2014 Trends in Plastic Surgery

Dr's from the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 
(AAFRPS)  addressed the Media on Trends in Plastic Surgery

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.  The esteemed doctors who make up its members, celebrated this milestone at a 5 day International symposium in New York at the Marriot Marquis. I took a good look at who was attending and speaking and I can attest, they were some of the most revered surgeons in the world.

I was honored to be asked by my friends at Melissa Kelz Public Relations, (who represent AAFRPS,) to attend a breakfast to update the media on the latest trends in plastic surgery. The doctors also took plenty of time to answer our questions with candor...and we had plenty of them!

The most interesting tidbits for me, was learning that social media and the "Selfies" trend has translated into patients wanting to address their perceived flaws and that the biggest rise in patients is in the under 30 set.

What a world!!!

There was a lot of information presented and I was delighted that my friend Patty Matthews from Melissa Kelz PR summarized it beautifully, saving me hours of toil.  Below are the salient points, I found it all fascinating!