Money

Patients, advocates, and colleagues lauded a plastic surgeon who raised concerns Tuesday about the industry’s financial arrangements, questioning conflicts of interest. The doctor said colleagues had asked why he didn’t attend the latest “big meeting”—a lavish five-day event hosted by…

With a median salary of $526,000, plastic surgeons are, on average, the highest-paid physicians in America. Orthopedic surgeons place second at $511,000, while the remainder of 27 specialties net a median salary somewhere between $459,000 (cardiologists) and $221,000 (pediatricians). Plastic…

Americans shelled out more than $8.7 billion for aesthetic plastic surgery in the first six months of 2021. Information released by the Aesthetic Society suggests that such expenditure sets 2021 up to mark a record year of revenue. Every day…

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