Cosmetic Surgery National Data Bank Statistics

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) was founded in 1967 when cosmetic surgery was only beginning to be recognized as the important subspecialty it is today.Founded on a mission of education, we are now widely recognized as the leader in aesthetic surgery research, education, and procedural advances.United States Active membership to The Aesthetic Society® is restricted to American Board of Plastic Surgery certifi ed physicians who meet a minimum number of surgical procedures performed and commit to a signifi cant number of continuing medical education hours.New members must be sponsored by a current Society member.Other healthcare providers may also provide some of these services.Therefore, cosmetic procedures (surgical and nonsurgical) are performed by a variety of physicians.For that reason, we rely on physicians from many diff erent specialties when we compile our annual statistics.We thank these clinicians for their contributions to our survey.