American Society of Plastic Surgeons

What American Society of Plastic Surgeons does

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is a private, nonprofit professional medical society founded in 1931 and headquartered in Arlington Heights, Illinois. It represents nearly 12,000 board-certified plastic surgeons worldwide and is recognized as the authoritative voice of plastic surgery by the public, organized medicine, industry, and regulators. ASPS delivers member services across four pillars: advocacy (federal and state legislation on breast reconstruction coverage and patient safety), education (the EdNet online CME platform, the Plastic Surgery Essentials book, the PROPEL mentorship program, and the annual Plastic Surgery The Meeting), research and surveillance (peer-reviewed journals Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and PRS Global Open published with Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, plus clinical registries NBIR, PROFILE, GRAFT, and the QCDR), and member community (PSConnect and PSMatch platforms with Ask a Surgeon and Patient Community features).

ASPS's digital product surface spans the ASPS.org member portal, mobile apps (iOS and Android), the PSConnect community platform, and four clinical data registries whose data feeds into FDA surveillance of breast implant safety. The society also operates The Plastic Surgery Foundation (The PSF) as a jointly controlled nonprofit affiliate and PS2 Practice Management as a wholly owned consulting subsidiary providing operational services to private and academic practices. In 2026 the society formalized ASPS Ventures, LLC (led by CEO Michael Costelloe) as its venture investment vehicle, deploying capital into early-stage surgical technology companies including Fesarius Therapeutics ($20M Series A) and Entirety Biomedical ($1.2M seed), and entered a strategic partnership with MedTech Innovator's 2026 Accelerator.

Revenue is generated predominantly through annual membership dues across Active, Life Active, International, Associate, and Honorary categories, supplemented by event registrations, CME revenue, journal advertising and reprints, corporate sponsorships (including the annual Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day, which raised approximately $120,000 in 2025), and consulting fees from the PS2 Practice Management arm. Membership fees are not publicly disclosed. Customer segments include board-certified plastic surgeons (primary), patients researching cosmetic and reconstructive procedures (patient-facing surgeon finder and education tools), and medical students and residents (Plastic Surgery Essentials and residency pathway content).

Name

American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Legal name

American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Website

https://plasticsurgery.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1931

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons is a private nonprofit professional medical society, founded in 1931, that represents nearly 12,000 board-certified plastic surgeons worldwide through advocacy, education (EdNet CME, journals PRS and PRS Global Open), clinical registries (NBIR, PROFILE, GRAFT, QCDR), and community platforms (PSConnect, PSMatch).

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: ASPS generates revenue through annual membership dues from nearly 12,000 plastic surgeons worldwide, with different membership categories including Active Members, Life Active Members, International Members, Associate Members, and Honorary Members.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ASPS is a professional medical society providing membership services, continuing medical education, peer-reviewed publications, clinical data registries, and patient-facing resources to board-certified plastic surgeons worldwide. The society also operates the affiliated Plastic Surgery Foundation for research and education, the PSConnect community platform, and clinical registries (NBIR, PROFILE, GRAFT, QCDR) used for device surveillance and outcomes tracking. Patient-facing offerings include the Find a Surgeon directory, procedure information, and patient safety resources.

Product overview

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is a professional medical society, not a technology product company. Its core offerings consist of membership services, educational programs, clinical registries, peer-reviewed publications, and patient-facing resources. The main digital products include the ASPS.org website and member portal, the ASPS Education Network (EdNet) for continuing medical education, PSConnect/PSMatch community platform with Ask a Surgeon and Patient Community features, and several clinical data registries (NBIR, PROFILE, GRAFT, QCDR) for tracking outcomes. Additional offerings include Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery journal, PRS Global Open, the PS2 practice management consulting service, and annual events including Plastic Surgery The Meeting, the WPS Symposium, ASPS Spring Meeting, and Coding Workshop.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PSConnect: Online professional community platform for ASPS members featuring discussion boards, ask a surgeon tool, and patient community
• PSMatch
• Plastic Surgery The Meeting
• Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day (BRA Day)

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MedTech InnovatorcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026ASPS supports the MedTech Innovator 2026 Accelerator Cohort of 65 startups selected from 1,835 global applicants (top 4%). The four-month program connects cohort companies with mentors, proprietary resources, and industry stakeholders, culminating in competitions at The MedTech Conference in Boston and the MedTech Strategist Innovation Summit in San Diego with $800,000 in funding available.
• The Plastic Surgery Foundation (The PSF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 October 2025ASPS and The PSF co-organized the 14th annual Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day (BRA Day) on October 15, 2025, to promote awareness of breast reconstruction options for breast cancer patients. The event raised approximately $120,000 through sponsorships and fundraising campaigns to support research and education efforts.
• Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASPS engaged constructively with FORCE, a leading hereditary cancer advocacy organization, to ensure the Advancing Women's Health Coverage Act (AWHCA) supports safe, timely access to reconstruction for all patients including those undergoing risk-reducing procedures. FORCE represents individuals with hereditary cancer syndromes including BRCA1 gene mutations.
• Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeonsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerASPS collaborated with the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons to draft and advance landmark breast reconstruction coverage legislation in Arkansas, working alongside local ASPS members and Arkansas State Senator Joshua Bryant.
• FDAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASPS maintains a collaborative relationship with the FDA through registries including NBIR and PROFILE, which support ongoing device surveillance and breast implant safety monitoring. The NBIR serves as a pivotal piece of the FDA's strategy for monitoring long-term implant performance.
• Breast Implant ManufacturerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASPS collaborates with breast implant manufacturers as part of the National Breast Implant Registry (NBIR) initiative, working together to track device performance and collect real-world evidence for regulatory decisions regarding the safety of breast implants.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• The Aesthetic Society (American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery): The Aesthetic Society is the primary direct peer to ASPS, representing board-certified plastic surgeons with an aesthetic/cosmetic focus. Both organizations compete for the same member surgeon base, run annual meetings, publish journals, and operate patient-finder tools, with overlapping value propositions around education, advocacy, and credentials.
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS): AAFPRS represents facial plastic and reconstructive surgeons, directly overlapping with ASPS's reconstructive membership. Both societies provide CME, fellowships, advocacy, and public-facing surgeon-finder resources for plastic surgery patients.
• American Society of Breast Surgeons: The American Society of Breast Surgeons overlaps with ASPS in breast reconstruction surgery, sharing advocacy interests around reconstruction coverage legislation (such as the AWHCA referenced in ASPS's work with FORCE) and competing for surgeon membership in the breast subspecialty.
• Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons: A regional plastic surgery society that has collaborated directly with ASPS on legislative initiatives (Arkansas breast reconstruction coverage). It serves as a peer society at the regional level, providing local CME, advocacy, and networking that overlaps with ASPS offerings for members in the U.S. Southeast.

Broad incumbents

• American College of Surgeons (ACS): ACS is a larger, broader surgical society representing all surgical specialties. While not focused on plastic surgery, it provides CME, fellowships (FACS designation), advocacy, and quality programs that compete with ASPS offerings for plastic surgeon attention and dues.
• American Medical Association (AMA): AMA is the broadest U.S. physician membership organization, providing advocacy, CPT coding, and education that many plastic surgeons also rely on. ASPS competes with AMA for advocacy influence and provides specialty-specific value that AMA cannot replicate.
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS): AAOS is a large surgical specialty society that, like ASPS, runs CME, registries (AJRR), advocacy, and patient education. Comparable as a peer medical specialty society with similar operating model, though serving orthopaedic rather than plastic surgeons.
• American Academy of Dermatology (AAD): AAD is a comparable specialty medical society offering CME, journals (JAAD), advocacy, and patient education. Overlaps with ASPS in cosmetic/aesthetic procedure education and competes for the same patient cosmetic-procedure audience.

Others

• American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS): ABPS is the certifying body for plastic surgeons in the U.S. While not a membership society, ABPS board certification is the prerequisite for ASPS Active Membership, making the two organizations deeply intertwined ecosystem partners with overlapping stakeholder audiences.
• Plastic Surgery Foundation (The PSF): The PSF is ASPS's affiliated research and education nonprofit, jointly controlled with ASPS. While technically a subsidiary rather than a peer, it operates clinical registries (NBIR, PROFILE, GRAFT) that function as a parallel organization for research funding and grantmaking in plastic surgery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles5 records

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