1. Welcome to our Membership and
International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
AESTHETIC EDUCATION WORLDWIDE
Welcome to our Membership and
Global Educational Program
Carlos Uebel, MD, PhD
ISAPS President,

2. A Recognized Worldwide Authority
Founded at the United Nations in 1970
Over 2,300 plastic surgeon members in 93 countries
Representation by 73 National Secretaries
Only properly trained surgeons can join ISAPS
Many member benefits

3. Member Benefits
Excellent courses on aesthetic plastic surgery topics offered around the world
The opportunity to make new friends with whom you can exchange ideas and techniques
Free subscription to our superb journal, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, with 6 annual issues and the opportunity to contribute manuscripts
Support to accredit your clinic by AAAASF-I trained plastic surgeon colleagues to help you provide your patients with a certified, safe surgical environment
The next biennial congress in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with 2,000 attendees and featuring the best teachers you can imagine

4. More Member Benefits . . .
Free subscription to our newsletter, ISAPS News, published three times per year
New insurance option for your patients to be protected by correction and complication cover
New ISAPS-LEAP Surgical Relief Teams© - our disaster relief program
Enhanced listing on the ISAPS website to help you promote your practice
Ongoing defense of our specialty through standardization, legal support, and marketing efforts
National Secretaries in 73 countries who keep members up to date

5. ISAPS focuses on Patient Safety . . .
. . . as a primary mission.
Safe outcomes rely on these four elements
working well together.

6. ISAPS Journal
Henry Spinelli, MD - Editor-in-Chief
Continuously published for 35 years, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery is mailed to all Active and Associate members six times each year and is a respected peer reviewed, indexed journal with a worldwide readership of over 10,000.
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery is also available on-line to thousands of libraries and research facilities via Springer Link at:
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery is the only journal dedicated exclusively to international aesthetic plastic surgery.

7. ISAPS News
Published three-times a year with a readership of over 24,000 plastic surgeons worldwide, ISAPS News the largest publication in all of aesthetic plastic surgery.
Find it on the ISAPS website homepage. ISAPS News is also available to patients and the news media.

8. ISAPS-LEAP Surgical Relief Teams©
A new program currently in development will create a global resource for international surgical teams to respond quickly  to worldwide disasters with much needed surgical interventions.

9. Educational Leadership Aesthetic Education Worldwide
Providing many Postgraduate Teaching Courses per year – check ISAPS website for a course or symposium near you.
Offering 1 day Symposia attached to National Society meetings free of charge.
Endorsing member organizations’ educational programs
Presenting video surgeries, panel discussions, and free papers during the Biennial Congress held every two years around the world.

10. Official Course Schedule
See the complete ISAPS Educational Calendar:
In our journal
In our newseltter
On our website at
Or, join our mailing list.
We will send you a list of courses on the first of every month.

11. ISAPS Congress 2014 September, 18-23 Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
Barra da Tijuca

12. Join us from the homepage of our website
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