American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

The mission of the AAFPRS is to promote the highest quality facial plastic surgery through education, dissemination of professional information, and establishment of professional standards to achieve understanding and recognition of the specialty of facial plastic surgery by the medical profession, hospitals, and other medical care entities, legislative and regulatory bodies, and the public at large to define facial plastic surgery as a specialty that requires intensive training and competence, embodies high ethical standards, artistic ideals, commitment to humanitarian services, and a desire to enhance the quality of human life to serve as the public's information source on facial plastic surgery and to assist members in the practice of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery.