The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the largest organization of board-certified plastic surgeons in the world, released its 2025 Procedural Statistics Report, highlighting an increased demand for plastic surgery.
Chances are you or someone close to you has been prescribed a GLP-1 medication for weight loss, which means you probably also know that these drugs have changed a lot of conversations. In 2025, one of those conversations moved somewhere you might not expect – the plastic surgeon's office.
A mommy makeover is a customized combination of surgical procedures designed to help restore your body after the physical changes following pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding.
"Surgery to treat gynecomastia is very effective. If you don't have any other contributing causes for your gynecomastia, i.e., a medication or a hormonal problem, then the surgery consists of liposuction and excision and is a permanent result."
Patients having body contouring surgery after significant weight loss may benefit from nutrition screening and a personalized diet plan before surgery to support healing and reduce complications, according to a new review in the September issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
