AACS 19th Annual Scientific Meeting Presents the Evolution of Cosmetic Surgery

CHICAGO -- Beginning Thursday, January 23, 2003, hundreds of physicians will gather to discuss the evolution of cosmetic surgery at the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery's 19th Annual Scientific Meeting. "Examining Our Past ... Facing Our Future" will be held from Thursday, January 23, 2003 through Sunday, January 26, 2003 at the Westin Mission Hills Resort in Rancho Mirage, Calif.

AACS continues its commitment to education by bringing together a multi-disciplinary faculty to explore developments in all fields of medicine. Keynote speakers Jonathan C. Vogle, MD, PhD, and William Rodman Shankle, MD will address issues outside the common scope of traditional cosmetic surgery in "Stem Cell Research & Its Application to Cosmetic Surgery," and "The Future of Alzheimer's Research." Other internationally renowned speakers include Tina S. Alster, MD, Henry I. Baylis, MD, Calvin M. Johnson, MD, Toby Mayer, MD and Howard A. Tobin, MD.

An intense and varied educational program will investigate the latest advances in technology as well as evaluate treatments that have withstood the test of time. The full scope of facial and body rejuvenation will be explored, including contemporary treatments such as "Open Structure Rhinoplasty," "Liposculpting," "Endoscopic Breast Augmentation," and "Chemical Rejuvenation of the Skin."

The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery is a professional medical society whose members are dedicated to patient safety and physician education in cosmetic surgery. Most members of the AACS are dermatologic surgeons, facial plastic surgeons, head and neck surgeons, general surgeons, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, plastic surgeons, or ocular plastic surgeons -- all of whom specialize in cosmetic surgery. AACS is an organization that represents a group of cosmetic surgeons in the American Medical Association through its seat in the AMA House of Delegates.

Source: PRNewswire