What is the difference between the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Board of Plastic Surgeons

The board of plastic surgery administers the exams for surgeons who have completed their training. The Society is a group of members that a plastic surgeon can joint nice the surgeon has passed the exam. You shouid look for a surgeon who has both been certified by the board and is a member of the society

There are great surgeons in Mexico and great surgeons in the US. In Mexico however, consumer protections are essentially non-existent. Surgeons in the US must abide by rules, regulations, and ethical standards promoted and enforced by state medical boards, by specialty societies, by accrediting agencies, and by the federal government. Consumers have recourse through several mechanisms but most notably via the plaintiff's bar. In Mexico, you'll save money, but the reason for that is you forfeit all consumer protections you have in the US. Your risk increases. The systems imposed upon US doctors add tremendous expenses to practice here, and those expenses are passed on to consumers in the form of higher costs of care. Abdominoplasty under local anesthesia? Hmmm....