Crazy story from the L.A. Times: An 85 year old surgeon was placed on three years probation after a patient he performed vaginal rejuvenation surgery on bled to death back in 2008. According to the article, Dr. Lawrence Hansen performed this procedure on a 39 year old woman, and was immediately followed by Dr. Harrell […]
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Posted on: Feb 16 2011
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By: editor
This is the official IN STITCHES preview video I made with Simon and Schuster where I discuss the book, and in the process reveal some embarrassing old photos of myself from high school. Enjoy! To preorder IN STITCHES, and enter yourself into drawings to win an iPad, Kindle, Nook, and thousands of dollars in skin […]
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Posted on: Feb 12 2011
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By: editor
Sad case in Florida recently. A young woman underwent liposuction and died. According to HLN sources, the physician had his hospital privileges recently revoked. My sympathies to her husband, who is obviously very distraught about this terrible tragedy. Make sure to do your homework. Only have your plastic surgery performed by a real plastic surgeon […]
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Posted on: Jan 16 2011
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By: editor
Terrible story coming out of Las Vegas. A woman won a free breast augmentation by the doctor of a medspa, the Skin Body Institute. She had the surgery performed under local anesthesia, but then sufferred horrible complications. Some details from ABC 13: – She was awake for the whole procedure, and was crying the entire […]