A 15-year-old girl in England was left with horrific burns after deodorant was sprayed on her in the latest school craze. Jamie Prescott, 42, said her daughter Ellie may need a skin graft after taking part in “The Deodorant Challenge” with her South Gloucestershire classmates. The…
Category: Surgery
Man Cheats Death After Being Stabbed In Skull With Key
These incredible pictures show doctors treating a man who had a motorcycle key stuck in his skull during a brawl. The 19-year-old was rushed to hospital with the key wedged nearly two inches into his head and was under the knife for 3.5 hours. A…
11-Year-Old Girl Tears Up After Having Plastic Surgery To Fix Protruding Ears
An 11-year-old girl underwent plastic surgery after she said she was bullied at school over her protruding ears. Bella Harrington, 11, of Richmond, Va., has always been embarrassed about her ears. “They would just like, call me nasty names and make me really self-conscious,” Bella…
Woman’s Hand That Was Chopped Off In Machine Was Saved By Co-Workers
A woman is expected to make a full recovery after her hand was sliced off by a coconut-chopping machine. Santha was working in a coconut oil factory in Iiritty, India when her left hand accidentally slipped into the machine and was severed from her arm….
Doctors Successfully Remove 4-Pound Brain Tumor, Bigger Than Head Itself
Surgeons in India successfully removed what they think is the largest brain tumor in record, weighing in at 4 pounds. Ever since he was the age of one, Santlal Pal lived with swelling of the scalp, heaviness, headaches and poor vision in both eyes. Leading…
Do Chemotherapy’s Risks Outweigh Its Benefits?
Eminent breast-cancer doctors disagree on whether to prescribe less chemotherapy; some worry about the treatment’s ‘toxicities’ and others say it saves lives Doctors are at odds over whether some women with breast cancer should have chemotherapy—one treatment among the arsenal long seen as crucial to…
Second Face Transplant For Frenchman in World-First
A man whose body rejected a face transplant he received seven years ago has been given a second donor face after living nearly two months without one, French medical agencies said Friday. It is the first time in transplant history that doctors have replaced one…
Cosmetic surgery for a healthier life
Surgery that is categorised by the medical profession as cosmetic, or undertaken in part to improve aesthetic appearance can be considered frivolous by some. However, if you’re considering undergoing a procedure or have done so already, you will most likely understand there is much more…