The U.S. FDA on Thursday reminded healthcare providers that “there are no surgical mesh products cleared or approved by FDA for use in breast surgery, including in augmentation or reconstruction.” The regulatory agency says it has not determined the safety and effectiveness of surgical mesh…

A Washington mother says she was given breast implants and a Brazilian butt lift that she never wanted after a plastic surgery clinic in Mexico misinterpreted her goals. Last month, Kimberly McCormick of King County, Washington, traveled to a cosmetic clinic in Tijuana, Mexico. It…

Nigerian social media personality Jay Boogie, 25, said on Friday that she was left with sepsis and acute kidney injury after undergoing liposuction and gluteal fat grafting surgery (popularly known as a Brazilian butt lift) on October 30. Boogie (born Daniel Anthony Nsikan), says she…

Facetune or facelift? If you think these images are too good to be true, you may be right. The alleged results of a series of facial plastic surgery procedures done in Istanbul, Turkey, have left viewers divided about their authenticity. Aesthetic experts independently told the…

Al Jazeera’s Fault Lines released Wednesday a 25-minute documentary covering the deadly Brazilian butt lift surgery industry in Miami, Fla., where some 92 percent of the state’s BBL-related deaths reportedly occur. “The Price of Perfection; Inside Miami’s Deadly Plastic Surgery Industry,” had been viewed on…

A 29-year-old mother of 4 children from Vidor, Texas has died after contracting fungal meningitis following a plastic surgery procedure done in Mexico. Lauren Brooke Robinson, described as a “beloved individual who brought joy and warmth to the lives of those around her,” traveled to…