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For elective surgeries, take a slow and measured approach.

Groupon plastic surgery offers: don’t compromise safety for price

Dancing lessons, dinners, theatre tickets, massages, cruises and flat irons can be purchased on Groupon with variable results.

Categories: Patient Safety
September 28, 2012
FDA hands L'Oreal a warning over anti-aging claims

FDA hands L'Oreal a warning over anti-aging claims

If you walk the makeup aisle of any store that sells cosmetics, you'll likely see plenty of products, from creams to scrubs, touting anti-aging benefits.

Categories: Anti-Aging News, Cosmetic Medicine News, Injectables, Patient Safety
September 26, 2012
Two years in prison for spa owner posing as plastic surgeon

Two years in prison for spa owner posing as plastic surgeon

Another botched plastic surgery conducted by an unlicensed individual has come to light in New York.

Categories: Plastic Surgery News, Patient Safety
September 24, 2012
NY man performed liposuction, other procedures without a license

NY man performed liposuction, other procedures without a license

A New York man has been convicted of performing cosmetic surgery, including a liposuction procedure, without a medical license, and now faces half a year in prison and $8,700 in restitution, according to The Associated Press.

Several women in the state received plastic surgery from the man in question, Carlos Arango, in 2011. He pleaded guilty on Friday, September 7, to the felony.

Categories: Patient Safety
September 19, 2012
What to ask your cosmetic surgeon

What to ask your cosmetic surgeon

According to an August 23rd blog in NEWBEAUTY.com, “Only 3.5 percent of doctors in the U.S. are truly qualified to perform aesthetic procedures.”

Categories: Plastic Surgery News, Patient Safety
August 30, 2012

About ASAPS
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), is recognized as the world’s leading organization devoted entirely to aesthetic plastic surgery and cosmetic medicine of the face and body.  ASAPS is comprised of over 2,600 Plastic Surgeons; active members are certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (USA) or by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and have extensive training in the complete spectrum of surgical and non-surgical aesthetic procedures. International active members are certified by equivalent boards of their respective countries. All members worldwide adhere to a strict Code of Ethics and must meet stringent membership requirements.

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