The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) is an organization of approximately 2,600 plastic surgeons worldwide devoted to the advancement of cosmetic surgery. Founded in 1967, their mission includes medical education, public education and patient advocacy. ASAPS sponsors scientific conferences throughout the year and offers Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits for various educational activities.[ citation needed ]
U.S. members are certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS), an independent, non-profit organization. [1] Canadian members are certified in plastic surgery by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Plastic surgeons from other countries outside the U.S. and Canada must be members of their national society in either the International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (IPRAS) [2] or the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS). [3]
Besides certification, membership requires a plastic surgeon to regularly attend continuing medical education courses, perform a minimum amount of aesthetic plastic surgery procedures and to adhere to a code of ethics. All ASAPS members are required to perform surgery in accredited surgical facilities.
The Aesthetic Surgery Journal is an official publication of ASAPS.
Smart Beauty Guide is the consumer-facing website for ASAPS, providing plastic surgery information, patient testimonials and referrals to ABPS board-certified plastic surgeons.
The Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation (ASERF) is the research arm of ASAPS. Grants provided by ASERF fund research that directly impacts the clinical practice of aesthetic plastic surgery. [4]
Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction, or alteration of the human body. It can be divided into two main categories: reconstructive surgery and cosmetic surgery. Reconstructive surgery covers a wide range of specialties, including craniofacial surgery, hand surgery, microsurgery, and the treatment of burns. This category of surgery focuses on restoring a body part or improving its function. In contrast, cosmetic surgery focuses solely on improving the physical appearance of the body. A comprehensive definition of plastic surgery has never been established, because it has no distinct anatomical object and thus overlaps with practically all other surgical specialties. An essential feature of plastic surgery is that it involves the treatment of conditions that require or may require tissue relocation skills.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery is a surgical specialty focusing on reconstructive surgery of the face, facial trauma surgery, the mouth, head and neck, and jaws, as well as facial plastic surgery including cleft lip and cleft palate surgery.
Reconstructive surgery is surgery performed to restore normal appearance and function to body parts malformed by a disease or medical condition.
Hand surgery deals with both surgical and non-surgical treatment of conditions and problems that may take place in the hand or upper extremity including injury and infection. Hand surgery may be practiced by post graduates of orthopedic surgery and plastic surgery and MCh Hand surgery.
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is a professional society that represents plastic surgeons in the United States and Canada. The ASPS was founded in 1931. The society is composed of surgeons certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery or by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada who perform Plastic and Reconstructive surgery. ASPS comprises 92% of all board-certified plastic surgeons in the United States and has more than 11,000 plastic surgeons worldwide. ASPS publishes the plastic surgery journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
G. Patrick Maxwell is a plastic surgeon and an assistant clinical professor of surgery at Vanderbilt University, based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Wexham Park Hospital is a large NHS hospital in Slough, Berkshire. It has been managed by Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust since 2014. Neil Dardis has been the Trust's chief executive since 2018.
Aesthetic medicine is a branch of modern medicine that focuses on altering natural or acquired unwanted appearance through the treatment of conditions including scars, skin laxity, wrinkles, moles, liver spots, excess fat, cellulite, unwanted hair, skin discoloration, spider veins and or any unwanted externally visible appearance. Traditionally, it includes dermatology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, reconstructive surgery and plastic surgery, surgical procedures, non-surgical procedures, and a combination of both. Aesthetic medicine procedures are usually elective. There is a long history of aesthetic medicine procedures, dating back to many notable cases in the 19th century, though techniques have developed much since then.
The Argentine Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SACPER) is a medical nonprofit association, which includes doctors specialized in plastic surgery in Argentina.
Robert Malcolm Goldwyn was an American surgeon; an author, activist, Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, and Chief of Plastic Surgery at the Beth Israel Hospital from 1972 to 1996. He was the editor-in-chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for 25 years.
Jan Měšťák(born August 26, 1944) is a Czech physician specializing in plastic surgery, university lecturer, head of the Department of Plastic Surgery at the First Faculty of Medicine of Charles University and University Hospital Bulovka in Prague and its founder.
Aesthetic Surgery Journal is a peer-reviewed medical journal that covers the field of plastic surgery. The journal's editor-in-chief is Foad Nahai. It was established in 1996 as Aesthetic Surgery Quarterly and is currently published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS).
Babak Azizzadeh, MD, FACS is an American facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon. He is the founder and president of the FPBPF, a non-profit organization committed to the treatment of individuals with facial nerve paralysis and Bell's palsy.
Kathryn Lyle Stephenson, was the first American woman to be a board-certified plastic surgeon and the first woman to be editor of the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. She contributed significantly to the development of plastic surgery between the 1940s and 1980s, and was named the American Association of Plastic Surgeons' 1977 Woman of the Year.
Alfredo Hoyos is a Colombian plastic surgeon who created high-definition liposuction and other advanced body contouring techniques in plastic surgery. He specializes in Plastic Surgery, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, maxillofacial surgery, and Hand Surgery. He is also a medical illustrator, painter and sculptor. Hoyos is featured as a speaker of different companies of the most innovative technologies in the field, not only in Colombia, his native country, but worldwide. He is also featured in the Aesthetics & Beauty Magazine.
Mauricio de Maio is a Brazilian plastic surgeon who works with injectable fillers and botulinum toxin. He is the co-author of three textbooks on plastic surgery.
Darrick E. Antell, MD, F.A.C.S. is an American scientist, researcher, educator and plastic and reconstructive surgeon. As of 2024, he is Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He was the first in his field to use twins to document how faces can be affected by environmental factors like sun, stress, and smoking.
David A. Hidalgo is an American reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgeon, author, and visual artist. He holds the academic title of Clinical Professor of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.
Ali Rıza Öreroğlu, MD (Turkish:[aliɾɯzaœɾæɾojɫu]; is a Turkish/Persian plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeon. He is acknowledged for his work in facial rejuvenation and rhinoplasty.
Constantino Mendieta is an American plastic surgeon. He has been described by media sources as a pioneer and leading practitioner of the buttock augmentation surgery known as a "Brazilian butt lift."