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Like mom, like daughter: Plastic surgery duos
When Pam Fry, a 57-year-old teacher from Owasso, Okla., had a tummy tuck and breast lift to tighten up her sagging skin after losing 127 pounds, the procedures had a huge impact on her life. But they also had an impact on her daughter.
Spanish face transplant patient goes public
MADRID – A Spanish man who underwent a partial face transplant hugged his surgeon Tuesday and expressed gratitude to the donor’s family as he appeared in public for the first time since the January operation. The patient, identified only as Rafael, spoke with difficulty at a news conference at Seville’s Virgen del Rocio Hospital, where he had undergone the 30-hour surgery.
Maggie Daley having surgery today
CHICAGO (CBS) – Chicago First Lady Maggie Daley on Friday morning underwent surgery on her right leg at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the mayor’s press office said in a statement. Orthopedic oncologist…
Instant dimples a cheeky fad
While thousands of people shell out millions of dollars to have unsightly dimples removed from their derrieres, others are actually paying to have the more charming variety put in their…
Roger Ebert cannot speak, but still communicates
NEW YORK — Film critic Roger Ebert lost his ability to speak nearly four years ago, when he underwent a tracheostomy, a procedure that opens an airway through an incision…
Father charged after accidentally grazing 7-year-old son’s head
A father was charged with reckless conduct after a handgun accidentally went off striking him in the hand and his 7-year-old son in the head, Thursday afternoon at a warehouse…
Rep. John Murtha of Pa. dies at 77
HARRISBURG, Pa. — U.S. Rep. John Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday. He was 77. The…
Chicago Bears’ Matt Forte has knee surgery
Bears running back Matt Forte had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee within the last two weeks, according to multiple sources. The clean-up procedure followed a post-season MRI. Forte sprained…
American Society for Surgery of the Hand Creates First-Ever Ethics Guidelines
Hand Surgeons Take Leadership Role in Industry Relations to Ensure Patient Care The American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) Corporate Advisory Council recently gathered in Chicago to create…