ASAPS endorsement
The American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons has endorsed post-operative use.
The endorsement
The American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) has endorsed post-operative use of the device — the same surgical specialty where the foundational Rhode 2010 trial was run.
Why a society endorsement is its own kind of proof
Regulators and payers assess a device from the outside; a clinical society endorsement comes from the surgeons who actually use it on their patients. That peer signal — practitioners vouching for it in their own practice — is distinct from regulatory clearance or insurance coverage, and it carries weight with the surgeons a new channel needs to reach.
What this means for prescribers
An ASAPS endorsement means the organization whose members ran the foundational clinical trial has evaluated the evidence and formally recognized the device's post-operative role. For a plastic surgeon considering whether to incorporate SofPulse into their discharge protocol, the endorsement from their own specialty society is a meaningful signal — it represents a peer judgment that the evidence and clinical utility clear the bar for routine use. Society endorsements also carry weight in hospital credentialing and device-committee reviews, where peer recognition is an evaluation criterion.
What this means for patients
The ASAPS endorsement means that the surgeons who perform the procedures for which this device is most studied have formally endorsed its use. For a patient who asks their surgeon whether the device is legitimate, the surgeon can point to their specialty society's position. For a patient who arrives at the site without a surgical referral, the endorsement provides a third independent signal — after FDA clearance and CMS coverage — that the device has been evaluated and recognized by practitioners in the relevant specialty.
Sources
- American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons — endorsement of post-operative use
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