Press Releases

New York, NY (May 13, 2020) – The Aesthetic Society announced the election of Herluf G. Lund, Jr., MD, FACS, a plastic surgeon practicing in St. Louis, Missouri as the new President of the 2,600-member organization dedicated to aesthetic plastic surgery. Dr. Lund and his leadership team will focus on guiding membership through the COVID-19 crisis and completing a number of critical projects in development including:

MAY 20, 2020​-- N​ewBeauty​,​ t​he definitive authority on all things beauty​,​ and The Aesthetic Society today announced an impactful new initiative to educate physicians and consumers on the current state of the industry resulting from COVID-19.

NEW YORK, NY (May 19, 2020) – The Aesthetic Society recently released its annual statistics for 2019 reflecting data collected only from plastic surgeons certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, the only survey in the United States to focus exclusively on the specialty. The latest data illustrates a 14.9% decrease in breast augmentation surgery, the number one aesthetic surgical procedure since 2017. Additionally, breast implant removal (explantation) increased 34.4%.

NEW YORK, NY (Jan. 29, 2020)— The Aesthetic Society has released its 2020 predictions detailing what plastic surgery trends are expected in the coming year. With more than 2,600 board-certified members, The Aesthetic Society members are the most advanced aesthetic plastic surgeons. Insights include specific trends for surgical and non-invasive options, and a forecast that sees a new generation of patients entering the market in earnest.

New York, NY (Jan. 15, 2020) – The Aesthetic Society announced today that Symplast, one of the leading mobile EHR/Practice Management platforms for plastic surgery and med spas joins The Aesthetic Society as an Alliance Partner. The Aesthetic Society is the leading professional society of board-certified plastic surgeons specializing in cosmetic procedures.

New York, NY (September 18, 2019) – A recent article published in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum, one of the two official publications of The Aesthetic Society, developed a series of questions and answers plastic surgeons can utilize in the management of asymptomatic patients with textured surface breast implants.

New York, NY (June 19, 2019) – Robert Singer, MD, FACS, a long-time La Jolla, California resident and well-known philanthropist, recently received The Career Achievement Award, given to select physicians who represent the aesthetic (cosmetic) plastic surgery specialty’s most influential surgeons and researchers. Singer, who is in active private practice in LaJolla at Scripps Memorial Hospital was presented with the award at the recent annual meeting of The Aesthetic Society in New Orleans.

NEW YORK, NY (March 20, 2019) – The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, (The Aesthetic Society) has just released its annual statistics for 2018. For the second year, the survey reflects data collected only from plastic surgeons, the only survey in the United States to focus exclusively on the specialty.

New York, NY (March 12, 2019) – A recent article published in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, the clinical, peer-reviewed journal of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (The Aesthetic Society) is calling for the FDA to expedite its oversight of companies and clinics offering stem-cell products and therapies.

New York, NY (December 13, 2018) – Findings from a recent study published in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, one of the two official publications of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (The Aesthetic Society) demonstrates that patients now find plastic surgeons online, favoring the first-page results from Google, the largest and most popular search engine. The study conducted a Google.com search in the top 25 United States metropolitan areas to identify the top 20 websites of board-certified plastic surgeons.