Major+Websites+and+Portals

The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery:  A very efficient site, the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery is devoted to providing information to both patients and surgeons, from press releases to education links to even a "surgeon finder."

National Research Center for Women & Families (branch site):  "The nonprofit research and education group is so concerned about the trend that it has created a Web site, [noted above]. The site includes details of surgery risks, graphic FDA photos of women whose procedures have gone awry and an online hotline--info(AT)breastimplantinfo.com--for girls to e-mail questions" (Farrell 2).