlett Miller — was staying with her sister Kiera Barnes at a recovery house when she died on March 7, 2025, the Miami Herald reported. Police confirmed with the outlet that homicide detectives are investigating her death.
Barnes has made several social media videos claiming that Keyla Oliver, the owner of Keyla’s Recovery House, is responsible for her sister’s death. According to 19-year-old Barnes, she and Miller traveled to Miami for procedures at Avana Plastic Surgery. Miller’s surgery was done by Dr. Algird Mameniskis. Avana is a licensed plastic surgery center, not a hospital.
The Herald reported that Florida code dictates patients must be discharged from a plastic surgery center within 24 hours of their arrival. Typically, patients are in and out shortly after their procedures, and spend their post-op time at a recovery houses. Typically, recovery houses are run out of a rented house.
While there aren’t specific licenses required for recovery houses, based on the services they usually provide, they act much like an assisted living facility. According to The Herald, it’s common that arrests involving recovery houses are for “operating an assisted living facility without a license.” Florida Department of Health shows no medical professional license for Keyla Oliver. Additionally, Keyla’s Recovery House does not have an assisted living facility license.
Word that other illegal practices were being used at Keyla’s Recovery Center has also surfaced following Miller’s death.
“It would be improper for us to comment at this time; our condolences to the family of the deceased,” Oliver’s attorney, Bob Pardo told The Herald.
Barnes’ attorney, Frantz ‘Jahra’ McLawrence, told the outlet that there were five people at the recovery house at the time of Ahmonique Miller’s death: Miller, Barnes, Oliver, Oliver’s son, and a staffer. It’s also now being reported that Oliver’s son had previously been arrested for manslaughter, and was on house arrest, living at the recovery center. It is unclear whether it is the same son who was present at the time of Miller’s death.
When Dr. Mameniskis learned about Miller’s death, he sent Barnes, who also had surgery, to another recovery house. “I did not stay there the night my sister died,” Barnes said. “I didn’t feel safe.” Miller leaves behind a 1-year-old child.
