American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery

Academy News & Events

2024 Membership Dues Renewal Opens

AACS 2024 membership dues can now be paid. To ensure uninterrupted member benefits and to adhere to the AACS Logo Policy, current AACS members must renew their membership before December 31, 2023. How to renew: Renew Online Renew by Mail Renew by Phone Sign in to your profile at cosmeticsurgery.org There will be a renewal link on the landing page.  … Read more

AACS Applauds Recent Florida BBL Decision

Official Statement from the AACSAugust 22, 2023 AACS Applauds Recent Florida BBL Decision The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) strongly commends the Florida legislature, Governor Ron DeSantis, and the Florida Board of Medicine (BOM) for their ongoing commitment to promoting patient safety in Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) surgery and applauds the recent legislative decision … Read more

AACS Announces a New Webinar: Add to Your Armamentarium

AACS is excited to announce a new webinar that is a value-add to your membership. Please register and plan to join us to learn about several products and services.  “Add to Your Armamentarium” Wednesday/August 30, 20237:30pm CDT / 8:30pm EDTDuration: 1.25 hours You will:1. Hear about the newest surgical instruments being introduced to the market this year2. … Read more

WiCS Section Book Club Selection Announced

Registration for the September 7, 2023, WiCS Section Book Club is now open! Suzan Obagi, MD, FAACS will be leading a discussion on James Nestor’s Breath, The New Science of a Lost Art. The hour-long virtual event begins at 7:30 pm (CT). WiCS Section members, please register here.  Not a WiCS Section member? Consider joining the section … Read more

AACS Announces the First Live Surgery WebClinic

This week, AACS opened registration for their first live surgery WebClinic. The WebClinic is scheduled on August 23, 2023, at 6 pm (CT). Sara Wasserbauer, MD, FISHRS will demonstrate hair transplantation of eyelashes. Eyelash transplantation is a rare procedure that requires skill and patience, and it is also a fascinating use of hair transplantation that can … Read more

Avoiding Anesthesia Complications WebClinic Registration Opens

Registration for the July 26, 2023, AACS WebClinic, Avoiding Anesthesia Complications is now open. Failure to recognize the enormous variation in patients can lead to avoidable anesthesia complications. Join us as Dr. Barry Friedberg teaches how to recognize the 100-fold inter-individual requirements for propofol to achieve the same numerical sedation level and ways to avoid … Read more

Registration is Now Open for the Upcoming WiCS Section Discussion Series

Registration is now open for the next WiCS Section Discussion Series Owning your Own Business: Challenges and Advice. Join WiCS Section member Giselle Prado-Wright, MD as she leads a discussion on “Social Media & Marketing in the 2020s: What Works, What Doesn’t, & How You Navigate It All”. The program is scheduled for July 13, 2023, at 7;30pm (CT). … Read more

June 2023 WebClinic Topic: Deep Plane Face Lift

Register for the June 21, 2023, AACS WebClinic on the Deep Plane Face Lift. Join us at 7:30 pm (CT) when J. Kevin Duplechain, MD, FAACS, FACS, will present on the deep plane face lift technique, principles of vector and tension, and how they have significantly improved the outcomes of this procedure, making it the most … Read more

Registration Opens for the June Allied Health Member Lunch & Learn Series

AACS Allied Health members can now register for the next AACS Allied Health Member Lunch & Learn Series. On June 21, 2023, from 1-2 pm (CT) Laura A. Leyva, MBA, HCRM, President/CEO of Physician Consultants, Inc. will present the Top Things to Do to Increase Patient Safety and Reduce Your Practice’s RisksTopics will include:Infection ControlLife SafetyPhysician Compliance & DocumentationMedication Management … Read more

WiCS Section Announces Their Next Book Club Selection

Connecting through Literature: The Women in Cosmetic Surgery (WiCS) Section Book Club strengthens our community by learning from one another through reading and discussions. The WiCS Committee is pleased to announce on June 1, 2023, at 7:30 pm (CT), the WiCS Section will host a discussion about the New York Times Best Seller, Atomic Habits an Easy … Read more