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- 01/31/2002
- Smoking and Elective Plastic Surgery: Some Surgeons Say "No" to Specific Procedures, PRS Article Reveals
- Not all cosmetic plastic surgery procedures are created equal when it comes to smokers, reports the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
- 01/01/2002
- Patient Safety and Plastic Surgery
- With the public's growing acceptance of plastic surgery, potential patients need to consider some very important factors before having a procedure done.
- 12/20/2001
- A New Year, a New You
- After the ball drops and the parties end millions of Americans will resolve to eat right, exercise and do what it takes to get the look they want.
- 11/06/2001
- BOTOX®: Beyond Forehead Wrinkles and Crow's Feet
- Botox®, a purified, botulinum A toxin used to block nerve impulses and temporarily paralyze muscles that cause wrinkles, is safe and effective for non-traditional uses in facial rejuvenation according to a study presented today at the 70th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) in Orlando.
- 10/03/2001
- Breast Reconstruction Helps Cancer Patients Return to Normalcy, According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- "It's only a part of my body, not my life," said Lola Sawyers when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 1997.
- 09/13/2001
- ASPS Surgeons Answer Call, But N.Y. Hospitals Staffed
- Scores of plastic surgeons from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) offered their services to assist the injured in New York in the wake of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
- 08/23/2001
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons Celebrates Women in Medicine Month
- During its 70th Anniversary, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) commemorates this September's Women in Medicine month by highlighting three women plastic surgeons: Libby Wilson MD, Linda Phillips, MD, and Virginia Ward, MD.
- 08/23/2001
- Back to School - Back to Safety
- Parents across the country are heading out for the best deals on backpacks, notepads and pencils, but these are not the only back-to-school supplies that kids will need.
- 07/25/2001
- Skating and Peddling Safely Through the Summer
- Cruising through the summer, children across the country are hopping on their scooters, in-line skates, bicycles and skateboards for another day of fun outdoors.
- 07/12/2001
- 7.4 Million Americans Chose Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, Says American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- More than 7.4 million people had cosmetic plastic surgery in 2000, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) announced today as it released its expanded 2000 statistics, the most comprehensive survey of cosmetic plastic surgery to date.
- 07/12/2001
- 6.2 Million Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Procedures Performed in 2000, Says American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- More than 6.2 million people had reconstructive plastic surgery in 2000, announced the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) today as it released its expanded 2000 statistics, the most comprehensive survey of reconstructive plastic surgery to date.
- 07/12/2001
- Cosmetic Plastic Surgery For Women Continues To Increase In Popularity
- More than 6.3 million women chose to have cosmetic plastic surgery in 2000, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) announced today as it released its expanded 2000 statistics, the most comprehensive survey of cosmetic plastic surgery to date.
- 07/12/2001
- Cosmetic Surgery for Men Tops 1 Million, Says American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- More than 1 million men chose to have cosmetic plastic surgery in 2000, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) reported today as it released its expanded 2000 statistics, the most comprehensive survey of cosmetic plastic surgery to date.
- 07/12/2001
- 35-TO 50-Year-Olds Make Up 44% Of Cosmetic Surgery Population, Says American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Once thought of as something done in a person's later years, today's cosmetic plastic surgery is performed on people of all ages, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) announced today as it released its expanded 2000 statistics.
- 07/12/2001
- Surgical Breast Procedures Provide Physical and Psychological Benefits For More Than 150,000 Women
- Continuing to eliminate medical symptoms and improve the quality of life for women, breast reduction surgery and breast reconstruction procedures increased 111 percent and 166 percent, respectively, since 1992.
- 06/04/2001
- Plastic Surgery Procedures Continue Steady Nine-Year Increase
- More than 1.3 million people had reconstructive plastic surgery procedures in 2000 performed by board-certified plastic surgeons, an increase of 19 percent from 1992, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). Tumor removal, hand surgery and breast reduction were the most frequently performed reconstructive surgical procedures in 2000.
- 05/18/2001
- Study Provides Convincing Data of Breast Reduction Benefits, Says American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Women who undergo breast reduction surgery have improved physical symptoms and quality of life, says a review study in the May issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings®. The review and meta-analysis was supported by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
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