AAFPRS 10th International Symposium for Facial Plastic Surgery—Full Program Now Available
AAFPRS
The 10th International Symposium—sponsored by the AAFPRS Foundation in conjunction with the IFFPSS is a comprehensive academic program incorporates in-depth knowledge of all aspects of facial plastic surgery. There are 108 focused learning opportunities, 20 breakfast meetings and six major plenary sessions conducted by distinguished faculty from around the globe covering the full scope of our specialty. Combined with an enhanced video learning center, this meeting is an exceptional educational experience for all.More

Gov. Schwarzenegger closes door California dream of unlimited plastic surgery
the Gawker
For a century now, the world has flocked to California's shores in search of that golden promise of no-questions-asked, no-eyebrows-raised, plastic surgery on demand. But thanks to one flailing Governor, the sun has now set on that dream. More

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Medical News Today
In a groundbreaking tissue engineering procedure, doctors in the U.S. used the patient's own stem cells to help a 14-year old boy with a rare rare genetic condition that left him with underdeveloped and partly missing cheekbones grow new facial bone. They say the successful operation vastly increases the reconstructive surgery options available to patients with facial bone disfigurements, including those who have been in car accidents, soldiers injured in battle, and also patients with inherited diseases.More

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The New York Times
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Botox sponge treats intrinsic rhinitis
Science Daily
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