You must be a current TSPS Member in an Active, Candidate, Associate or Lifetime category.
Abstracts must be relevant to Plastic Surgery and may be on any subject. For the 2025 Annual Meeting, we are also seeking abstract submissions on "Nightmares in Plastic Surgery ~ Turning Challenges into Learning Opportunities." Members are encouraged to submit in this category for the 2025 annual meeting.
ONE ABSTRACT APPLICATION PER APPLICANT.
The person who submits the abstract must present the abstract. (Should issues arise, accommodations can be approved on a case-by-case basis.)
Each Member paper must be ready for oral presentation at the meeting (in PowerPoint format) and not exceed 10 minutes. (*If selected for the Nightmares in Plastic Surgery session, your presentation time may be adjusted.)
If your abstract claims improvements, from either cosmetic or reconstructive, you must provide photographs/images to support those claims.
Additional details on presentations will be emailed to you after acceptance.
ABSTRACT DETAILS:
Title and Presenters name at the top of the document.
Single-spaced, 500-word, one-page document only.
Files should be saved as a PDF.
Submit application ONLY when you are submitting with a PDF attachment.
The application will not allow you to go back to upload a PDF at a later date.
Submissions without an attachment will be deleted to avoid duplicates.
Selected finalists will be notified by July 1 and present platform presentations on either Sat., Sept. 27 or Sun., Sept. 26. You will be notified of your time in advance.
ABSTRACT & POSTER COMPETITION AWARDS Judging is coordinated through the TSPS Awards Committee and awards will be presented throughout the annual meeting.
FOX AWARD: Presented to the best overall paper presented by a TSPS Member.
YPS AWARD: Presented to the best overall paper presented by a TSPS YPS Member. (A YPS Member is defined as all Active or Candidate members who are 42 years old or younger, OR who are within the first eight (8) years of practice.)
ALL ABSTRACT PARTICIPANTS MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING. REGISTRATION WILL OPEN SOON.
