Cosmetic Surgery

A medical board on Friday took steps to carry out a new law related to so-called “Brazilian butt lift” procedures, but one top regulator said a growing...

Florida lawmakers have approved new rules for plastic surgery centers, which have been loosely regulated despite the deaths of patients.

Choeun Nuon traveled from her home in California to a Miami-area cosmetic surgery clinic to have a so-called Brazilian butt lift in February 2017....

A 30-year-old woman suffered a medical emergency and died during a cosmetic procedure at a medical clinic in South Florida.

According to research by the nonprofit news outlet Center for Public Integrity, vague rules and creative interpretation have allowed hundreds of thousands…

The number of eyelid lifts paid for by Medicare more than tripled in a 10-year span, according to the Center for Public Integrity. The cost to U.S. taxpayers for the surgery rose to $80 million in 2011, the report says. In one year, a Florida surgeon billed Medicare for about 2,200 procedures.