cosmetic surgery
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A Woman Developed Life-Threatening Sepsis 14 Months After She Got Cosmetic Butt Fillers
A woman’s attempt to augment her buttocks led to an unusually delayed and life-threatening infection that started to rot away her skin, doctors in Ireland say. In a new report, they describe how the 29-year-old contracted a rare infection in the same part of her buttocks where she had gotten dermal fillers injected more than…
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Dealing With People Who Want Weird Plastic Surgery
Next month, Vegas hosts the annual Aesthetics Show, an industry conference for the cosmetic surgery community. The topics they will be discussing — including the one captured in the headline above — hint at the future of consumer biotech. Or a future dystopia. You decide.