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...
Cosmetic Surgery
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.
Dallas woman on trial in silicone injection death of client
Prosecutors say a Dallas salon worker charged with murder injected clients' buttocks with industrial-grade silicone as part of illegal cosmetic procedures.
2 patients hospitalized in Miami after suffering complications during butt lift procedures
Two women who sought Brazilian butt lifts at a Miami-area cosmetic center were taken the hospital after hours-long procedures, WSVN.com reported.
Officials investigating patient's death after butt lift procedure at Miami clinic
A Miami clinic is under fire after one of its patients died Thursday following a Brazilian butt lift procedure, marking the second such death in a one-year span.
Miami man arrested in botched butt lift procedure
A Miami man is facing charges after a woman told police he provided her with illegal injections during a botched at-home butt lift procedure that left her hospitalized.
