Brazilian butt lift

According to a judge's ruling, the doctor perforated the abdominal muscles of the patient during a liposuction procedure, causing damage to her liver, stomach, small intestine, pancreas, veins and arteries.

A group known as Surgeons for Safety and seven doctors challenged the emergency rule at the 3rd District Court of Appeal, arguing in part that the new restrictions would not boost patient safety.

The rule limits surgeons to performing three of the procedures a day and requires that they use ultrasound. The procedures, more technically called gluteal fat grafting, involve injecting fat to enlarge or reshape patients’ buttocks.

A medical board on Friday took steps to carry out a new law related to so-called “Brazilian butt lift” procedures, but one top regulator said a growing…

Choeun Nuon traveled from her home in California to a Miami-area cosmetic surgery clinic to have a so-called Brazilian butt lift in February 2017. Instead…

South Florida has long been an international hotspot for plastic surgery. But it's also been plagued by issues around safety. According to a new USA...

The death of a patient following a so-called “Brazilian butt lift” was caused by complications resulting from the surgery, according to the autopsy, the…