News Room
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons News Room provides statistics on both cosmetic and reconstructive procedures, as well as background information on a variety of plastic surgery related topics. In addition, you will find information about the Spokespersons Network, whose members from across the country can answer your questions.
Featured News
Advance Media Registration for Plastic Surgery 2010
Register Today! Advance Media Registration for the ASPS/PSEF/ASMS Annual Scientific Meeting, October 1-5, in Toronto, Canada, is Now Open!
2010 Procedural Statistics Report
ASPS procedural statistics are collected through the first online national database for plastic surgery procedures, Tracking Operations and Outcomes for Plastic Surgeons (TOPS). This data, combined with the annual survey sent to American Board of Medical Specialties certified physicians most likely to perform these procedures, results in the most comprehensive census on plastic surgery.
Recent Press Releases
- ASPS Selects New Executive Vice President
- The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is pleased to announce the selection of Michael D. Costelloe as its new Executive Vice President and as the Executive Vice President of the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation (PSEF).
- Children and Lawn Mowers, a Dangerous Combination
- The Rudie family knows all too well how dangerous lawn mowing can be when proper safety precautions are not taken. In July 2009, Mrs. Brenda Rudie’s two-year-old son Brandon suffered devastating facial injuries in a lawn mower accident. His father was mowing the lawn and Brandon was in a cart behind him with his 5-year-old cousin. Somehow Brandon fell out of the front and his father backed up, accidentally running him over.
- Plastic Surgeons, Breast Surgeons Urge Team Approach
- Advocating the need for a medical Team Approach in the treatment and recovery from breast cancer, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), in partnership with the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBS), urges breast cancer patients, and their physicians, to insist that their treatment be handled by a team of healthcare physicians with the appropriate expertise for each procedure and level of care.
- ASPS Reports Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Down In 2009, Up 69% In First Decade of New Millennium
- According to the new 2009 ASPS statistics, 12.5 million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures were performed in the United States in 2009, down 1 percent from 2008; up 69 percent since 2000. Nearly 5.2 million reconstructive plastic surgery procedures were performed last year.
- New Survey Shows Interest in Cosmetic Surgery is Up
- A decline in Americans undergoing cosmetic surgery and treatments, as reported by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) today, appears to be a pause triggered by the recession rather than a wholesale change in attitudes toward cosmetic makeovers.
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