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No more cutting corners in liposuction procedures.

Bargain-basement liposuction booted out of Florida

If you’re a Floridian whose bikini-clad body needs a little tweaking, you will now have a much better chance of undergoing a safe liposuction procedure.

Categories: Body Contouring News, Plastic Surgery News, Patient Safety
May 9, 2012
Avoid a railroad track scar; get stitches removed after about four days.

If you’re at the ER for stitches, ask for the plastic surgeon on call

Acne, burns, dog bites, falls, surgery and other such miserable events are not only traumatic to experience but, to add insult to injury, leave their marks in the forms of scars. You may be able to live with a scar on your knee, but even boxers dislike facial scars. The May 2012 issue of Allure enlists experts from different specialties to provide you with the most effective tools to disguise,improve and prevent facial scars.

Categories: Facial Aesthetic Surgery News, Plastic Surgery News, Patient Safety
May 2, 2012
Non-certified overseas doctor fined and banned from US

Non-certified overseas doctor fined and banned from US

A Dominican man was sent back to his native country and forbidden from coming into the US for three years following a string of botched plastic surgery procedures.

Categories: Plastic Surgery News, Patient Safety
April 26, 2012
Listening to music calms patients during plastic surgery procedures

Listening to music calms patients during plastic surgery procedures

A new study from Oxford University Hospitals finds that patients undergoing plastic surgery procedures may benefit from having music playing in the operating room.

Categories: Lifestyle, Stress Relief, Plastic Surgery News, Patient Safety
April 24, 2012
Doctors warn against do-it-yourself treatments

Doctors warn against do-it-yourself treatments

The high cost of some plastic surgery procedures has caused some people to seek dangerous alternatives.

Categories: Patient Safety, Skin Procedures News
April 19, 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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