PLASTIC SURGERY NEWS & EVENTS

Mortality Rate Less Than 1% in Over 1.1 Million Procedures

NEW YORK, NY (April 29, 2005) – Advances in patient safety will be the topic of a featured panel discussion during the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), April 29-May 4, at theErnest Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. The ASAPS meeting is the major international forum for education and research in cosmetic surgery.

New York, NY (April 16, 2004) — Most cosmetic procedures have excellent safety records, so people may be easily persuaded that they are simple to perform and are without risk. But in the hands of untrained physicians, or possibly criminals posing as doctors, the results can be disastrous, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), the leading national society of American Board of Plastic Surgery certified surgeons who specialize in cosmetic surgery.

New York, NY (April 16, 2004) — La mayoria de los procedimientos cosméticos tienen un record excelente de seguridad, por lo cual las personas pueden ser facilmente persuadidas de que son simple de hacer y sin riesgos. Pero en las manos de médicos sin entrenamiento, o posiblemente criminales pasando como médicos, los resultados podrian ser desastrasos, de acuerdo con la sociedad Americana de cirugia plástica estética (ASAPS), la principal sociedad del board Americano de cirugia plastica que se especialisa en cirugia cosmética.

New York, NY (May 03, 2001) —"The ultimate solution to cellulite might be modern gene therapy," says plastic surgeon Richard A. Mladick, MD, of Virginia Beach, VA, who moderates a panel on current concepts in managing cellulite at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), May 3-9, in New York.

New York, NY (February 7, 2001) – When cosmetic surgical procedures are performed by properly trained surgical specialists adhering to accepted standards of clinical practice, serious complications are extremely rare.

NEW YORK, NY (December 13, 2000) -- Information about education, licensure, board certification, and disciplinary action is available from a variety of sources. Suggestions for where to retrieve this information about a physician whom you may be considering for your cosmetic surgery are listed below.

Dr. Fernandez Awarded Certificate of Advanced Education in Cosmetic Surgery by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.