Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery...In Brief
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery...In Brief is distributed monthly and designed to keep you updated on the most current journal news from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. To obtain any of the full studies highlighted here, or to arrange an interview with a spokesperson, please contact ASPS Public Relations at (847) 228-9900 or .

Birmingham, Alabama Plastic Surgeon Discusses the Importance of Selecting a Physician with Board-Certification
Dr. Grady Core, a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon performing breast augmentation in Birmingham () and other procedures at his state-of-the-art practice, is stressing the importance of selecting a plastic surgeon with the proper qualifications before considering aesthetic enhancement.

Plastic Surgery 2009 News Briefs - Selected Research to be Presented on Tuesday, October 27
Note: All news briefs are embaroged until the date/time listed beneath each headline.

NY Plastic Surgeon Challenges Long-Held Separation of Derms and Plastic Surgeons
Dermatologists and plastic surgeons have so much overlap in the services they provide, that they generally avoid any professional affiliation, and certainly avoid officing together in the same practice. Two New York and New Jersey doctors have chosen to jump in together in practice to offer up more services to their patients.