Tameka Foster

Tameka Raymond (also known by her maiden name, Tameka Foster) is headed home.

The wife of Usher has been released from a Sao Paulo hospital after spending over a week recovering from a cardiac arrest suffered prior to undergoing plastic surgery, a hospital spokeswoman announced earlier today.

At the family's request, no further details were available from the medical facility. Usher has not publicly commented on the situation since it broke.

Get well soon, Tameka!

Following a botched plastic surgey procedure, Tameka Foster appears to be on the road to recovery.

But an inside look at the path taken by Usher's wife, courtesy of People Magazine, reveals an irresponsible doctor and a woman that desperately wanted to lose her excess baby weight.

Here's what we know about the near-medical tragedy:

• Two months after giving birth, Tameka went to Brazil for liposuction on her stomach, according to Ellen Dasptry, a representative for Sao Paulo plastic surgeon Dr. Silvio Sterman.

• Before the surgery could commence, Foster went into cardiac arrest, which led to an induced coma. Said Dasptry:

"When an attack like this happens, the doctors put the patient to sleep... and make sure that everything is okay and that there has not been any damage. This is the protocol every time and this is what was done."

• Tameka spent a day in the ICU before being transferred to a larger facility, one of the best in Brazil, Sao Paulo's Hospital Sírio-Libanês.

Hopefully, Tameka Foster's experience can serve as a lesson to others. Follow the jump to read more about what happened.

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Note to readers considering plastic surgery: conduct in-depth research on your doctor!

While Tameka Foster appears to be recovering from a medical emergency suffered during a liposuction operation Sao Paolo, the road hasn't been easy.

According to media outlets in Brazil, Usher's controversial wife underwent cardiac and respiratory arrest as she was being anesthetized for the procedure.

Scary stuff. We hope Lisa Rinna and Sharon Stone are paying attention.

Get well soon, Tameka Foster!

To the possible chagrin of Usher fans that wish her never married her, Tameka Foster is doing okay.

A representative of the singer says Foster "in stable condition after suffering complications from routine surgery in Brazil," earlier this week.

"Her husband, Usher, is with her at the hospital. No further details will be released, and the family requests privacy at this difficult time," the insider added.

As previously reported, the sexy crooner cancelled his performance at Saturday night's Recording Academy and Clive Davis' pre-Grammy Gala. The crowd was told that Usher bowed out due to a "serious injury in the family."

A serious family emergency caused Usher to cancel his performance at a pre-Grammy Awards party last night - and one celebrity gossip report claims it's because his wife, Tameka Foster, is in trouble after having cosmetic surgery.

Music bigwig Clive Davis announced at his Pre-Grammy Bash that Usher's last minute cancellation was due to a "serious injury in the family."

According to Access Hollywood, Tameka had "experienced complications from plastic surgery" in Brazil. What work she was having done is unclear.

Access claims a neurosurgeon is on the way to South America to assist Mrs. Usher - who just gave birth to their second child back in December.

An earlier report said that Tameka Foster was dead after botched plastic surgery, but Usher's rep quickly denied that. It is believed, however, that Foster did indeed suffer serious complications from a cosmetic procedure.

Above all else, we hope Tameka Foster is alright.

But we also look forward to seeing if she is worthy of joining our celebrity plastic sugery hall of fame! It's an elite group, but we think she can do it!

It's all but confirmed that DeShawn Snow is not returning for the second season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. A source at Bravo says “the public wasn’t interested in her life.”

Ouch.

While Kim Zolciak, Lisa Wu Hartell and Nene Leakes will all come back for this high-rated reality show, we're mostly excited about the rumored fourth housewife that will replace Snow.

Reportedly, Tameka Foster - Usher's fairly new, controversial wife - has been approached by the network. Insiders say they’re “in the last bit of talks” to make this cast addition official.

Tameka Foster, and her unusual fashion, might be headed to reality television.

Another celebrity baby has been ushered into the world.

Usher and Tameka Foster are the proud new parents of a boy named Naviyd Ely Raymond, born yesterday, as a source confirms that the singer was by his wife's side during the delivery.

The child joins older brother Usher Raymond V, who turned 1 on November 26.

Last month, Usher told Access Hollywood that his impending baby was "one of the best Christmas gifts there is to have."

Looks like the holidays have arrived early for the crooner and his wife!

Another baby is on the way for one of Hollywood's most controversial couples.

Tameka Foster and Usher welcomed their first child, Usher Raymond V, in November 2007.

Since then, the singer hasn't been shy about how much he loves being a father.

"I'm so proud to be a father by the time I'm 30," Usher said last month. "I'd hate to be 80 years old and not be able to run with my kids. I need to still be able to do flips when they're in high school!"

Usher is correct: he and Tameka Foster are expecting a second child!

Usher fans may be Tameka Foster haters, but perhaps they'll change their minds when they read how well Foster is taking care of the couple's baby.

"He's like hyper baby — he's crawling so fast!" Foster said of her seven-month old. "He stands up, and he's walking around the table... it's amazing to watch him."

Tameka Foster loves her son. But Usher fans don't love Tameka Foster.

Foster also told Us Weekly that motherhood "wonderful" and "every day is a new challenge with him."

As for future Ushers?

"I'd love to have more, we just gotta make the time," Foster said.

While Usher fans continue to hate on Tameka Foster, this couple continues to impress us with its normalcy.

In a recent interview with Page Six, the music icon said he'd never consider selling off photos of his new baby, a lesson other celebrities should heed (are you listening, Jennifer Lopez?)

"In no way would I ever pimp out my child for money. I am livid that people talk about my child," Usher said.

Usher also defended his wife against the rumors that she doesn't get along with, well, everyone.

"I stand by her as a man loving my wife and being there for my child... Opinions are like assholes. Everybody's got one. What I will say is, this is my wife and I would hope that [people] would respect my wife and my marriage and who I have chosen to spend my life with."