For her 39th birthday, Terri LaMarti was gifted a “dream” present by her husband, Ned — a gift certificate for liposuction. As a mother of four, LaMarti had tried everything to shed her postpartum ...

Leana S. Wen, a Washington Post contributing columnist, writes a twice-weekly column on a broad range of topics with an emphasis on public health and health policy. She writes the newsletter The ...