The Dominican Republic has a history of "plastic surgery tourism," where people travel to the country for low-cost procedures that have led to a number of hospitalizations over the years. The Centers ...

Beverly Brignoni died from complications related to liposuction she got done in the Dominican Republic. The CDC is warning Americans against doing plastic surgeries like liposuction, tummy tucks and ...

A plastic surgeon warned Thursday against traveling abroad for cosmetic surgeries following the death of a New York woman who had sought a procedure in the Dominican Republic, marking the third such ...

U.S. health officials are warning about the dangers of "medical tourism" after at least 18 women from the East Coast became infected with a disfiguring bacteria following plastic surgery procedures ...

Beverly Brignoni was a young New Yorker seeking a less expensive way to enhance her appearance and she did what many other people are now doing: travel to the Dominican Republic for cosmetic surgery.

A "savvy, smart, vibrant, passionate" woman from New Rochelle, New York, has become the third person in five weeks to die in the Dominican Republic after traveling from the U.S. for elective surgery.

The Dominican government shut down a plastic surgery clinic in Santo Domingo on Sunday after a U.S. woman who traveled there for liposuction died, Fox News Latino reports. Prosecutors in Santo Domingo ...

The Dominican Republic has drafted in 500 workers, including the military and local authority teams, to clean up tons of plastic waste being washed up on its beaches. Residents and conservationists ...