All posts containing the tag: "surgery"
Posted Aug 17th 2009 1:05PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned Khloe Kardashian underwent a minor surgical procedure early this morning to remove a potentially cancerous mole from her body.
Sources close to the situation tell TMZ, "Khloe was at her dermatologist for a mole removal ... she has a history of skin cancer and got one removed today."
The procedure, which took place at the Santa Monica Medical Center, is practically painless and we're told she's already back out on a press tour for her new show.
Filed under: Exclusives, The Kardashians
Tags: keeping up with the kardashians, KeepingUpWithTheKardashians, khloe kardashian, KhloeKardashian, kim kardashian, KimKardashian, mole, removal, surgery
Posted Jun 13th 2009 2:00AM by TMZ Staff
From new noses to peg legs -- the fake body bits pics poured in for our Show Us Your Plastic Parts Contest! Consider this first picture a warning because some of these pictures are GRAPHIC!!!
**Be sure to check back on Monday to help decide which faux part will score the $250 plastic prize!**
Filed under: Photo Galleries
Tags: celebrity, celebrity plastic surgery, CelebrityPlasticSurgery, cosmetic surgery, CosmeticSurgery, gossip, plastic, surgery
Posted Jun 11th 2009 2:53PM by TMZ Staff
A lot is involved in the sex reassignment process. Here's the lowdown, according to Dr. Gary Alter from "Dr. 90210" -- he's an expert. Here's what Chastity Bono is going through right now.
-- First step ... A psychiatrist evaluates the patient. If appropriate, the doctor prescribes male hormones.
-- The hormones change the body makeup, which includes hair growth. The clitoris also grows larger.
-- Removal of breasts. Dr. Alter said most states will recognize the person as a male once this occurs. A hysterectomy can also be performed during this process.
-- Dr. Alter said the decision about changing the genitalia can take several years, while the patient is taking hormones. Dr. Alter says most people stop at this point.
-- Dr. Alter says if the patient goes forward, the surgeon often makes a small penis out of the clitoris and a scrotum by joining both labia majors. Testicle implants can then be inserted. The most sophisticated option is microsurgery in which skin, arteries and nerves are taken from the forearm and made into a phallus.
As for cost, Dr. Alter said it's all over the place, depending on how far the person wants to go. We've spoken to people who have had it done, and they say the full deal costs more than $100,000.
Filed under: Chastity Bono
Tags: chastity bono, ChastityBono, dr 90210, dr alter, Dr90210, DrAlter, penis, sex reassignment, SexReassignment, surgery
Posted May 20th 2009 5:30PM by TMZ Staff
Natalie Cole is the proud new owner of someone else's kidney.
Cole's publicist just announced that the singer underwent a kidney transplant yesterday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Her rep says the surgery went off without a hitch, but Natalie will have to cancel her summer concert dates to recuperate for 3-4 months.
Filed under: Nurse!
Tags: kidney, natalie cole, NatalieCole, surgery, transplant
Posted May 15th 2009 3:45PM by TMZ Staff
We got some boring video footage of Lisa Rinna in Beverly Hills yesterday (click here to see that), but more importantly, it ignited an intense discussion in the TMZ newsroom -- does 45-year-old Lisa have a better body than 43-year-old Cindy Crawford?!?
Remember -- it's just the body. Choose wisely.
Filed under: Hot Bodies, Hot Mamas
Tags: bikini, cindy crawford, doctors, fake, lisa rinna, surgery
Posted Mar 23rd 2009 12:30PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned Robin Williams underwent his highly publicized heart surgery and is recovering at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.
Robin postponed his comedy tour at the beginning of this month after announcing he needed to have an aortic valve replacement.
UPDATE: Robin's rep just released this statement from his cardiothoracic surgeon:
"Mr. Williams' operation went extremely well and we expect him to make a full recovery. The 3 1/2 hour heart surgery was conducted to replace his aortic valve, repair his mitral valve, and correct his irregular heart beat.
His heart is strong and he will have a normal heart function in the coming weeks with no limitations on what he'll be able to do.
A couple of hours after surgery, he was entertaining the medical team and making us laugh."
Filed under: Nurse!
Tags: heart surgery, HeartSurgery, robin williams, RobinWilliams, surgery
Posted Mar 9th 2009 12:30PM by TMZ Staff
While he waits to undergo surgery to replace his aortic valve, Robin Williams enjoyed a peaceful walk along Miami Beach with a female friend this weekend.
The rehabbed 57-year-old was forced to suspend his one-man show tour after suffering shortness of breath last week.
No word when the heart surgery will take place.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo
Tags: aortic valve, AorticValve, cancelled, heart, Miami, Robin Williams, RobinWilliams, surgery, tour
Posted Feb 17th 2009 1:01PM by TMZ Staff
Usher spent Valentine's Day visiting his wife, Tameka Foster, at the Brazilian hospital where she is recuperating from the cardiac arrest she suffered during liposuction ten days ago.
The health scare occurred just two months after Tameka gave birth to their second child.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Nurse!, Usher
Tags: hospital, plastic surgery, PlasticSurgery, surgery, tameka foster, TamekaFoster, Usher, wife
Posted Feb 5th 2009 11:36AM by TMZ Staff
Good news for Tom Brady fans ... the New England Patriots QB is back on grass.
Brady played a round at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif. on Sunday.
Gisele did not carry his clubs, nor do we think she cared even if he had to do it himself.
Filed under: Talk Sports, Tom & Gisele
Tags: knee, New England Patriots, NewEnglandPatriots, quarterback, surgery, tomy brady, TomyBrady
Posted Dec 30th 2008 12:02AM by TMZ Staff
Gisele Bundchen may have plenty of help around the house next year too.
That's because NBC Sports is reporting Tom Brady could be out for the 2009 season as well, as his recovery from knee surgery isn't going as well as expected. Regardless, the paps caught Brady and Giz "celebrating" something the other night in New York, just as his Patriots were going down in flames thanks to the New York Jets.
Other football sources are refuting the news of Brady's slow recovery -- in fact one reporter says he's ahead of schedule -- but whispers are this could be a ploy on the Pats' part to get more bucks for Brady's backup Matt Cassel.
Filed under: Talk Sports, Tom & Gisele
Tags: errand boy, ErrandBoy, football, Matt Cassel, MattCassel, QB, quarterback, season, surgery, Tom Brady, TomBrady
Posted Dec 5th 2008 6:08PM by TMZ Staff
Toni Braxton was noticeably absent from the finale of "Dancing with the Stars" -- and it was a brush with cancer that kept her from performing.
TMZ has learned Braxton discovered a lump in her breast before she was set to appear on "DWTS" and was told she had to have it removed immediately. Rather than have the surgery right away, Braxton chose to wait until after she was eliminated from the show. Luckily, it turned out to be benign.
Braxton was still recovering from the surgery when last month's finale rolled around, so she didn't perform.
Filed under: TV, Dancing with the Stars
Tags: breast cancer, BreastCancer, cancer, Dancing with the Stars, DancingWithTheStars, DWTS, finale, heart condition, HeartCondition, lump in breast, LumpInBreast, surgery, Toni Braxton, ToniBraxton
Posted Oct 16th 2008 2:30AM by TMZ Staff
Tom Brady limped out of hiding yesterday, but still managed to look cooler than you.
Brady is recovering from last week's ACL and MCL surgery. We got the video at the Kerlan-Jobe Clinic where he gets X-rayed and rehabbed.
On Tuesday, we spotted Brady at the clinic in a wheelchair, looking depressed. Yesterday, even though Gisele split for Paris, he kept a stiff upper lip as he got out of his sick Aston Martin and walked on his own power with the help of his gimp sticks.
Filed under: Talk Sports, Tom & Gisele
Tags: errand boy, ErrandBoy, Kerlan Jobe Clinic, KerlanJobeClinic, knee, surgery, tom brady, TomBrady, video
Posted Oct 8th 2008 11:46AM by TMZ Staff
Looks like Gisele is going to need to give her errand boy a few weeks off.
Sources tell TMZ Tom Brady underwent successful surgery on Monday to repair the torn ligaments in his knee. You'll remember Brady tore the ACL and MCL in his left knee back on September 7.
We're told the surgery was performed by Dr. Neal S. El Attrache of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles. Brady probably will be on crutches for the next week or two -- so picking up the dry cleaning and walking the dog will have to be taken care of by someone else.
It's possible Brady chose this week in particular to have the surgery because Tom's Patriots played in San Francisco on Sunday and are in San Diego next Sunday.
Filed under: Talk Sports, Tom & Gisele
Tags: doctor, errand boy, ErrandBoy, Kerlan Jobe Clinic, KerlanJobeClinic, knee, Neal S El Attrache, NealSElAttrache, surgery, Tom Brady, TomBrady
Posted Nov 28th 2007 10:01PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ spends a lot of time pointing out the stars who have had an unfortunate relationship with Father Time. Now let's take a moment to look at some celebs who've gotten better with age -- and perhaps a little work. But we're still TMZ.
Filed under: Beauty
Tags: age, beauty, surgery
Posted Oct 28th 2006 12:00PM by TMZ Staff
Just because a guy runs a blog doesn't mean he can't throw down. That's the message we got from blogger Perez Hilton after he was confronted by a photog at Wednesday night's Xbox 360 party.
Filed under: Celebs Caught on Tape
Tags: boob, breast, broadway, confrontation, david banda, DavidBanda, fight, gears of war, GearsOfWar, jennifer aniston, JenniferAniston, john cena, JohnCena, johnny nitro, JohnnyNitro, k-fed, kevin federline, KevinFederline, las vegas, LasVegas, madonna, oprah, pancake man, PancakeMan, paris hilton, ParisHilton, party, perez hilton, PerezHilton, photogs, surgery, tara reid, TaraReid, the view, TheView, wwe, x17, xbox 360, Xbox360
