ASPS Press Releases

December

Is Patient Satisfaction Relevant? Plastic Surgeons Call for Better Rating Tools

Round or 'Shaped' Breast Implants? Even Plastic Surgeons Can't Tell the Difference

November

Tweeting #PlasticSurgery - Plastic Surgeons Urged to Engage and Educate on Twitter

Patients Should Stop Using E-Cigarettes before Plastic Surgery, Experts Conclude

October

What's the Best Way to Match the Implant to the Breast? Evidence on Implant Size Selection Systems Reviewed

In Low- to Middle-Income Countries, Barriers to Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery Persist

Department of Health and Human Services Implements Awareness Campaign for Breast Cancer Patient Education Act

September

American Society Of Plastic Surgeons Names Sacramento Physician Debra Johnson, MD, New President

Paul Cederna, MD, Elected President Of Plastic Surgery Foundation

Immediate Breast Reconstruction Reduces Psychological Impact of Mastectomy

Experts Demonstrate 'Advances and Refinements' in Neuromodulators for Facial Rejuvenation

August

Plastic Surgery Seeks to Help Women Gain Leadership Positions and Break through the 'Plastic Ceiling'

Botulinum Neurotoxin in Plastic Surgery – What's the Evidence for Effectiveness?

Racial Disparity in Breast Reconstruction? African American Women More Likely to Undergo Autologous Reconstruction

'No Ethical Barriers' to Face Transplant in Children, Experts Conclude

June

Googling Liposuction? Study Shows Low Quality of Online Information

Total Face Transplant in Patient with Severe Burns—Team Outlines Surgical Approach

Wearable Technology Gets Good Ratings from Plastic Surgeons

May

Most 'Emergency' Transfers for Plastic Surgery Evaluation Are Unnecessary

First-of-Its-Kind Procedure Combines Scalp, Skull, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant

Study Redefines the Ideal Female Buttocks Most Now Rate a Curvier Shape Most Attractive

Women's Health and Cancer Advocates Press for Swift Implementation of the Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2015

April

Surgery for Chronic Temporal Headaches – Simplified Approach Shows Good Results

'Machine Learning' May Contribute to New Advances in Plastic Surgery

Good Long-Term Quality of Life after 'DIEP Flap' Breast Reconstruction

March

Ibuprofen Doesn't Increase Bleeding Risk after Plastic Surgery

Experience in Afghanistan Highlights Plastic Surgeons' Role in Combat Trauma Surgery

Plastic Surgeons Generally Agree on Best Approach to Breast Augmentation

Patients Considering Breast Implants Need Information on Risk of Very Rare Cancer

February

Periorbital Transplantation May Be Promising Alternative to Protect Vision in Facial Transplant Candidates

3D Analysis and CAD/CAM Techniques Lead to New Advances in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Breast Reconstruction Using Abdominal Tissue – Differences in Outcome with Four Different Techniques

January

Good Cosmetic Outcomes, Improved Quality of Life with Full Facial Feminization Surgery

Fat Injection for Breast Reconstruction Doesn't Increase Risk of Recurrent Breast Cancer

Joint ASPS and ASAPS Advisory to Members on FDA's Update regarding Breast Implant-Associated ALCL