Usher's Wife in Plastic Surgery Emergency

She's recovering now with family at her side

(NEWSER) - Usher's wife was in a coma following a heart attack during liposuction surgery, according to the latest details to emerge in the medical emergency at a Brazilian hospital, reports Stuff.co.nz. Tameka Foster went into cardiac and respiratory arrest as she was being anesthetized, Brazilian papers are reporting. Doctors induced a coma as a life-saving measure. She's reportedly in stable condition now. Kanye West's mother died in 2007 after cosmetic surgery complications. More»

(NEWSER) - Usher’s wife is in “stable condition” following an unidentified problem during surgery, People reports. A statement from the family said 37-year-old Tameka Raymond is resting after “suffering complications from routine surgery in Brazil. No further details will be released, and the family requests privacy at this difficult time.” More»

Taxing plastic surgery could hurt the economy

(NEWSER) - Taxing Americans' breast implants isn't as hot an idea as it may seem. That's because our assumption that richie-richie New Jersey housewives are the ones getting it isn't quite right, writes Christopher Beam for Slate . This is an industry that services people who can't afford it—credit card is the payment of choice for 85% of procedures. And because it's "well established" that good looks correlate with good salaries, if going under the knife makes you better looking, plastic surgery has the potential to make people—and the country—better off. More»

Couple splits, papers not filed yet

(NEWSER) - The honeymoon is over for R&B star Usher and his wife of nearly 2 years. Divorce papers “haven’t been filed yet, but we had a telephone conversation last week with an attorney asking how to file,” a court clerk tells the Daily News. The split with Tameka Foster comes 4 months after Usher flew to Brazil to join her after she went into cardiac arrest during cosmetic surgery. More»

Patients more eager to get back to work, hit gym after surgery

(NEWSER) - Hopping back in the sack no longer tops plastic surgery patients’ post-op priorities—even for those who’ve undergone curve-enhancing procedures, W reports. Sex-related questions have died down as working out, and just plain working, have supplanted sex as activities patients are itching to get back to, says one plastic surgeon, whose patients are more likely to argue acceptable treadmill speeds with him. More»