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The First 17 Years

Minas Constantinides, MD

Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2008;10(6):433-438.

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By any measure, the Face to Face program, the pro bono arm of the Educational and Research Foundation of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS Foundation), has been a resounding success since its inception in 1992. How does such a program, one of the largest voluntary programs by any medical society in history, begin and grow? Tracing the history of dynamic growth (Table) may allow greater clarity for the future direction of the program. Accurately reporting the role of the program's early founders and today's largest contributors unveils a story of great passion about the worldwide progress of facial plastic surgery.

Table appears in full text version. Table. Face to Face Timeline

EARLY HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS

Before the Face to Face program began, there were voluntary efforts by facial plastic surgeons independent of any nationally organized effort. Many of these were trips that an individual surgeon would organize on his or . . . [Full Text of this Article]

FORMATION OF FACE TO FACE AND ITS INAUGURAL TRIP

SUBSEQUENT MISSIONS

FACE TO FACE'S DOMESTIC PROGRAM

INDIVIDUAL LEADERSHIP IN FACE TO FACE INITIATIVES

PAST SUCCESS, FUTURE CHALLENGES

AUTHOR INFORMATION

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