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As a member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), this physician is among a select group of board-certified plastic surgeons who have attained the highest level of achievement in cosmetic surgical training, continuing education and clinical experience.

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BeautyforLife.com: Interactive Site Offers Range of Cosmetic Medicine Procedures for Consumers

With Botox available at the mall and laser-hair removal offered at the neighborhood nail salon how can patients make sure they are getting safe and effective procedures?

According to recent ASAPS data, nearly 11.7 million cosmetic procedures were performed in the United States in 2007 – an increase of 457 percent in the last ten years. The expansion of aesthetic surgery to include non-surgical, and even medical, treatments is occurring rapidly, and while plastic surgeons are uniquely capable of providing the whole spectrum of cosmetic medicine, other medical specialties are also attempting to provide this service.

Board Certified plastic surgeons are well trained and uniquely qualified to provide patients with a continuum of care, helping them evaluate their cosmetic medicine and surgical needs across all levels of cosmetic procedures and ages.

Patients considering any cosmetic procedure are urged to educate themselves. A new website just launched at www.beautyforlife.com that provides patients who seek a healthier lifestyle, information on anti-aging methodology as well as less invasive or non-surgical alternatives with a guide for implementing a personalized beauty plan.

BeautyforLife.com website is a joint initiative of American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) to help consumers stay informed and make educated choices among the full range of cosmetic medicine procedures.

BeautyforLife.com invites visitors to take a confidential, interactive quiz to match information about their age, appearance, beauty regimen, lifestyle, and body image with facts and images that show them how they can look their best throughout a lifetime. The resulting Beauty for Life plan, created especially for each user, offers advice on both lifestyle changes and cosmetic medical procedures that can help them achieve their personal goals. Visitors who complete the quiz may also sign up to receive Beauty for Life emails with the latest news about cosmetic procedures that interest them most.

To help consumers navigate the cosmetic medicine landscape, BeautyforLife.com outlines four levels of cosmetic medical care:

•  Noninvasive

•  Minimally invasive

•  Moderately invasive

•  Surgical

And to help people look their best at any age, there is a guide to the cosmetic issues that commonly concern people in each decade of life and the cosmetic medical procedures—from noninvasive to surgical—to address them.

BeautyforLife.com charts the most popular cosmetic medicine procedures, from the teen years—when corrective procedures are most common—through the 60s and beyond— when many seniors want to look as young as they feel and will give visitors a reason to come back—again and again.


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