ASPS Featured Stories

Treatments to refresh your skin after summer

Adrienne Santos-Longhurst | Freelance Writer Wednesday, October 8, 2025

With summer coming to an end and the colder weather of fall and winter just around the corner, it's the perfect time to refresh your skin. Not only to get your skin looking fantastic for the fall, but also to prepare it for the coming cold air outside and drying, furnace-blasting air inside.

What is "SWIM" breast reconstruction?

Ariel Frankeny | Freelance Writer Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Skin-sparing wise-pattern internal mammary perforator breast reconstruction, also known as SWIM breast reconstruction, is a lesser-known option to repair the breasts after mastectomy.

Tackling sun damage and signs of aging on the hands and arms

Alia Willson | Freelance Writer Friday, October 3, 2025

You may diligently slather your face in sunscreen to protect your delicate features, but in general, the backs of our hands get ignored and are among the first signs of aging and sun damage. So, what can you do to help reverse the signs of aging and prevent your hands or arms from giving away your age?

Fighting back against breast cancer – and becoming your own CEO

Paul Snyder | ASPS Staff Thursday, October 2, 2025

Flora refused to let breast cancer dictate her life. Learn how she became the CEO of her own health, researching every option and advocating fiercely for the treatment plan that was right for her.

Understanding your reconstructive options after breast cancer

Ariel Frankeny | Freelance Writer Wednesday, October 1, 2025

For women experiencing breast cancer, the process of healing is challenging and often confusing. This is especially the case for women who choose to undergo mastectomy or lumpectomy as part of their treatment process. Not only have they survived the disease and course of treatment, but they may feel they have also lost a part of themselves along that journey.

What is Ozempic butt? Understanding this weight loss side effect and available treatment options

Ariel Frankeny | Freelance Writer Monday, September 29, 2025

As the popularity of medical weight loss treatments has increased, a new aesthetic concern has emerged, known as the "Ozemic butt." While GLP-1 medications have revolutionized weight loss and obesity management, significant, rapid weight loss can lead to some rather unwanted side effects, including a deflated or flattened butt.

Does early filler and Botox use complicate future facial plastic surgery procedures?

Alia Willson | Freelance Writer Thursday, September 25, 2025

Do years of consistent filler and neuromodulator use preclude or limit future procedures? If you invest in specific minimally invasive procedures today, are you risking your safety and results tomorrow if you want something more invasive?

Diastasis recti repair: Restoring core strength and abdominal integrity

Ariel Frankeny | Freelance Writer Monday, September 22, 2025

For so many people, especially women following pregnancy, changes in the abdomen can go so far past stretched skin or residual fat. One of the most overlooked, yet impactful, conditions that can occur in this area is known as diastasis recti.

Men using GLP-1s for weight loss: How is this impacting male plastic surgery?

Alia Willson | Freelance Writer Thursday, September 18, 2025

There is no doubt that GLP-1 medications for weight loss are changing the game in terms of how we view and treat obesity, weight loss and even plastic surgery. The bodily changes associated with rapid weight loss may also help more men feel comfortable pursuing plastic surgery, not just for purely aesthetic reasons.

Small-volume breast augmentation: A natural and subtle enhancement

Ariel Frankeny | Freelance Writer Tuesday, September 16, 2025

There's no doubt that breast augmentation still reigns as one of the top cosmetic procedures offered around the world. Yet, even with its steady state of popularity, the perspective around the desired outcome has shifted in recent years.

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