Plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery are different procedures, the doctor added. He also shared facts behind common myths about plastic surgery.

Health insurance usually covers elective surgeries that you need to stay healthy, like repairing a torn rotator cuff. It doesn't cover surgeries that are optional, like cosmetic surgeries.

Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage provide coverage for a double mastectomy, along with other breast cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy, radiation, and surgical implantation of a ...

Study findings suggest that information needs of many women undergoing prophylactic mastectomy have not been sufficiently addressed.

We must confront where our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is deeply compromised: in the quiet normalization of selective abortion, which directly undercuts DEI’s values.

However, nearly two-thirds wished they had more information, with women undergoing bilateral prophylactic mastectomy more likely than women undergoing contralateral prophylactic mastectomy to ...

Patients who are waiting for surgery, have recent experience of elective care or simply want to help shape a better future for local health services are encouraged to complete the survey, which ...