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NEWS ABOUT: cosmetic surgery

cosmetic surgery stories: 29 news summaries

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Safari With That Liposuction?

Cosmetic surgeries can be cheaper abroad—and come with perks

Jan 3, 08 4:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Americans looking to get cosmetic surgery are eschewing expensive procedures at home and opting for "medical tourism," traveling abroad for cheaper procedures—that sometime come with exotic vacation perks. Countries including South Africa, Argentina, Thailand, Brazil and Singapore are marketing their health services to Americans with the promise... More »

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health care • plastic surgery • Thailand • Brazil • Costa Rica • cosmetic surgery • liposuction • malpractice

First Face Transplant Patient Smiles—Slightly

Patient faces massive side effects

Dec 13, 07 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Isabelle Dinoire can smile a little, her doctors reported yesterday, a big accomplishment for the world’s first face transplant recipient. Her case shows that the controversial surgery can work—but it also highlighted the risks involved. Dinoire has dealt with two tissue-rejection episodes, two kidney failures, anemia and high... More »

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France • blood pressure • cosmetic surgery • face transplant

Doc of Kanye's Mom Was on Thin Ice

High-profile Adams had alcohol convictions, faced malpractice action

Nov 14, 07 2:23 PM CST
(Newser) - The mother of rap star Kanye West died Saturday "as a result of surgery or anesthesia," a preliminary autopsy showed yesterday—more bad news for her surgeon, the Los Angeles Times reports. Dr. Jan Adams—a talk-show regular—faces sanctions from various state agencies over a string of... More »

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plastic surgery • medical malpractice • autopsy • Kanye West • cosmetic surgery • hip-hop • Donda West

She Views Life From Behind
a New Face

First such transplant patient shares her new perspective

Oct 5, 07 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Isabelle Dinoire, the French woman who in November 2005 received the world's first partial face transplant, has taught herself how to eat and speak again, but what she really wants to learn, the Guardian reports, is how to kiss. In a new book published in France yesterday, Dinoire describes her... More »

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France • transplant • cosmetic surgery • Isabelle Dinoire • face transplant

Aussie Navy Busted Over Free Boob Jobs

$10,000-a-pop operations address "psychological issues"

Sep 17, 07 7:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Royal Australian Navy has footed the bill for $10,000 breast-enhancement surgeries for sailors, says a plastic surgeon who told Australia's News Network that he performed breast enlargements for two such women—although neither had any injury. Officials insist the Navy pays for cosmetic operations only when there are... More »

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Australia • psychology • cosmetic surgery • breast enhancement • Royal Australian Navy • Howard Stern Grid

Cancer Can Wait; Botox Doesn't

New study says medical patients wait longer than cosmetic patients

Aug 29, 07 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Patients have a better chance of seeing their dermatologists if they want Botox than if they want a potentially cancerous mole examined, a new study finds. Researchers, posing as patients in a dozen cities, faced a typical wait of eight days for cosmetic procedures and 26 days to test a... More »

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cancer • surgery • skin cancer • doctor • melanoma • cosmetic surgery • Botox • moles • psoriasis • dermatology

Site Sells Shares in Boob Jobs

"Benefactors" pay to view naked photos and chat with women wanting implants

Aug 17, 07 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Web entrepreneur Jason Grunstra says his site is just a service connecting people with similar interests. The interest happens to be breasts, and the site connects those who like to look at them with those who'd like to have theirs enlarged. Women upload pictures of themselves, hoping to attract “... More »

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prostitution • surgery • women • Las Vegas • pornography • breast implants • cosmetic surgery • website • benefactors • Jason Grunstra • MyFreeImplants.com

Breast Implants Linked to Triple Suicide Rate

Troubled women may be drawn to
popular surgery

Aug 8, 07 6:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Women with breast-enlarging implants have a suicide rate three times higher than average,  a new medical study has found. Deaths linked to mental problems, such as alcohol abuse, were also three times higher among women undergoing the increasingly popular cosmetic procedure, the Los Angeles Times reports. Suicides rose sharply... More »

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plastic surgery • suicide • depression • surgery • beauty • breast implants • cosmetic surgery • suicide rate

Plastic Surgeons
Cut a New Path
Down Under

Forget breast implants: The frontier in plastic surgery is below the belt

Mar 6, 07 8:04 AM CST
(Newser) - David Matlock, a flamboyant California gynecologist who's been a pioneer in cosmetic surgery aimed at giving women "a youthful, aesthetic look" for their nether regions, has unleashed a host of protégés now improving unsightly genitals all over the country. Despite being uninsured, the procedures are growing in... More »

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medicine • plastic surgery • medical breakthrough • vaginoplasty • David Matlock • health • women's health • gynecology • breast implants • cosmetic surgery

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