Press Releases for 2015

New York, NY (September 30, 2015) – Cosmetic and anti-aging products and treatments that make claims regarding stem cell technology are increasingly popular despite a lack of evidence for either the safety or efficacy of such products. Given the size of the personal care beauty industry, (expected to generate $265 billion by 2017,) and the high-profile nature of stem cell research, this is part of a larger trend whereby the language of newer areas of science is leveraged by marketers. This phenomenon is called “Scienceploitation.”

New York, NY (September 21, 2015) – Fat grafting is revolutionizing aesthetic body contouring and treatment of soft-tissue, volume-related issues in plastic surgery.

New York, NY (August 31, 2015) – The Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation (ASERF), the research and education arm of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, announced the establishment of The Mollenkopf Breast Reconstruction Assistance Fund to provide financial assistance to women seeking non-insurance reimbursable aesthetic surgery to complete their post-breast cancer reconstructions. Steve Mollenkopf and Susan Mollenkopf, (breast cancer survivor and patient of ASAPS member, Scott Barttelbort, MD), donated $200,000 to create the fund.

New York, NY (July 8, 2015) – The economic laws of supply and demand don’t apply to the pricing of common cosmetic surgery procedures according to a recent study published in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, the official publication of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Results of the study demonstrated a correlation between costs of cosmetic surgery procedures and local economic factors such as the cost to own real estate, cost to rent real estate, cost of living and the population size of a geographic region.

New York, NY (June 25, 2015) – A recent study published in the  Aesthetic Surgery Journal, the official publication of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, showed both hard and soft contact lenses contributed to the drooping of the upper eyelids, a medical condition referred to as ptosis.

New York, NY (June 11, 2015) – Findings from a study published in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal showed weekend admissions for body contouring surgical procedures were associated with a statistically significant increase in hospitalization costs (difference of $35,481) and length of stay (5.68 days) when compared to weekday admissions for the same procedure.

Montreal, QC, Canada (May 17, 2015) –The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) elected new officials for the 2015/2016 term today at The Aesthetic Meeting in Montreal, PQ, Canada. Birmingham ABPS board-certified plastic surgeon, James C. Grotting, MD, is the new President of the Aesthetic Society –the leading national organization comprised of over 2,600 board-certified plastic surgeons that specialize in aesthetic surgery of the face and body. 

Montreal, QC, Canada (May 17, 2015) – The Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation (ASERF), representing the research and education arm of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, announced  the election of its new President, Neal R. Reisman, MD, JD today. With an   extensive research and education background in plastic surgery and broad experience stemming from his practice serving as a clinical professor of plastic surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine and chief of plastic surgery at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Dr.

Montreal, QC, Canada (May 17, 2015) –Is there such a thing as a nonsurgical facelift? Aesthetic plastic surgeons conducted a panel discussion at The Aesthetic Meeting 2015, the annual meeting of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), to determine whether a nonsurgical facelift is a legitimate cosmetic procedure. Surgeons discussed what constitutes a nonsurgical facelift and how it impacts the longitudinal care aesthetic plastic surgeons can provide to address facial aging.

Montreal, QC, Canada (May 17, 2015) –The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, hosted a panel discussion today on the fast-evolving practice of fat grafting, and how surgeons are discovering best practices to produce the most natural looking results. Physician members of ASAPS concur that less is more when it comes to utilizing a patient’s own fat to enhance certain anatomical regions including the breast and buttocks.