A London surgeon is pioneering a new way to remove abdominal organs through the belly button using an approach called single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) which requires only a 10 mm cut in the navel to allow entry of a camera and all the surgical instruments and through which organs like the appendix and gall bladder can be removed. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

More young Australian women are embracing "vaginal rejuvenation" surgery. "Most of the younger women we used to see were what I call the professionals - the pole dancers, the strippers, whose parts have to be in good shape because it's part of their act,". picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Increasing British women are seeking state-funded cosmetic surgery on their genitals. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The pioneering operation - dubbed "cakehole surgery" - means no unsightly scars, and the patient was doing sit-ups three days afterwards. picked by coldbladed 2 years ago

I told the doctors I had my appendix out just four weeks earlier but there it was on the screen for all to see. picked by tigertony 3 months ago

ANGELINA Jolie is the gold standard of beauty among women seeking cosmetic surgery and that's not about to change, a leading Hollywood surgeon has told Australian specialists. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

I kid you not...
"The excess stomach was then pulled down through the abdomen and out of the vagina."
Thanks, but no. picked by murfanda 1 year ago

During an experimental brain surgery to reduce a patient's appetite, surgeons triggered a déjà vu event. The patient had vivid and precise memories of something that happened 30 years ago. The possibilities of this being used to help Alzheimer's patients are being investigated. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Just one month after undergoing a penis enlargement surgery, a patient of a Moscow plastic surgery clinic has asked the doctors to restore the original size of his penis. picked by kakana 7 months ago

Hypnotherapist Alex Lenkei left medics stunned by snubbing anaesthetic and sending himself into a trance before undergoing surgery. Anaesthetist Richard Venn said the surgery would usually be carried out under general anaesthetic. picked by karenben 2 years ago

Following on from Autumn's post about Lakshmi born with vestigial remnants of a conjoined twin (or born as the reincarnation of a god, depending on your point of view), she has had the surgery now, and after a team of 30 doctors operated for 24 hours, she is doing fine.

NB, the Daily Mail have updated the article Autumn linked to to reflect this. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

A surgeon from Portland, Oregon, removed a gall bladder through a patient's mouth. This was an example of the first surgery that was performed in US, intended with less cuts, and thus being less intrusive. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

There is a possibility for all people who want to get rid of the problem to have a suction surgery. During an operation a sweat gland is removed through a tiny needle that is inserted into the armpit. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

A Chinese man recovers from surgery that removed part of his facial tumours, which weigh more than 20 kilogrammes in total.

NSFW :Video, Jabba the Hutt look-alike picked by wildminou 2 years ago

So she had them lifted, adored the results, and became so fascinated with cosmetic surgery that her next two husbands were plastic surgeons. picked by kirbykirst 2 years ago

Greek archaeologists said Tuesday they have unearthed rare evidence of what they believe was brain surgery performed nearly 1,800 years ago on a young woman - who died during or shortly after the operation. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Surgeons use the glow of cell phones to complete an emergency appendix operation during a power failure at a hospital. picked by deepchill 2 years ago

Former first lady Barbara Bush had open-heart surgery Wednesday and is resting comfortably at a Houston hospital with her husband, former President George H.W. Bush. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Patients say it feels like being trapped in a corpse: They awake during surgery, unable to move or scream. Some remember hearing their surgeons talk, and a few recall feeling intense pain. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Some scientists think they have figured out the real job of the troublesome and seemingly useless appendix: It produces and protects good germs for your gut. That's the theory from surgeons and immunologists at Duke University Medical School. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago