New York Plastic Surgical Group (NYPS Group) was founded in April 1948 and is the oldest and largest private academic plastic surgery practice in the United States. The group currently has 10+ offices within the New York Metropolitan area, including Garden City, East Hills, Babylon, Huntington, Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Westchester, and Connecticut. The practice operates with over 20 plastic and reconstructive surgeons who were trained at institutions including Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic and Massachusetts General Hospital. NYPS Group is composed of nine Centers of Excellence: Breast Reconstruction Surgery and Microsurgery; Burns and Complex Wound Management; Cosmetic Surgery of the Face, Breast, and Body; Facial Reanimation Treatment; Hand Surgery and Peripheral Nerve Repair; Non-Invasive Cosmetic Procedures; Pediatric Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery; Post-Weight Loss Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery; and Skin Care and Age Management. New York Plastic Surgical Group surgeons are credited with improving the technique to restore function to facial muscles paralyzed by stroke and disease and discovering new uses and procedures for anti-aging treatments. The practice has also partnered with hospitals in projects such as the development of a nationally recognized burn center at Nassau University Medical Center (NuHealth), and the creation of the Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Center at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York. Within the practice, NYPS Group oversees its own academic residency program in partnership with NUMC and Stony Brook Medicine. Graduates from the residency program have gone on to successful careers in both private practice and academia, and have become some of the leading innovators in the fields of plastic and reconstructive surgery. In addition, New York Plastic Surgical Group hosts an annual Breast Cancer Summit to celebrate survivorship and focus on the importance of patient education. Recognizing that Long Island, NY has one of the highest rates of breast cancer in the United States, NYPS Group has become highly involved in breast cancer initiatives in local areas. The event features panels of medical experts and survivors discussing the latest innovations, treatments, and services for women who have breast cancer.
History New York Plastic Surgical Group was established by Leonard R. Rubin and Richard H. Walden in April 1948 in Hempstead, New York. The practice grew through the 1950s, with Rubin and Walden offering a residency training program from 1954. During the 1960s, NYPS Group founded the Nassau Cleft Palate Rehabilitation Center where all children born on Long Island with cleft lip and palate conditions were treated per an agreement with the State of New York. During this decade, New York Plastic Surgical Group surgeons also became the first to conduct studies on using pig skin in the treatment of burn victims at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. In 1967, Rubin co-founded the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). In the 1970s, NYPS Group opened a specialty center devoted to facial reanimation treatment, where Rubin and fellow surgeons could continue the work and research outlined in his published article The Anatomy of a Smile in 1974. By 1978, New York Plastic Surgical Group relocated to Mineola, New York and became the first independent center to receive New York State accreditation and certification for its operating rooms. A decade later, NYPS Group relocated its main office to a larger facility in Garden City, New York.
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External links Official site of New York Plastic Surgical Group Barlow, Tom. "Loving That Face In the Mirror: Men Embrace Aesthetic Surgery". Forbes. "Non-surgical cosmetic options also have risks". USA Today. "Ethnic Differences Emerge in Plastic Surgery". The New York Times. 19 February 2011.
