A plastic surgeon in Greenwich, CT, who died of a heroin overdose is at the center of a lawsuit against the hospital that granted him surgical privileges. Read the full story

Facial aging follows a similar pattern between mothers and daughters, according to a new study, supporting the maxim that a groom should look at his mother-in-law to know what lies ahead. Read the full story

Plastic surgeons play an important roll in treating victims of natural disasters. Now, two Dallas-area doctors have pledged to bring healing to Haiti long after the headlines fade. Read the full story

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Plastic surgeon Reza Vossough married a woman, only to make her into his personal plastic surgery project. Find our more on this week’s Plastic Surgery News. Read the full story

Aging is something that few people look forward to, and new studies show that women will age more quickly than men. Find out more on this week’s Plastic Surgery News. Read the full story

World’s first plastic surgeon may have been discovered — Susruta of Northern India could have been performing nose reconstruction as early as 600 B.C. Read the full story

The Plastic Surgery Channel presents its special coverage of the Plastic Surgery 2009 conference in Seattle, including interviews with doctors from across the globe addressing the latest hot topics in plastic surgery, from using an injectable gel for breast augmentation to new non-invasive procedures for fat removal. Read the full story

Plastic surgery is as much an art as a science. Now, a new single-volume textbook teaches surgeons how to get exceptional results by following video demonstrations by the world’s top surgeons. Read the full story