With the growing popularity of cosmetic procedures, such as liposuction, many people may wonder if these procedures are safe.

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Daidys Pena Garces was left fighting for her life after the Brazilian butt lift, which involves taking fat from the hips, abdomen and other areas via liposuction before injecting it into the buttocks ...

Emerging Liposuction Technique Produces Abdominal 'Six-Pack' The researchers review their experience with liposuction to improve the appearance of the abdomen in 50 patients: 26 men and 24 women ...

According to new research published this month in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, a technique called abdominal etching can help create the often desired “six-pack abs” for ...

Plastic surgery wasn't something Krissy Wold pursued. Her primary care physician suggested it. Wold's lifetime battle with obesity left her with excess skin on her lower abdomen.

Dramatic weight loss can sometimes come with dramatic side effects.

The lawsuits said the surgeries were done using an untested approach that caused them severe pain, disfigurement, infections, and other complications.

Pope Francis will be hospitalized for several days to have a “laparotomy and abdominal wall plastic surgery with prosthesis” to treat a “recurrent, painful and worsening” intestinal issue ...