surgery

As Tattoos Become More Popular, Surgeons Are Altering Their Techniques

I’ve spent blood, sweat and way too much cash on my tattoos to have a surgeon carve through them like a turkey (but, y’know, thanks for saving my life, doc)

Doctors Want to Replace Medical Stitches With… Slug Slime?

And five other things we learned about our bodies this week

This Might Sound Stupid, But… Which Organs Can You Live Without?

If you’ve recently come upon hard times and recycling bottles and cans isn’t quite cutting it, you’re probably eyeing that lucrative organ black market and…

A Preventive Surgery for Impotence

It’s long been a way to give men with prostate cancer their sex lives back, but it raises a question: Could it work for other men, too?