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Throughout our specialty—at meetings, in our journals, and in our clinics—patient safety has become not only a buzzword but an important focus for plastic surgeons. The cover of this month’s Aesthetic Surgery Journal bears a banner reminding us that 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the first dedicated instructional course in patient safety at the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery’s annual meeting in New York City.

A panel at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) explores the efficacy of medical-grade skin care treatments.

Dr. Saltz is quoted as a Plastic Surgery Expert in a Utah Business article about the growing popularity of cosmetic procedures among business professionals.

The Park Record features an article about the third annual American-Brazilian Aesthetic Meeting, a gathering founded and organized by Dr. Saltz.

Dr. Saltz is quoted as a Plastic Surgery Expert in a Salt Lake Tribune article discussing the issues surrounding the physician vs. esthetician debate.

According to the Journal of Adolescent Health, the two most popular procedures for teens are liposuction and breast implants. Some social networking sites have noticed an increase in teens talking about Botox and other beauty enhancements, and seeking advice on how to ask their parents for the money to get some form of cosmetic surgery.

by Rebecca Ruiz Cosmetic surgeons have few better customers than reality television star Heidi Montag. The 23-year-old star of the recently canceled series The Hills revealed to People magazine this year that she’d undergone 10 plastic surgeries in a single operate-a-thon day last fall. … … Too bad other plastic surgeons aren’t doing as well