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or post your question to Ask a Surgeon to get an authoritative and trustworthy answer from our ASPS member surgeons. The views expressed in Ask a Surgeon and the Patient Community are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
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2016
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?
American Society of Plastic Surgeons Expo, ASPSX, Features Beauty, Health and Wellness, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery for Consumers' "ifs," "ands" or "butts"
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation And Merz North America Announce Gold Sponsorship For Plastic Surgery The Meeting
Learn the Latest Innovations in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2016
Racial Disparity in Breast Reconstruction? African American Women More Likely to Undergo Autologous Reconstruction
'No Ethical Barriers' to Face Transplant in Children, Experts Conclude
July
Acelity: KCI, LifeCell Pledges Support As Platinum Sponsor Of Plastic Surgery The Meeting
NOVADAQ Returns As Platinum Sponsor Of Plastic Surgery The Meeting
Sientra Pledges Support As Platinum Sponsor Of Plastic Surgery The Meeting
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
Fresh Start Caring For Kids Presents the 2nd Annual Celebrity Golf Classic and Party
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
In the Age of Selfies, America's Love Affair with Lips Is Leading to a Boom in Cosmetic Procedures
March
Shining a light on surgeon burnout is vital to doctors' health, patient safety
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
New Statistics Reflect the Changing Face of Plastic Surgery
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
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