Short Men Seek Surgical Stretching

Study finds fat gets 'redistributed upstairs' within a year

(NEWSER) - People who undergo liposuction are playing Whac-A-Mole with body fat instead of achieving permanent reductions, new research suggests. Researchers found that after patients had fat deposits removed from one part of their body, the fat reappeared within a year in a different part of their body, the New York Times reports. More»

Dr. Lazar Greenfield would have been American College of Surgeons prez

(NEWSER) - Note to medical professionals: It may not be a wise move to recommend that men give women "semen" as a Feb. 14 present. An ill-advised Valentine's Day editorial touting the mood-lifting effects of semen on women who have unprotected sex has led to the resignation of Dr. Lazar Greenfield, former president-elect of the American College of Surgeons. Greenfield, 78, had previously resigned as editor-in-chief of Surgery News, which published the editorial. In it, Greenfield speculated that semen acts a sort of antidepressant, citing research stating that female college students who had unprotected sex were less depressed than those whose partners used condoms. More»

Believe it or not, they can teach us something

(NEWSER) - If you want to learn some real body-image lessons, just watch reality TV. No, not The Biggest Loser or Celebrity Fit Club—typical trashy reality shows, starring such beloved household names as Snooki and Heidi. Here are the sometimes inspiring, sometimes scary lessons they’ve taught Leslie Goldman of the Huffington Post :

• Snooki: Not surprisingly, she gained weight while drinking nonstop on Jersey Shore—but she says things like, “We all have flaws” and gets an A-minus for teaching us to “work with what you’ve got,” Goldman writes.

Routine op goes awry for doc fond of sedatives

(NEWSER) - Men everywhere will be glad to hear that a blundering surgeon who cut off a man's entire testicle when he was supposed to be removing a cyst is likely to lose his license. Nurses told a hearing in England that Dr. Sulieman Al Hourani appeared "rather surprised" as he held the severed testicle in his hand after the error, the BBC reports. More»

Plastic surgeon Hank Chien topped record score during Feb. blizzard

(NEWSER) - Step aside, Billy Mitchell—the new “King of Kong” is New York City plastic surgeon Hank Chien, who beat Mitchell's Donkey Kong scoring record by 10,000 points. The arbiter of Donkey Kong scoring, Twin Galaxies, has verified Chien’s score on the classic arcade game. The real shocker: The doctor has been playing the game only since last September. “It’s something to add to my resume,” says the Harvard grad. More»