Four Months, 20 Amputations—What Happened After My Surgery Went Wrong

Nicole Grigorov told Newsweek she flew abroad for a "mommy makeover," but instead came frighteningly close to losing her life ...
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Toe transfer surgery may improve outcomes after finger amputation

Waltham — August 7, 2025 — For patients with amputations affecting the hand, toe transfer surgery provides an alternative to replanting the amputated digits and may lead to greater improvement in hand ...

I wanted a glam manicure but my nail salon trip ended with me getting my finger AMPUTATED – now I can only use one hand

A MOTHER has revealed that she treated herself to a pretty manicure but just days later ended up having amputation surgery.
NBC Washington

Simple Surgery Leads to Amputation for San Diego Man

One Southern California man is suing a San Diego doctor's office after his simple orthopaedic surgery went wrong and resulted in an amputation. San Diego resident Mike Szabo said it all started with a ...
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Gone but not forgotten: the brain’s map of the body remains unchanged after amputation

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 21, 2025 – New research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Cambridge University upends a long-standing belief about brain plasticity. A study published today in ...
IFLScience

Your Brain Doesn’t Update Its Body Map When You Lose A Limb, Upending 50-Year-Old Assumptions

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

Mother dies after arm amputation as doctors dismiss blackened hand as ‘newspaper ink’

Lorraine Pettie, a 52-year-old mother, suffered a devastating arm amputation after doctors mistook her necrotic hand for ink stains. Following her amputation, her health declined rapidly, culminating ...