In this video, Alex Sobel, DO, FAACS and AACS 2023-2024 President, shares his Cosmetic Surgery career journey, who inspired him & why he started a Fellowship training program with the AACS. He also discusses the importance of going to meetings and what he sees as the future of cosmetic surgery. To learn more about the
The 2023 Women in Cosmetic Surgery Section (WiCS) breakfast took place at the AACS Annual Scientific meeting in San Diego. It featured Hope Timberlake, a speaker trainer coach who focuses on the communication side of leadership. Her keynote and training focused on persuasive messaging, relationship building, and overcoming obstacles to speaking up. Following Hope’s presentation, a
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF COSMETIC SURGERY PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING, “FOCUS ON MASTERY” The three-day scientific program takes place live and in-person on February 9-11, 2023 in San Diego with an optional Body Cosmetic Surgery Cadaver Workshop on February 8 (January 18, 2023, Chicago, IL)—The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS), the world’s
Dr. Tanuj Nakra is a Facial Cosmetic Surgeon in Austin, Texas at TOC Eye and Face and a Program Director for the Facial Cosmetic Fellowship. In this video, he shares how his training with the Fellowship program impacted his career and how practicing as cosmetic surgeon impacts his patients lives. He also discusses how cosmetic
Wade Brock, MD, Fellow Member It’s safe to say that the 2022 AACS Cadaver Workshop was a remarkable success! On the Wednesday prior to the general 2022 AACS Scientific Meeting, 24 attendees and 16 faculty convened at 0600 for a bus ride to the facility. The facilities for our cadaver lab courses are always state
Alexander W. Sobel, DO, Vice President, Cosmetic Surgery Foundation For those who missed the poster session at the 2022 ASM, this was a collection highlights of excellent original research being done by members of our Academy and not to be missed when viewing the now available video content from the meeting. These poster presentations not
In this video, J. Kevin Duplechain, MD, FACS, FAACS – AACS President shares what the AACS means to him. “The Academy means everything to me. It’s where I went to learn advanced procedures when I wanted to do more cosmetic surgery and that is where I met friends, mentors and colleagues that I will cherish
Elie Ferneini, MD, DMD, MHS, MBA, FACS, Editor-in-Chief, American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery As cosmetic surgeons, we know that different specialties are experts in different things, some of which overlap with others and some of which do not. Our scope of practice generally refers to a specific profession’s own self-described scope based on appropriate education,
At the AACS 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting, Dr.’s Jane Petro, Andrea Moreira and Suzan Obagi gathered at the Women in Cosmetic Surgery(WiCS) Forum to address gender equality in the medical field and improvements they are currently making themselves. They discuss what can be done to change the standard for what is considered competence for women
THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF COSMETIC SURGERY (AACS) SUCCESSFULLY HELD ITS ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING, FEATURING EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS WITH LEADERS IN COSMETIC SURGERY & AESTHETIC MEDICINE (February 9, 2022, Chicago, IL)—The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS), the world’s largest multi-specialty home for physicians dedicated to cosmetic surgery and aesthetic medicine, successfully held its Annual Scientific Meeting on February 3-5,
