Twenty-nine U.S. citizens have died after having cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic between 2009 and 2018, according to a Jan. 25 CDC report. Surgeons weigh in on the risks.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say 93 Americans have died after cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic since 2009, with many of the recent deaths involving a procedure known as a ...

Complications from cosmetic surgery are not unique to the Dominican Republic. Reports of deaths after cosmetic surgeries have repeatedly surfaced in the United States, perhaps most often in Florida.

93 Americans have died after cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic since 2009, with many of the deaths involving a Brazilian butt lift.

Dozens of U.S. citizens died after receiving cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic over a 14-year period, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The CDC found that over half of the deaths occurred after 2018, reflecting the increasing popularity of overseas cosmetic surgery, such as Brazilian butt lifts.

Complications from cosmetic surgery are not unique to the Dominican Republic. Reports of deaths after cosmetic surgeries have repeatedly surfaced in the United States, perhaps most often in Florida.

U.S. health officials say 93 Americans have died after cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic since 2009, with many of the recent deaths involving a procedure known as a Brazilian butt lift.

Researchers issued the warning to Americans, saying nearly 100 people had died in the Dominican Republic in a decade after traveling there for botched procedures.