Cosmetic Surgery
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Botched Brazilian butt lift – can the law protect you?
Patients seeking the trendy ‘hour-glass’ shape should also fully understand that if something goes wrong, medical malpractice cases can be lengthy and strenuous
Cleft surgery boosts economy, gives developing nations reason to smile-charity
Babies born with cleft lip or palate in West Africa often go untreated due to a lack of trained surgeons and facilities, and the cost of the surgery.
‘Ageing gracefully is a lost concept for us’
As many as 10-million women worldwide have risked having the operation. <b>Kira Cochrane</b> asks why.
Enhancement can be a ballache
With the market for cosmetic procedures booming, one man reveals the dangers of visiting unlicensed practitioners.
Erasing the signs of life
I have a wrinkle. I’ve come to terms with it. I made the unhappy discovery two weeks shy of my 31st birthday, writes <b>Nikiwe Bikitsha</b>.