The origins of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) are well documented.1-2 In 1974, Richard Webster, Simon Fredericks, John Lewis, and Richard Aronsohn, among others (a conglomeration of dental and surgical specialists, plastic surgery, otolar-yngology, dermatology, etc), incorporated as a society in response to their own respective professional associations' perceived disinterest in cosmetic surgery. The AACS articles of incorporation, in keeping with the founders' intent (filed in the state of Illinois in 1992 after moving the office from California to Chicago), defined the purpose and goals of the Academy (Attachment B Article 4a) as follows:
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