Practice Management
Informed consent is foundational to the patient-surgeon relationship, both a legal safeguard and a core ethical duty. It’s also a repetitive, time-consuming task that too often competes with face time in clinic or precision in the OR. With the...
Global demand for aesthetic procedures has reached historic highs, with 38 million procedures performed in 2024. Techniques have refined, patient financing is more frictionless, and marketing is getting more sophisticated. And yet the most underdeveloped skill in aesthetic surgery is ethical restraint.
This week, Surgical Aesthetics 411 explores the ethical, clinical, and professional frameworks that should guide...
Long-term patient relationships often dictate the trajectory of aesthetic practice. A new multicenter retrospective analysis presented at the 2025 ASDS annual meeting delivers an easy, data-backed way to build that loyalty: The more time you spend in the initial...
The aesthetic surgery industry is experiencing a quiet but seismic generational shift, and it’s coming faster than many anticipated. According to a new study released by the European Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (ESPRAS), Generation Z surgeons...
For many aesthetics patients, their dream procedure comes with a financial hurdle – navigating the murky waters of insurance coverage. As an aesthetic surgeon, you are likely to encounter patients with questions about insurance. While the majority of cosmetic...
At Surgical Aesthetics 411, we track the shifts behind the stats, and the ASPS 2024 report offered one worth paying closer attention to. While injectables continue their rise and contouring procedures dominate the surgical charts, a less-flashy category quietly...
Second Victim Syndrome (SVS) is a growing concern within the healthcare industry, particularly among surgeons. This condition, characterized by the emotional and psychological distress experienced by healthcare providers following a medical error or adverse event, can have profound consequences...
The Aesthetic Society is sounding the alarm on a critical patient safety issue: unregulated aesthetic procedures in office-based settings. This comes on the heels of a concerning report in the Los Angeles Times highlighting the dangers of unqualified practitioners...
If you're still building web content around the keyword “plastic surgery” and calling it a day, you’re already losing the search game. New data from ProStar SEO reveals an update in how Google evaluates your site, and it’s no...
We’ve come a long way in terms of surgical technique, implant technology, and autologous options. What hasn’t kept pace is the infrastructure around access. The Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA), passed in 1998, was supposed to ensure...