{"id":2140577,"date":"2026-01-08T13:29:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T18:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/?page_id=2140577"},"modified":"2026-04-17T09:28:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:28:45","slug":"the-body-shops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/the-body-shops\/","title":{"rendered":"The Body Shops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero--offset wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero--left-align archive-highlight-color archive-highlight-color--blue alignfull wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/TheBodyShops-gradient-map1.jpg')\">\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero__overlay\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"opacity: 0.3\"\n\t\t><\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero__title\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Body Shops\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-100-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7a5f116adfdbeb9bc0b17245a3cdaf86\">KFF Health News and NBC News investigate disfiguring injuries and deaths allegedly tied to cosmetic procedures such as \u201cMommy Makeovers\u201d and liposuction. Cosmetic surgery chains, some owned by private equity groups, have been the target of scores of medical malpractice and negligence lawsuits over the past seven years.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading screen-reader-text\" id=\"h-featured-story\">Featured Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2061746\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/cosmetic-surgery-patients-allege-disfiguring-injuries-sono-bello-patients-allege\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/Zenda_The-Body-Shops_3840x2560web.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/Zenda_The-Body-Shops_3840x2560web.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/Zenda_The-Body-Shops_3840x2560web.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/Zenda_The-Body-Shops_3840x2560web.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A digital illustration of a weaving, maze-like assembly line of female mannequins. They have a hole in their midsection where large gold coins with a \u201c$\u201d symbol are removed by ominous, floating hands. The coins are stacked up on the conveyer belt in surplus around the disfigured mannequins.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/cosmetic-surgery-patients-allege-disfiguring-injuries-sono-bello-patients-allege\/\">Cosmetic Surgeries Led to Disfiguring Injuries, Patients Allege<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>A joint investigation by KFF Health News and NBC News found that cosmetic surgery chains have been the target of scores of medical malpractice and negligence lawsuits, including 12 wrongful death cases.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/fred-schulte\/\">Fred Schulte<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-07-28T00:00:00+00:00\">July 28, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2091997\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/courts\/doctors-clinics-cosmetic-surgeries-pain-injury-discipline-malpractice-lawsuits\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/TheBodyShops2-_Hornes_11.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/TheBodyShops2-_Hornes_11.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/TheBodyShops2-_Hornes_11.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/TheBodyShops2-_Hornes_11.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A portrait of a woman leaning against a glass balcony. Her semi-transparent reflection is visible in the right half of the image.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/courts\/doctors-clinics-cosmetic-surgeries-pain-injury-discipline-malpractice-lawsuits\/\">Doctors With Troubled\u00a0Pasts Are Performing Cosmetic Surgeries Tied to Crippling Pain and Injury<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Some injured patients say they wish they had tried harder to check the backgrounds of doctors and clinics they trusted, but those records are hard to find.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/fred-schulte\/\">Fred Schulte<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-30T00:00:00+00:00\">Sept. 30, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2130298\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/cosmetic-surgery-advertisements-big-promises-little-scrutiny-lawsuits\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/Cosmetic-surgery-social-media-03-resized.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/Cosmetic-surgery-social-media-03-resized.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/Cosmetic-surgery-social-media-03-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/Cosmetic-surgery-social-media-03-resized.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A photo of a Black woman standing by water. She holds a framed photo of her deceased mother.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/cosmetic-surgery-advertisements-big-promises-little-scrutiny-lawsuits\/\">Advertisements Promising Patients a \u2018Dream Body\u2019 With Minimal Risk Get Little Scrutiny<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>While federal officials say they are cracking down on misleading drug ads, cosmetic surgery remains a \u201cbuyer beware\u201d market.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/fred-schulte\/\">Fred Schulte<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-31T00:00:00+00:00\">Dec. 31, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2131622\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/recovery-houses-outpatient-cosmetic-surgery-patient-risks\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-995966848-surgery-tools.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-995966848-surgery-tools.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-995966848-surgery-tools.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-995966848-surgery-tools.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"Surgery tools sit in the foreground as surgeons work in the background\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/recovery-houses-outpatient-cosmetic-surgery-patient-risks\/\">After Outpatient Cosmetic Surgery, They Wound Up in the Hospital or Alone at a Recovery House<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Some patients who had liposuction or other surgeries later required emergency hospital care \u2014 and some died, court records show.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/fred-schulte\/\">Fred Schulte<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-23T00:00:00+00:00\">Dec. 23, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2092010\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/courts\/how-to-pick-the-right-cosmetic-surgeon\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1333714875.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1333714875.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1333714875.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1333714875.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A close up photograph of a gloved hand making markings on a person&#039;s face in preparation for cosmetic surgery.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/courts\/how-to-pick-the-right-cosmetic-surgeon\/\">How To Pick the Right Cosmetic Surgeon<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>While surgeons argue over who gets the best results, patients may struggle to make sense of credentials.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/fred-schulte\/\">Fred Schulte<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-30T00:00:00+00:00\">Sept. 30, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-response-to-our-investigation\">Response to Our Investigation:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center screen-reader-text\" id=\"h-more-from-the-project\" style=\"font-size:52px\">More From the Project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2148730\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/body-shops-cosmetic-surgery-injuries-deaths-investigation\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/body-shops-react-darkened-thumb.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/body-shops-react-darkened-thumb.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/body-shops-react-darkened-thumb.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/body-shops-react-darkened-thumb.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/body-shops-cosmetic-surgery-injuries-deaths-investigation\/\">Cosmetic Surgery Investigation Prompts Warnings for Patients, and a Push for Tighter Safety Standards<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>A national plastic surgeons group is warning people to \u201cdo their homework\u201d before having liposuctions, Brazilian butt lifts, or other cosmetic procedures after an investigation into cosmetic surgery chains by KFF Health News and NBC News.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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