Surgery
This Simple Law Makes Spain the Leader in Organ Donation
Spain implemented a game-changer to its organ donation system—why aren't all countries doing this?
Inside the Disturbing Forum Incels Use to Brutally Criticize Each Other's Faces
Lookism is the site "where looks matter," but the unhinged plastic surgery ideas exchanged by users suggest that's a big understatement.
This Unlicensed Surgeon Filmed Rap Videos While Operating on Her Patients
Videos show Dr. Windell Boutte singing and dancing to everything from "Bad and Boujee" to "Brick House" while her patients appear unconscious on the operating table.
The Brazilian Government Considers Being Beautiful a Human Right
It subsidizes nearly half a million surgeries every year.
This Body Modder Wants to Turn Herself into a Sex Doll
The 27-year-old told VICE how she got into what she calls "bimbofication" and why she sees plastic surgery as a form of empowerment.
Many People Who Get Knee Surgery Don't Need It
Studies show physical therapy sometimes works just as well.
How the World's First Successful Total Penis and Scrotum Transplant Worked
Desus and Mero put on their hypothetical scrubs to learn about the landmark procedure.
French Man 'Feeling Well' After Receiving His Second Face Transplant
Despite losing two faces, it appears his sense of humour remains intact.
The Guilt and Grief That Comes With Waiting for a Heart For Your Child
“For the longest time I did have it stuck in my head, that I was praying for a heart to come for my child; does that mean I'm praying for somebody's child to die?"
The Truth About that Russian Woman Who Was 'Embalmed Alive' During Surgery
Formalin, the drug in question, is more powerful than what’s used to stop corpses decomposing.
People Reveal the Moment They Decided to Get Plastic Surgery
We spoke to the recipients of breast augmentations, hair transplants, top surgeries, and ear pinnings.
What It's Like to Live with One of the World's Most Painful Disorders
Trigeminal neuralgia has been compared to searing, stabbing facial pain, or "a hot rod being stabbed in your eye while your face is being burnt off with chemicals."