Recently, NewBeauty Magazine published an article explaining the variables that exist in surgical training and education amongst physicians who perform plastic surgery procedures. The article included an infographic entitled “Not All Doctors are the Same.”
The American Board of Cosmetic Surgery (ABCS) responded to the article with an open letter to NewBeauty magazine claiming the publication was misleading to the reader. The president of the ABCS stated in the open letter: “NewBeauty is endangering the public by suggesting they indiscriminately choose a board-certified plastic surgeon, when the truth is, the traditional path to board certification in plastic surgery doesn’t require cosmetic surgery training.”
Following is the American Society of Plastic Surgeon’s response to NewBeauty’s article and the ABCS’s open letter. Read more
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