Dangerous Brazilian Butt Lifts Get a Makeover in Florida A new law targets budget plastic surgery clinics with new safety precautions Dec 23, 2023
Breaking Legs in Pursuit of the 'Perfect Body' What are the ethics of leg-lengthening surgery? Nov 09, 2023
Doctors Perform First Partial-Face, Full-Eye Transplant Stem cells injected into optic nerve, but unclear whether recipient will regain his sight Nov 09, 2023
Heart Injuries Suggest Reconsideration of Holding BP Meds for Surgery Pause on ACE inhibitors, ARBs yields more acute hypertension with no prevention of hypotension Nov 06, 2023
It's the Summer of Barbie ... Botox? What's up with the neck-slimming procedure known as Barbie Botox? Aug 18, 2023
The Consequences of Stripping a Surgeon's License for Live-Streaming Procedures Can live-streaming care ever play a positive role in medicine? Jul 22, 2023
Doc Who Livestreamed Surgeries on TikTok Loses License Katharine Roxanne Grawe, MD, will also have to pay a fine of $4,500 Jul 13, 2023
New CMS Coding Shortchanges Natural-Tissue Breast Reconstruction Elisabeth Potter, MD, on the negative effect on women with breast cancer and their surgeons Jul 11, 2023 video
How a Medical Recoding May Limit Cancer Patients’ Options for Breast Reconstruction Many believe this would restrict women's options for surgery Jun 04, 2023
From Botched Buttocks to Botulism Insidious threats continue to plague the global cosmetic bazaar May 22, 2023
Plastic Surgeon Who Livestreamed Procedures on TikTok May Lose License "Dr. Roxy" faced 11 lawsuits detailing severe complications from surgeries May 18, 2023
What Makes Brazilian Butt Lifts So Deadly? South Florida deaths show why the BBL is the "most dangerous aesthetic procedure ever performed" Apr 11, 2023
Gender-Affirming Surgery Gets a Boost After California Law Kicked In Nondiscrimination law bars insurers from limiting benefits based on gender identity, expression Mar 14, 2023
Cases of Breast Implant-Associated Lymphoma Continue to Accumulate More than 1,300 cases and 35 deaths, as reports of other implant-linked malignancies emerge Mar 06, 2023
Danica Patrick's Breast Implant Illness The former NASCAR driver began experiencing unusual symptoms 3 years after her procedure Nov 03, 2022
8,000 Nerve Endings? Actually, the Clitoris Has More First count in humans may lay the groundwork for safer surgery Oct 27, 2022
Outpatient Centers Cautiously Open Doors to Surgery for People With Cardiac Devices Will those with CIEDs become regular patients at ambulatory surgery centers within a decade? Oct 25, 2022
What Killed the First Gender-Affirming Surgery Clinic in the U.S.? Powerful people, prejudice, and politics, according to a review of its history Oct 03, 2022
Breast Implant-Related Lymphoma More Common Than Reported Contemporary data suggest at least a twofold higher case rate as compared with FDA estimates Jul 21, 2022
Extra Warming Efforts in Surgery Turn Out to Be Hot Air PROTECT trial finds targeting body temperatures a few degrees higher is unnecessary Apr 04, 2022
FDA Warns on Using Surgical Device for Aesthetic Skin Procedures Agency details potentially life-threatening adverse events with plasma-generating device Mar 14, 2022
Six Medical ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ With the Highest Hourly Wages Plastic and orthopedic surgery top the list Jan 27, 2022
Collateral Damage of COVID-19: Home Injuries, Suicides in Kids? Trends during a period when many kids were kept out of school Oct 10, 2021
Gender-Affirming Surgical Fellowships Gaining Steam in the U.S. Since 2017, number of programs offering multidisciplinary training has grown from one to eight Jun 21, 2021
Ohio Surgeon Pens His Own Hilarious Obit Thomas Flanigan wrote his own "shocking and unexpected, yet fabulous, exit" May 07, 2021
Negligent Credentialing Suit in Iowa Could Affect Hospitals Everywhere State Supreme Court hears potential bellwether case next week Feb 09, 2021
Most Women Satisfied With 'Going Flat' After Mastectomy Lack of surgeon support key factor in later dissatisfaction, study shows Jan 08, 2021
Hospital Debates Penis Transplant in Transgender Patient Landmark procedure could revolutionize sex-reassignment surgery Oct 08, 2020
Surgeon Accused of Taping Sex Assaults; MD Chokes Nurse; Sex for Pain Pills Bad Practice: A weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation Mar 13, 2020
A Real Pain in the Neck: Surgeons' Posture Wearable tech confirms ergonomic stress of surgery Mar 11, 2020
USC Party Dean Gets $1.8M; TV Doc Disciplined; Fla. 3-Strike Law Fails Bad Practice: a weekly roundup of clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation May 24, 2019
Surgeon With Sexual Misconduct History Accused Again Left New York after medical board sanction, faces new allegations in Wisconsin Feb 05, 2019
Cosmetic, Plastic Surgeons Squabble Over 'Board Certified' Label California denies privilege to docs not certified by recognized board Jan 04, 2019
No Benefit From Preventive Antibiotics in Nose Jobs Meta-analysis: infection rates the same whether prophylaxis given or not Nov 30, 2018
Ideal Timing of Post-Mohs Reconstruction Waiting 7 days or more associated with reduced complications Oct 26, 2018
