Americans have become obsessed with plastic surgery and other means of image enhancement post-pandemic, research shows. Overall demand for cosmetic procedures increased by 5 percent in 2023 over the ...

Cytoreductive surgery removes tumors that have spread throughout your abdominal cavity. It’s often combined with another procedure called hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. You may need ...

Laparoscopic gastric banding is one of the least invasive weight loss surgeries available. Placing a band around your stomach can make you feel full with less food. Laparoscopic gastric banding ...

Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) surgery is a procedure to place a durable mechanical heart pump into a poorly functioning heart. LVADs help your heart’s lower left chamber (ventricle) pump blood ...

You'll be asleep during the surgery. Once you're sleeping, the urologist makes an incision (cut) on your genital area and inserts the implant into your corpora cavernosa (two tubes of tissue that fill ...

Moving complex spine to ASCs saves 60%, but professionals warn that standard facilities aren't ready, as it takes "purpose-built" infrastructure to proceed.

Lisa went to Dr. Mike Nayak in St. Louis, Mo., for a deep plane facelift, deep necklift, browlift and more. The two of them give PEOPLE all the details Hedy Phillips is the Senior Style News Editor at ...

A suboccipital craniotomy is a surgical approach that allows a surgeon to access a specific area within the base of the skull. A person may have this surgery if they have a tumor or another issue ...