BODY

Obesity increases rate of surgery complications

Baltimore — Obese patients are nearly 12 times as likely to suffer complications following breast surgery as nonobese patients, a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine research team reports in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. » More

Blood thinner reduces VTEs in high-risk patients

Arlington Heights, Ill. — Researchers have found that the anticoagulant enoxaparin can reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in high-risk plastic surgery patients. » More

BREAST

Autologous tissue reconstruction boosts quality of life

Toronto — Women who undergo breast reconstruction with autologous tissue experience significant gains in self-image and feelings of well-being shortly afterward. » More

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FYI ...

209,000

Number of eyelid surgery procedures in 2010

Source: American Society of Plastic Surgeons

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Couple sentenced in back-room surgery death

Las Vegas — A judge levied maximum sentences on a husband and wife for leaving a woman to die after a botched buttocks-enhancement procedure in the back room of a Las Vegas tile store, the Associated Press reports. » More

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