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Rhinoplasty associations, boards, meetings

Research status: verified for the rows below (ARS, EAFPS, RSE pending). Lines marked pending or (W) are not yet backed by a primary source and are shown for review.

Slug Organization Facts on record Source
the-rhinoplasty-society The Rhinoplasty Society (TRS) Formed by 22 plastic surgeons from the US and abroad; began as a study group; first formal meeting May 1997 preceding the ASAPS annual meeting; first president Jack H. Sheen. By-laws give plastic surgeons and facial plastic surgeons equal board representation. Non-profit; annual meeting with peer-reviewed papers; 2026 meeting Boston. President 2026–27 Robert Gilman (Ann Arbor); executive director Tyson Kidd. Public directory: 138 listings, 97 US. therhinoplastysociety.org
aafprs American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery "represents more than 2,700 facial surgeons throughout the world"; AMA specialty society with House of Delegates representation; members board-certified, most by the American Board of Otolaryngology; Babak Azizzadeh (Beverly Hills) elected president at the September 2025 annual meeting, Los Angeles. Runs the AAFPRS Foundation fellowship program: 70 programs listed (research/doctors/sources/aafprs-fellowship-directors.md); application of intent for the 2028–29 cycle opens November 2026; applications due February 1, 2027. Journal: Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine (formerly JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery). HQ 310 S. Henry Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Wikipedia; fellowships.aafprs.org; aafprs.org
abfprs American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery "established in 1986"; physician finder at abfprs.org/physician-finder/. Certification requirements and ABMS status not stated on the fetched page — to confirm. abfprs.org/about
asps American Society of Plastic Surgeons Founded 1931; "more than 11,000 physician members worldwide"; HQ Arlington Heights, IL; publishes Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; runs The Plastic Surgery Foundation. Presidents 2000–2026 on file (Rohrich 2004, Matarasso 2019, Basu 2026). 2025 Procedural Statistics Report (PDF on file, data/_raw/asps-stats-2025.pdf): "Nose reshaping (rhinoplasty) 43,116" in 2025 vs 45,213 in 2024 (-5%); "Nose reshaping (rhinoplasty) declined 5 percent, reversing two consecutive years of growth"; ages 26–35: 10,025 (2025) vs 10,505 (2024); regional 2025: Region 5 Western 13,123, Region 3 South Atlantic 4,463, Region 4 Southeast+Texas 4,266 (table rows as extracted; verify region labels against the PDF). Wikipedia; plasticsurgery.org
the-aesthetic-society The Aesthetic Society (formerly ASAPS) Traces to the first Baker Gordon Symposium (Feb 1967): "a small group of plastic surgeons attending the first Baker Gordon Symposium recognized that advancements in aesthetic surgery required a national organization… This led to the formation of the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery". Officers 2026–27: President Jamil Ahmad, President-Elect Nolan Karp, VP Trent Douglas, Treasurer/Secretary Douglas Steinbrech, Immediate Past President Tracy Pfeifer; Aesthetic Foundation President David A. Sieber. Journal: Aesthetic Surgery Journal. TRS's first meeting was held before the ASAPS meeting (1997). 2026 BG program; theaestheticsociety.org
dallas-rhinoplasty-meeting Dallas Cosmetic Medicine & Rhinoplasty Meetings Founded 1984 by Gunter and Oneal as the Dallas Rhinoplasty Course/Symposium; chair Rod J. Rohrich; 43rd meeting March 20–22, 2026, Westin Galleria Dallas; Jack P. Gunter Distinguished Lecture. research/history/dallas-rhinoplasty.md
baker-gordon-symposium Baker Gordon Educational Symposium Founded 1967 (Baker, Gordon), Miami; first US aesthetic-surgery meeting and first with live surgery; director James M. Stuzin; 60th and final meeting Feb 5–7, 2026. research/history/baker-gordon.md
isaps International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery "Founded in 1970, the ISAPS charter was signed at the United Nations in NYC." Over 6,000 members across 117 countries; HQ 19 Morgan Drive, Lebanon, NH 03766; journal Aesthetic Plastic Surgery; World Congress 2026 Cancún. 2024 Global Survey (released 2025-06-20; announced at the ISAPS Olympiad World Congress, Singapore): "rhinoplasty with 1 million procedures and a 10% decrease"; "rhinoplasties (60.1%)… took place on 18–34-year-olds"; "more than 17.4 million procedures performed by plastic surgeons" in 2024. isaps.org/discover/about-isaps/; PR Newswire 2025-06-20
ars American Rhinologic Society Pending. —
eafps European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery Pending. —
rhinoplasty-society-of-europe Rhinoplasty Society of Europe Pending. —

Training + lecture (page /training/)

  • AAFPRS Foundation fellowships: 70 programs, directors listed with rhinoplasty emphasis to be extracted from the Descriptions Handbook (data/_raw/aafprs-handbook.txt, 153 pp).
  • Aesthetic Society / ASERF aesthetic fellowships (e.g., UT Southwestern, program director William P. Adams Jr.).
  • Rhinoplasty-specific courses: Dallas Rhinoplasty Meeting; University of Pennsylvania Aesthetic and Functional Rhinoplasty Course (director Daniel Becker since 1998, per his site); TRS annual meeting; Baker Gordon (ended 2026).
  • The Rhinoplasty Society Visiting Professor and Rhinoplasty Mentoring Group programs (therhinoplastysociety.org nav).

Journals (page /journal/)

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASPS) · Aesthetic Surgery Journal (The Aesthetic Society) · Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine (AAFPRS) · Facial Plastic Surgery (Thieme) · Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS, Springer) · Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America · Clinics in Plastic Surgery · PRS Global Open. The archive indexes rhinoplasty papers from these first.

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