More Skin Surgery News

• Face Transplants Show Promising Results

  August 21 (HealthDay News) -- Two cases of face transplantation demonstrate the procedure can be ...

• Partial Face Transplant Patient Doing Well

  Dec. 13 (HealthDay News) -- A 38-year-old French woman who underwent a partial face transplant ...

• In-the-Field Facial Surgery Helps Injured Troops in Iraq

  Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. troops in Iraq who have suffered facial wounds are ...

• Skin Cooling After Laser Treatment Could Leave Marks

  Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Although it's meant to protect the skin, a cooling technique ...

• Transsexuals Can Benefit From Nose Reshaping

  Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Rhinoplasties, or nose reshaping surgeries, can help create feminine profiles ...

• Cosmetic Breast Surgeries Tied to Increased Suicide Risk

  August 10 (HealthDay News) -- Women who undergo cosmetic breast augmentation surgeries are three times ...

• Cosmetic Surgery TV Shows Get Viewers Pondering

  August 10 (HealthDay News) -- Reality TV shows focused on plastic surgery can boost viewers' ...

• Absorbable Stitches, Hydrogen Peroxide a Bad Mix

  August 8 (HealthDay News) -- The type of antiseptic health care staff use to clean ...

• Tattoos Can Be Troublesome to Remove

  July 23 (HealthDay News) -- People pondering a tattoo may want to consider the expense ...

• Patient's Own Body Fat Used in Breast Remodeling

  July 10 (HealthDay News) -- Injecting a woman's own fat from her belly or thigh ...

• Medical Tourism Takes Flight

  July 6 (HealthDay News) -- Soaring U.S. medical costs are causing many Americans to take ...

• Most Bariatric Surgery Patients Shun Tummy Tucks

  May 31 (iVillage Total Health) -- Although the number of obese people getting bariatric surgery ...

• Study: New Facelift Technique Gives More Options

  May 17 (iVillage Total Health) -- A new facelift technique that places the surgical incision ...

• Surgeons: Skip Liposuction, Tummy Tucks on Kids

  May 11 (iVillage Total Health) -- Children battling obesity problems should not turn to cosmetic ...

• Nerve-Severing Surgery Curbs Excessive Sweating: Study

  April 18 (HealthDay News) -- Surgery to sever the nerves that send signals to the ...

• U.S. Hospital Errors Continue to Rise

  April 3 (HealthDay News) -- Patient safety incidents in U.S. hospitals increased by three percent ...

• Majority of Americans Favor Cosmetic Surgery

  March 28 (iVillage Total Health) -- From face lifts to tummy tucks to hair implants, ...

• Docs' Referral Practices Limit Breast Reconstruction

  March 27 (HealthDay News) -- Low rates of breast reconstruction surgery in the United States ...

• Port-Wine Stains Can Return After Laser Treatment

  March 22 (HealthDay News) -- Laser treatment of port-wine stains can lighten these disfiguring facial ...