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The American Board of Plastic Surgery is a medical organization established in 1938. It was organized as a subsidiary of the American Board of Surgery. It was given the status of a major specialty board in 1941. It is the one certifying body for plastic and reconstructive surgery recognised by the American Board of Medical Specialties.
The society is composed of surgeons certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery or by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada who perform Plastic and Reconstructive surgery. ASPS comprises 92% of all board-certified plastic surgeons in the United States and has more than 11,000 plastic surgeons worldwide. [1]
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is a peer-reviewed medical journal and the official publication of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. It covers all aspects of plastic and reconstructive surgery , [ 1 ] including operative procedures, clinical or laboratory research, and case reports.
The Aesthetic Surgery Journal is an official publication of ASAPS. Smart Beauty Guide is the consumer-facing website for ASAPS, providing plastic surgery information, patient testimonials and referrals to ABPS board-certified plastic surgeons. The Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation (ASERF) is the research arm of ASAPS.
The ACS was founded in 1913 as an outgrowth of the Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North America that had existed since 1910 as an outgrowth of the journal Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, an initiative of ACS Founder Dr. Franklin H. Martin. [7]
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Michael K. Obeng (born 1973) is a Ghanaian plastic surgeon. [1] [2] [3] He is the President of Global Health Solutions. [4] [5] He is also the director of MiKO Plastic Surgery and MiKO Surgery Centre. [3]
Plastic surgery is increasing slowly, rising 115% from 2000 to 2015. "According to the annual plastic surgery procedural statistics, there were 15.9 million surgical and minimally-invasive cosmetic procedures performed in the United States in 2015, a 2 percent increase over 2014."