It was my great pleasure to participate in the annual meeting of our Academy in Chicago last week. The American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons is the largest group of Facial Plastic Surgeons in world, and I am particularly proud to serve on two of its committees: The Emerging Trends and Technologies Committee and the Multimedia Committee. These groups help to guide the Academy's policies and efforts in a vast array of areas such as identifying new treatments in laser technology and injectable fillers, and assessing the efficacy and usefulness of such modalities, as well as delivering the most up-to-date information in the most efficient, understandable, and interactive fashion. The Emerging Trends and Technologies committee serves as an outstanding forum in which we can compare our experiences with others from around the country in order to arrive at some consensus as to the best possible uses of new techniques for our patients, and indeed in some cases not to use a particular modality until it has a more established safety and efficacy record. I look forward to the opportunity to share the highlights of these discussions with each of you as we go about pursuing the best treatment or combination of treatments to address your aesthetic goals.
An additional highlight of this Academy meeting was participating in the fundraiser for our Face To Face charity. This fantastic program provides medical and surgical care to individuals who suffer from deformities caused by circumstances beyond their control--including birth defects, domestic violence, and war. The fundraiser drew numerous members of our academy for a boat trip along the Lake Michigan coastline and helped to raise tens of thousands of dollars to help support the mission of Face to Face. This is one of the many wonderful ways in which our Academy lends its expertise for the good of society, and the one of which I am most proud. For a more detailed description of this program, please click on the link below:
http://www.aafprs.org/humanitarian/pa_humprog.html
Again, if you have any questions you would like to see answered on this blog, or if you would like to suggest an article to be posted and discussed, please feel free to email me at:
drdonath@cincyfacialplastics.com
I look forward to hearing from you!
Dr. Donath
