Ronald Poppo Miami Zombie Victim Face Recovery

‘Miami Zombie’ Victim Ronald Poppo Happily Recovering After Skin Grafts [VIDEO, GRAPHIC PHOTOS]

By Ashik Siddique | May 21, 2013 11:09 PM EDT

Ronald Poppo, homeless victim of the brutal “Miami zombie” attack, speaks out one year after he lost his vision and much of his face. His doctors at Jackson Memorial Perdue Medical Center describe how he is coping.

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Vermont Lye Attack Victim Reveals Face Transplant Six Years Later

By Christie Rizk | May 01, 2013 06:07 PM EDT

Vermont mother of two, Carmen Blandin Tarleton, revealed the new face she received thanks to a tissue donor and doctors at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

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South Korean Plastic Surgery Craze Blamed For Creating Look-Alike Miss Korea Pageant Contestants

By Evan Winchester | Apr 26, 2013 02:26 PM EDT

More cosmetic surgery per capita is performed in South Korea than any other country.

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Number of Men Seeking "Moob" Operations Spikes in 2012

By Christine Hsu | Jan 08, 2013 09:38 AM EST

An increasing number of men are going under the knife to remove their so-called man boobs.

Ibrahim Tatlises, moustache

Moustache Implants: Growing Plastic Surgery Trend

By Makini Brice | Nov 29, 2012 04:39 PM EST

In Middle East, moustache transplants are becoming a bourgeoning industry so that men can achieve their dream of fabulous facial follicles.

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Shocking Clip Showing Woman's Implant Flipping Inside Out After Botched Operation Goes Viral

By Christine Hsu | Nov 29, 2012 03:46 PM EST

A shocking Youtube video showing a bizarre bulge in a woman's buttock apparently caused by her botched silicone implant "flipped inside out" has gone viral.

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World Famous 'Cat Man' Who Spent Years Morphing Himself Into a Tiger May Have Died by Suicide

By Christine Hsu | Nov 14, 2012 03:50 PM EST

Dennis Avner, known as "Cat Man", the Nevada native who spent years trying to morph his body into that of a cat died earlier this month at the age of 54 under unclear circumstances.

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Brazilian Model Dies on Operating Table During Botched Liposuction

By Christine Hsu | Nov 05, 2012 02:32 PM EST

A 27-year-old Brazilian television model who was "obsessed with her looks" died during a botched liposuction operation.

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Chinese City Considers Banning Plastic Surgery for Minors

By Christine Hsu | Oct 24, 2012 02:36 PM EDT

A Chinese city may ban children under 18 from undergoing nonessential cosmetic surgery, according to draft rules aimed at tackling the country's growing obsession with going under the knife.

Justin Jedlica

'Human Ken Doll' Has Undergone 90 Surgeries, Spent $100,000 to Have Perfect Physique

By Makini Brice | Oct 16, 2012 04:42 PM EDT

Justin Jedlica has had 90 surgeries in order to sculpt his body, resembling a Ken doll.

Texas Woman Is the First in America to Receive Double Arm Transplant

By Nikki Tucker | Sep 13, 2012 11:39 AM EDT

After losing four limbs to an infection, Katy Hayes will be the first person in America to undergo a double arm transplant.

Why Aren't PTSD Patients Getting the Treatment They Deserve?

Incredible Military Advancements: Future Troops May Not Have to Worry About Losing Limbs

By Nikki Tucker | Sep 11, 2012 01:18 PM EDT

All around the country scientists are improving the daily lives of American troops with innovative and unexpected methods.

Gynecologists Alarmed by Plastic Surgery Trend

By Deena Beasley | Aug 25, 2012 12:11 PM EDT

Female genital cosmetic surgery is a small segment of the U.S. plastic surgery market, but it is growing, with thousands of women estimated to undergo such procedures every year.

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Pioneering WWI Plastic Surgery Records, "Before" and "After" Images Released

By Christine Hsu | Jul 13, 2012 01:17 PM EDT

Surgical records demonstrating the revolutionary work of Dr. Harold Gillies, a pioneer plastic surgeon renowned for developing some of the world's first successful skin grafts and plastic surgery techniques to treat soldiers who were left severely disfigured in World War One, has been newly released by The Queen's Hospital in Sidcup, UK.

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