BRAVE is happy to announce a new President of the Board and a new Board Member

John Q. Cook, MD, has been recognized as a 2024 Castle Connolly Top Doctor — the 24th time he has received the prestigious Top Doctor honor!

Paul O. Phelps, MD, has been recognized as a 2024 Castle Connolly Top Doctor — the second year in a row that he has received the prestigious Top Doctor honor.

Homayoun Sasson, MD, has been recognized as a 2024 Castle Connolly Top Doctor — the 21st year he has received the prestigious Top Doctor honor!

Anthony N. LaBruna, MD, has been named a 2024 Castle Connolly Top Doctor — the 21st year he has received the prestigious Top Doctor honor!

Maryam Nazemzadeh, MD, has been recognized as a 2023 Castle Connolly Top Doctor — the first time she has received the prestigious Top Doctor honor.

Darrick E. Antell, MD, has been recognized as a 2024 Castle Connolly Top Doctor — the 24th year he has received the prestigious Top Doctor honor!

With the increasing popularity of nonsurgical aesthetics, Dr. Waleed Ezzat is making moves to help his patients look their best without going under the knife.

As demand for cosmetic surgery increases, Dr. Eric Chang has adapted by focusing his practice more on aesthetic patients while continuing to serve patients who need certain types of complex reconstructive surgery.

This prestigious recognition marks Dr. DeLuca-Pytell's third consecutive year receiving this recognition, placing her among the top 7% of practicing physicians in the United States

Highly regarded oculofacial plastic surgeon and ophthalmologist Maryam Nazemzadeh, MD, has been recognized as a 2024 Castle Connolly Top Doctor — the second time she has received the prestigious Top Doctor honor.

Marissa Lafer, MD, has been recognized as a 2024 Castle Connolly Rising Star, the third year Dr. Lafer has received the prestigious Top Doctor honor.

To make his cosmetic surgery practice more easily accessible, Dr. Scot Martin offers virtual consultations for breast augmentation, tummy tucks, liposuction and more. These virtual visits are particularly helpful during recent road construction.

To make it easier to see the practice's full range of services, Pacifica Plastic Surgery has updated its website with greater emphasis on dermatological and med spa services for women and men throughout Ventura County and Santa Barbara County.

DeLuca-Pytell to Lead Michigan Academy in Advancing Professional Standards

Ourian Plastic Surgery is proud to announce new content for liposuction procedures at its Beverly Hills cosmetic surgery center. Modern liposuction can even be done while fully awake in the office.

Maakan Taghizadeh, MD, has been recognized as a 2024 Castle Connolly Top Doctor — the first time he has received the prestigious Top Doctor honor.

Leading Beverly Hills Clinic Assists Moms in 'Getting their Bodies Back'

Ouerian Plastic Surgery is proud to announce that liposuction treatments in Beverly Hills are taking "center stage." The clinic highlights the benefits of body sculpting for a slimmer figure.

Kevin R. Hanz, MD, has been recognized as a 2024 Castle Connolly Top Doctor — the eighth year he has received the prestigious Top Doctor honor.

Symptomatic: A New Era of Chronic Pain and Illness Treatment

Abhi Plastic manufactures blown film plants and extrusion machinery for custom plastics and allied products in the plastic extrusion industry in India, as well as supplies globally.

Lexington, KY clinic is the first full-service provider offering minimally invasive procedures to reduce the appearance of cellulite long-term.

A New Leadership Team is driving the unique advantages of PhaseOne Skin and Wound Cleanser

The acquired facility and equipment greatly expand production capacity

Highlights of Position Include Advocacy and Government Relations

Ourian Plastic Surgery is proud to announce new content on liposuction and body sculpting options. The Beverly Hills clinic offers help for women and men seeking to improve their appearance.

Eco-shell™ can reduce reduce plastic by up to 50%, carbon by up to 70%, and makes 100% recyclable packaging. Patented, fully certified, and ready to go.

Dr. Brad Bengtson makes Newsweek's "Best Plastic Surgeons 2023"

Groundbreaking achievement by Safencap, an up and coming industry leader

Dr. Yalif Has Treated Over 15,000 Patients

US laboratory products manufacturer partners with PolyCarbin to advance circularity in laboratory disposables market.

Adsale Plastics Network's platform is a great place to look for plastic-related news and articles. The site offers valuable resources to its members, including manufacturers, professionals, and stakeholders.

TESTEX has launched the TESTEX MICROPLASTIC label, setting a new standard for reducing textile microplastic emissions. Using advanced LDIR technology, the label certifies textiles tested for particle emissions per ISO standards. As a member of The Microfibre Consortium, TESTEX collaborates on reducing fibre fragmentation, sharing data to support sustainability goals by 2030.

By Lauren McCauley Common Dreams At this rate, plastics production will account for 20 percent of total oil consumption and 15 percent of the global annual carbon budget by 2050. The weight of plastic waste clogging the world’s oceans threatens … Continue reading →

This infographic shares the depressing small amount of plastic that gets recycled. Information is Beautiful created The Problem with Plastics infographic by visualizing data by Geyer et al, Science Advances, back in 2017. The infographic uses a Sankey Diagram to show the fate of all plastics that were ever made.

Why plastic recycling doesn’t work ????

“Most ‘recycled’ plastic still ends up being dumped or incinerated”

n.b. These numbers are from 2017. Humanity produces approx. 345 million tonnes of plastic a year. That means another ~1.7 billion tonnes since this study was released.

Found on Informationisbeautiful.net

Base salaries in the U.S. grew 0.7 percent from 2013 to $104,722 in calendar year 2014.

 In March 2015, the Alliance welcomed its newest member, the Asociación Nacional de Industrias del Plástico. 

Ray Products releases 2015 plastics manufacturing industry survey results.

Flexural strength testing has become increasingly important for plastics—especially composite and carbon fiber-reinforced plastics—as structural parts in the aerospace industry are made from these newer materials.

Regular tensile testing is important for checking rigid plastics through the entire manufacturing cycle, from the raw material to the forming process and ultimately the production part.

Pick up a material analysis data sheet and you’ll always find tensile testing, and probably flexural testing as well. But depending on the application, don’t hold your breath looking for compressive testing.

The importance of plastics was on full display in Orlando this week.

Carbon fiber reinforced plastics, or CFRPs, are found throughout the aerospace and automotive industries, as well as in high-performance sporting goods, due to their light-weight, high-strength properties.

Frontline communities continue to pay for plastics—from production to pollution. Now advocates are trying to reach consensus on a global plastics treaty before it’s too late.

The guidance is aimed at ensuring recycled plastic packaging meets and exceeds U.S. regulatory compliance.

Expanded recycled polymer offering at former oil refinery will target the high-performance packaging market, particularly packaging for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.

The 250ml Domino bottle includes a 75-mm-wide front face and customizable side panels.

Comprehensive playbooks on recyclability, reuse and compostability offer roadmap for sustainable plastic management.

The update emphasizes collaboration among cross-functional stakeholders—such as procurement, R&D, and corporate sustainability—who often have competing priorities like sustainability commitments and cost control.