Aesthetic & cosmetic surgery
fellowships.

The terms can overlap in programme descriptions, but they do not define a uniform curriculum or entry route. Compare the official scope, accepted prior specialty training, clinical permissions and the organisation issuing any credential. This directory groups relevant opportunities under aesthetic surgery while retaining each programme's own title.

No. The Society maintains separate endorsed and unendorsed fellowship listings. Verify any claimed endorsement in the Society's current directory. A PlasticFellow listing or the presence of an institutional logo is not evidence of endorsement or accreditation.

Use the AACS centralized application and match agreement, with three recommendation letters. Its current timeline describes July 2028 / January 2029 applications from 1 January to 15 May 2027. The July 2027 / January 2028 match is complete; contact the AACS fellowship manager about any remaining vacancies. A programme's published January or July start is not confirmation of an available post.

AACS publishes separate general and facial tracks with different eligibility guidelines. Review the individual host as well: Alabama Surgical Arts restricts its facial fellowship to dual-degree oral and maxillofacial surgeons, while Suzanne Yee describes surgical training primarily as assisting and observation. Programme listing or track membership alone does not establish your eligibility or permission to operate.

Do not assume it does. Obtain the host's written description of permitted activities for your applicant category, including any patient contact and theatre access. A clinical fellowship and an observational visit should be compared as different roles unless the institution explicitly confirms otherwise.