Working Life is a monthly column in which Texans talk about their jobs. Mike Holt, who is 74, is an anaplastologist and owns ARTech Laboratory, a Midlothian workshop that creates custom silicone ...

Choosing a prosthesis requires a little work on the part of the wearer. Understanding options is not only helpful, but necessary. It’s that time again! Time for new prostheses! I’m excited. I never ...

The critic - whose jaw was removed in 2006 after a thyroid cancer battle - says it "will be a pleasant reminder of the person I was for 64 years." By THR Staff Roger Ebert says he will be wearing a ...

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A silicone embolism happens when silicone, typically from cosmetic implants, enters the blood vessels and causes a blockage. Silicone embolism syndrome is when one or more embolisms form in the blood ...