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Aesthetic work within breast surgery 2026

1.Your name
The ABS through the aesthetic committee are keen to get a better understanding of the issues that have been highlighted in recent meetings and discussions. We would grateful if you could complete this short questionnaire Your responses will be completely confidential.
2.Are you a consultant or trainee?
3.Do you do any private cosmetic work?
4.Are you registered on the RCS Cosmetic Surgery certification scheme?
5.A recent paper suggested that 1 in 12 patients we see in a breast clinic has had cosmetic breast surgery in the past that may be the cause of their symptoms – do you think this level is right, too high or too low?
6.Are cosmetic tourism cases increasing, decreasing or constant in numbers presenting?
7.Do you think patients having an implant inserted for either reconstructive or aesthetic understand the potential risks (specifically BIA-ALCL or BII)
8.Have you diagnosed or helped manage a case of BIA-ALCL?
9.Do you know your local pathway for BIA-ALCL patients?
10.Did your unit or region remove implants from women who develop psychological or perceived symptom or illness?
11.Do you feel that ABS should develop training for minimally invasive breast surgery (single port, endoscopic nipple sparing mastectomy)?
12.Do you find the guidelines from the ABS aesthetic committee useful?
13.Do you regularly use the ABS information leaflet on augmentation or reduction in your practice?
14.Have you attended ABS courses?
15.If we ran an ABS Aesthetic course in Europe would you be interested?
16.What else would you like this ABS Aesthetic committee to do?