Meet the 2024 Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Journal Award winners!

The Official Journal of ISAPS, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (APS), is a premier platform for groundbreaking articles that advance the field of aesthetic plastic surgery. To foster the progression and importance of our specialty, APS recognizes authors whose work garners the highest citations and downloads, celebrating their significant contributions to the profession. This year, we are proud to introduce a new category focused on patient safety: the prestigious Foad Nahai Award for Patient Safety, underscoring our commitment to ensuring excellence and well-being in plastic surgery.

Winner for the most downloaded article in APS:
"An Innovative Treatment Using Calcium Hydroxyapatite for Non-Surgical Facial Rejuvenation: The Vectorial-Lift Technique" by the authors Drs. Virginia Marcia Amaral, Helena Hotz Arroyo Ramos, Fernanda Aquino Cavallieri, Mariana Muniz, Guilherme Muzy, and Ada Trindade de Almeida 

Winner for the most cited article in APS: 
"Performance of ChatGPT in Answering Clinical Questions on the Practical Guideline of Blepharoptosis," Dr. Makoto Shiraishi, with co-authors Yoko Tomioka, Ami Miyakuni, Saaya Ishii, Asei Hori, Hwayoung Park, Jun Ohba, and Mutsumi Okazaki 

Foad Nahai Award​ For Patient Safety:
Dr. Matilde Tettamanzi and co-authors Drs. Edoardo Filigheddu, Federico Ziani, Giovanni Arrica, Claudia Trignano, Corrado Rubino, and Emilio Trignano won the award with their article "Optimizing Gynecomastia Correction Surgery: Efficacy and Safety of Tumescent Local Anesthesia Approach."

We thank all the authors for choosing APS to publish
their articles and compliment their achievements. 

Note: The selection process is unbiased and based on the report from the publisher.