Welcome to our Annual Meeting!

Our largest national organization, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, started its annual meeting today in Chicago.  Most members of the public really never get an inside view of events like this, so I thought I would make some comments on my impressions of the convention.  OK, I so I admit it's not like blogging the democrat national convention, but here goes.  I'm here with my office manager, Jennifer Forgione, and many other members of our team at BIDMC and Harvard.  Today, the meeting was convened by Dr. Scott Spear, who has been the ASPS president for the past year.  Our keynote speaker was Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who spoke about the history of the court and some of its more flamboyant figures.  Tomorrow is the real first serious day, and I'm sure there will be much to report.  Big topics this year are war-time plastic surgery in Iraq, post-bariatric body contouring, face transplants, and new cutting-edge technology.