If she didn’t like it, perhaps she shouldn’t have put a ring on it. A woman wanted to remove a pesky tattoo on her finger because she later regretted it. However, she didn’t want to laser it off — so she had it cut out instead in a process called “tattoo excision.” A United Kingdom … Read more
Good news for doctors looking to cut appendectomies out of their schedules. A new study — conducted by Swedish researchers from the Karolinska Institute and published Wednesday in JAMA Surgery — found that most patients who receive antibiotics for appendicitis rather than surgery have successful long-term outcomes, but some may require surgery later on. Appendectomies … Read more
Barbie nose best. New Yorker Alexandria Linton never much cared for the picture-perfect, pink-loving plaything. Growing up in the early 2000s, when high-tech toys and high-speed computer games were de la mode, the plastic icon just didn’t appeal to her. But when Linton, now 25, got elective plastic surgery in March, she went for the human version … Read more
A Canadian doula feels more confident after getting her right eye removed in a “life-changing” surgery that followed years of pain. Taiva Finlayson, 21, was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis at just 1 year old, with the condition causing her to go blind in her right eye at age 12. “I would cry to my doctor about … Read more
Thank artificial intelligence for what doctors are declaring a modern medical “miracle.” A Long Island man who was paralyzed in a diving accident has regained motion and feeling in his body after a breakthrough, machine learning-based surgery that successfully “connected a computer to his brain” through microelectrode implants. Now, the successful case of Massapequa’s Keith … Read more
A group of Arizona high school seniors came to the aid of a beloved teacher by raising nearly $10,000 to help cover the cost of his wife’s crucial heart surgery. “We just need more kind acts, no matter how small it is or how large it is,” Parker Bond, 18, a 2023 graduate of Arcadia High School … Read more
Fill’er up! This trophy wife loves putting her rich hubby’s money where her mouth is — and where the sun don’t shine. Lip fillers, breast implants and a tummy tuck aren’t enough for bombshell Leila Griffin, 29, who funds her exterior modifications through her millionaire husband, Bruce, 53 — who’s 25 years her senior, but … Read more
What the tuck happened? A British woman who flew to Turkey for a cut-price tummy tuck says she’s been left in agonizing pain after surgeons botched the budget procedure. Emma Witney, 46, jetted out to Istanbul on Mar. 7 to undergo the operation at a clinic that is not being named for legal reasons. The … Read more
This was the one case where someone wanted to lose their marbles. Doctors were shocked over the case of a woman in India, who had a bulging growth on her head that was filled with white globules like a “sack of marbles.” The “uncommon” affliction was detailed recently in the journal “Radiology” by doctors at … Read more
There’s a snake in my arm. An Uruguayan body modification addict dubbed a “real-life demon” has divided social media after dropping nearly $6,500 to get “Satanic”-looking serpent implants in both arms. “I enjoyed it from start to finish,” gushed Victor Hugo Peralta, 53, to Jam Press while describing his serpentine enhancements. He and his wife … Read more
Irina Prosmushkin’s mother used to always tell her she looked grumpy. But on a recent FaceTime call, her mom wondered why she couldn’t stop smiling. Prosmushkin, a 48-year-old pharmacist in the Philadelphia area, has Dr. Andrew Jacono to thank. The Manhattan-based facial plastic surgeon Dr. Andrew Jacono performed a lip lift on Prosmushkin in January, curing … Read more
Life in plastic — it’s not so fantastic, according to some Barbie bashers. A new study found that an overwhelming 82% of the 1,000 multi-generational, female case studies think Barbie dolls — which take center stage in a highly anticipated Margot Robbie movie premiering Friday, July 21 — promote unrealistic body expectations to girls and women. … Read more
It was like a Buffalo Bill trinket — but 100% cruelty-free. A UK woman redefined body art after revealing that she turned the four pounds of skin from her weight loss surgery into human leather. “To others this idea is bonkers and sounds really weird — but it came naturally to me,” artist Katie Taylor, … Read more
The price of Ozempic is already sky-high — but experts warn extreme weight loss could also cost your life. Dr. Terry Dubrow, the mastermind plastic surgeon behind the hit series “Botched,” is slamming the drastic methods an increasing number of patients are risking to achieve drastic weight loss following the autopsy results for Lisa Marie … Read more
He’s laying down the law. A malpractice attorney has revealed the questions patients should always ask their doctors before getting surgery. A legal eagle named Tommy, better known as @tommythelawyer online, said every patient has the right to know the role of the medical resident in the surgery. “I promise you that you’re going to … Read more
She didn’t see this coming. A woman contracted an excruciating eye infection that required surgery after attempting to clean her skin with a home remedy she found on TikTok. Identified only as Aranza, this 22-year-old had been using coconut oil and micellar water to cleanse her face for years. When she developed what she believed … Read more
Surgeons in Israel performed a miracle surgery and managed to reattach a boy’s head after he was hit by a car while riding his bike, the Jerusalem hospital announced this week. Suleiman Hassan, a 12-year-old Palestinian from the West Bank, suffered what is known as an internal decapitation, with his skull detached from the top vertebrae of his … Read more
Its eyes were bigger than its brain. A New Mexico rattlesnake was left looking a bit more rectangular than usual after the reptile swallowed a mouse — while it was still in a mousetrap. “When you think you have seen it all,” Espanola’s Cottonwood Rehab, an animal rescue service that saved the rattler, wrote in … Read more
A Filipino schoolgirl had to be hospitalized after a freak accident left her with scissors sticking out of her head — for a full week. “Sharp objects like scissors or knives must be kept away from children,” the girl’s father Rene Boy Raga warned after the bizarre mishap, which occurred at the family home Sarangani province. … Read more
It’s not brain surgery — it’s AI-assisted brain surgery. Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing health care, and surgeons operating on brain tumors need the speed and accuracy that AI can deliver. When a patient is on the operating table with their skull cut open and their brain exposed, surgeons have to know exactly what type of … Read more