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Cosmetic Surgery
Breast implant techniques vary widely around the world
From country to country, breast implant surgeries tend to vary widely in technique, as well as in type and size of implant, according to an international survey of surgeons.
Melania Trump makeover: Texas mom undergoes plastic surgery to look like first lady
One Texas mom is taking the term "role model" to another level.
Massive security breach at prominent Los Angeles clinic puts thousands at risk
Prominent Los Angeles celebrities are some of the thousands of patients that might be at risk after a massive security breach at a plastic surgery clinic.
Surgeon in hot water for doing liposuction in a barn
It had the fancy-sounding name of the Body Laser Sculpting Medical Spa, but when Dr. Bradley Bastow's patients showed up for liposuction surgery, they saw the reality: It was actua...
Janice Dean: Always read the fine print -- the last two months have been a real pain in the neck
Every time I would see my doctor would ask if there was ANYTHING he could do with my neck. I’ve had a bad relationship with my neck since I was little.
‘Something wasn’t right’: When an infection after surgery isn’t what it seems
Three months after cosmetic surgery, the patient's postoperative infection persisted, despite treatment with various antibiotics. The question was why.
Ex-mayor's wife ruptures breast implants after tripping on city sidewalk, lawsuit claims
The former mayor of San Diego and his wife are suing the city over a 2015 fall that ruptured both of her silicone breast implants.
Fake doc gets prison for deadly butt injections
A woman dubbed the “Toxic Tush” doctor will spend a decade behind bars for using Super Glue and Fix-a-Flat tire sealant to enlarge women’s behinds and causing one patient to die.
FDA links rare cancer, 9 deaths, to textured breast implants
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has received reports of 9 deaths and more than 350 cases of a rare blood cancer linked to breast implants.
