Consultant plastic surgeon Mr Marc Pacifico has been elected to take over from Miss Mary O’Brien as the new president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS).
Consultant plastic surgeon Ms Nora Nugent will be taking on the role of vice president.
Mr Pacifico has been the vice president of BAAPS for the past two years, during which he set up and became actively involved in the BAAPS mentorship programme, training junior plastic surgeons.
Mr Pacifico said, “I feel honoured and privileged to be leading BAAPS at a very exciting time for UK plastic surgery. BAAPS is leading the way in training the aesthetic plastic surgeons of the future through our mentorship scheme. We are continuing to campaign for patient safety with our petition to prevent non-surgeons from performing aesthetic surgery; we are supporting our members with the latest evidence-based guidelines for different plastic surgery procedures and we are building links with international sister organisations around the world.”
Ms Nugent has been a member of council of BAAPS since 2018 and chair of BAAPS support from 2020-2022. Her particular surgical interests include burns, lower limb reconstruction and hand surgery.
Ms Nugent said, “My vision for BAAPS is to maintain its core aims while adapting to future needs and circumstances to be a modern and innovative aesthetic plastic surgery organisation that is true to its values and responsive to its membership. I also support the presidential vision of Mr Pacifico to advance the profile and collaboration of BAAPS with international aesthetic plastic surgery societies and colleagues.”
