1. Teenage plastic surgery – If you believe everything you read, you might think more teenagers are having cosmetic surgery than are going to college.
2. "Reality" television – For network executives, the recipe for high ratings is plastic surgery combined with reality television.
3. Body contouring following massive weight loss – Weight loss patients turn to plastic surgeons for breast reductions and upper arm, lower body, thigh, and breast lifts to eliminate excess skin and contour their smaller bodies.
4. More injectables – Continuing an exciting trend which began with Botox® in 2002, the FDA approves Sculptra®, Hylaform Plus® and CaptiqueTM.
5. Governor Schwarzenegger terminates California oral surgeon bill – Proposed bill would have allowed oral surgeons to perform cosmetic plastic surgery.
6. The many uses of Botox® – Beyond wrinkle smoothing, studies find it can be used for pain control following breast reconstruction, relief of migraine headaches and reduction of excessive underarm and palm sweating.
7. Face transplant – Plastic surgeons make preparations to conduct the first face transplant in the United States.
8. Cosmetic surgery tax – Politicians in New Jersey and Illinois believe they can balance budget deficits and fund state initiatives by taxing elective cosmetic procedures.
9. Taboo of plastic surgery eroding for ethnic groups – More and more African American, Hispanic, and Asian people embrace plastic surgery.
10. Stem cells from fat? – Doctors can harvest and store adult stem cells from liposuction fat and successfully grow stem cells.
For referrals to ASPS member plastic surgeons certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and to learn more about cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery, call the ASPS at 888-4-PLASTIC (888-475-2784) or visit www.plasticsurgery.org.
ASPS is the largest organization of board-certified plastic surgeons in the world and the foremost authority on cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery. With nearly 5,000 members, more than any other plastic surgery organization, ASPS is the definitive voice of the plastic surgery specialty. Viewed throughout the world as the pinnacle of information for new techniques, advances and plastic surgery trends, the society represents 94 percent of all the board-certified plastic surgeons in the U.S. Ninety-four percent of all ASPS members perform cosmetic plastic surgery and 89 percent of all ASPS members perform reconstructive plastic surgery. ASPS, founded in 1931, represents physicians certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery or The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada