By Fred Schulte, KFF Health News Lenia Watson-Burton, a 37-year-old U.S. Navy administrator, expected that cosmetic surgery would get rid of stubborn fat quickly and easily — just as the web advertising promised. Instead, she died three days after a lipos... See more
Lisa Farris worried that a nasty infection from recent liposuction and a tummy tuck was rapidly getting worse. So she phoned the cosmetic surgery center to ask if she should head to the emergency room, she alleges in a lawsuit.
The nurse who took the call... See more
Lisa Farris worried that a nasty infection from recent liposuction and a tummy tuck was rapidly getting worse. So she phoned the cosmetic surgery center to ask if she should head to the emergency room, she alleges in a lawsuit. The nurse who took the call... See more
After Outpatient Cosmetic Surgery, They Wound Up in the Hospital or Alone at a Recovery House
Some patients who had liposuction or other surgeries later required emergency hospital care — and some died, court records show.
How To Pick the Right Cosmetic S... See more
Doctors with troubled pasts are performing cosmetic surgeries tied to crippling pain and injury
Sadie Harley
scientific editor
Andrew Zinin
lead editor
Not long after California surgeon Andrew S. Hsu landed a job with a cosmetic surgery chain in Georgia, ... See more
