The Mission Statement of The American Board of Plastic Surgery, Inc. is to promote safe, ethical, efficacious plastic surgery to the public by maintaining high standards for the education, examination, certification, recertification, and maintenance of certification of plastic surgeons as specialists and subspecialists.

Plastic surgeons who are certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery® have graduated from an accredited medical school and have completed at least five years of additional training as a resident surgeon.  Residency requirements include a minimum of three-years in an accredited general surgery program and a minimum of two-years in plastic surgery.  After these years of training, doctors then must successfully complete comprehensive written and oral exams in order to become certified.

Candidates applying for board certification must maintain an ethical standing in the profession and a moral standing in the community.  Candidates must also limit their major professional activity to the field of plastic surgery.

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