“Surgery” on The Daily Caller

So much for John Wayne and the masculinity of yore. More men than ever before are getting cosmetic surgery, according to new statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). (more)

A surgeon of the Arizona hospital where Gabrielle Giffords is being treated said in a press conferece Saturday that he’s “about as optimistic as it can get in this situation” for Giffords’ recovery. She was out of surgery at the time of the press conference, and was “responding to commands,” according to Peter Rhee of the University Medical Center of Tucson. (more)

Anesthesia doesn’t put patients to “sleep,” as they’re often told. Rather, anesthesia puts the brain into a state of unconsciousness that’s more like being in a reversible coma than being asleep, a new study says. (more)

Transgender golfers will now be allowed to compete in the LPGA, after members voted to remove the organization’s requirement that players be “female at birth” to compete. (more)

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo teachers rang up nearly $9 million worth of taxpayer-covered cosmetic surgery in 2009, according to the state-appointed authority overseeing public school finances. (more)

Six months after revealing that she had breast cancer, Martina Navratilova has some good news about her health. “I am cancer-free,” she tells PEOPLE, happily. (more)

Washington Nationals rookie pitcher Stephen Strasburg underwent surgery to replace a torn elbow ligament yesterday, an operation that will sideline him through next season. (more)

Reports of a Massachusetts man with a pea sprouting in his lung didn’t faze Ali Musani, an interventional pulmonologist at National Jewish Health in Denver. He has found surprising things in people’s lungs — thumbtacks, batteries, beans, even a two-decade-old fishbone. (more)

Heidi Montag is desperate to go back under the knife, yet again. (more)

For the first time ever, the U.S. Open will be without the top female player in the world this year. (more)

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Brett Favre is back with the Minnesota Vikings. (more)

My fifth look at the Most Valuable Player races finds two top American League contenders knocked out of the race by injuries — one permanently and one literally, as Kevin Youkilis had season-ending thumb surgery on Friday and Justin Morneau is continuing to struggle with the after affects of a concussion suffered in early July. Still, the AL award looks like a three-man race, while the NL chase continues to be dominated by two players who will do battle over the next three days for their division lead. Further down the NL list, we find this is a big year for second basemen in the senior circuit, despite Chase Utley’s continued absence. (more)

Brett Favre told ESPN’s Ed Werder in Hattiesburg, Miss., on Wednesday that he has not made any decision about returning to play for the Minnesota Vikings this season and says he will play if healthy. (more)

MANKATO — Brett Favre’s wavering nature makes it impossible to call anything official — even when it seems to be that way — but NFL sources said the quarterback began informing Vikings personnel late Monday night that he has decided to retire for a third time. (more)

A Brooklyn girl who claims her high-school softball coach told her to “take it like a man” when she injured a finger during practice now wants to hit the city where it hurts — in the wallet. (more)

He was the Morning Mayor of March. (more)

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Ten years ago, Tiger Woods came to this awesome meeting of land and sea and made history by doing his best impersonation of Secretariat in the 1973 Belmont. The longer the U.S. Open went on, the more insane Woods’ lead became, until it was transformed into two distinct golf tournaments: (more)

A transplant patient who died five months after surgery was given the lungs of someone who had smoked for 30 years. (more)

Smile! Your dimple's showing. And if it's not, a trendy cosmetic surgery procedure can put a perfectly cute dent in your cheek that will show up with every grin. (more)

A Tamarac woman wanted bigger breasts and thinner arms so badly authorities say she was willing to break the law to get them. (more)