During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, The Aesthetic Foundation is highlighting the various ways that our members and donors are making an impact on patients and the specialty.

This year's cruise was our largest since 2007, with more than 150 cabins sold and over 320 attendees, including spouses, families, and guests. Among them were 120 registered plastic surgeons, including 15 current and past leaders of both the Society and Foundation. Our faculty featured 37 distinguished subject matter experts, eight of whom were first-time cruise speakers, and attendees represented ten different countries.

The use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) for inducing weight loss has increased in recent years, resulting in a parallel reduction in demand for bariatric surgery. Consequently, the need for patients to undergo aesthetic procedures, including aesthetic breast surgery, following successful GLP-1 RA–induced weight loss is expected to increase while the demand created by postsurgical weight loss is expected to decrease. The objective of this narrative review is to examine the literature on the use of GLP-1 RAs and other mechanisms used for medical weight loss to assist plastic surgeons in achieving optimal aesthetic outcomes with breast surgery after weight loss occurs.

Recurrent herpes labialis (RHL) is a common condition characterized by episodic viral reactivation triggered by local or systemic factors. Hyaluronic acid (HA) lip augmentation is widely performed for aesthetic purposes, yet its potential association with changes in herpes labialis recurrence has not been systematically evaluated. The aim of this study was to investigate whether repeated lip augmentation with HA filler is associated with changes in the incidence of RHL episodes over time.

Hyaluronic acid (HA) is widely used for lip augmentation; however, the safety and performance of injection techniques and instruments (needle vs cannula) remain unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety of HA injection techniques for lip augmentation and to assess patient satisfaction, injected volume, and associations with technique, instrument, and HA product.