About us

I have always had a trade unionist streak, because I have always believed that to best safeguard one’s own interests, one must safeguard the interests of everyone.

ESAPS is the organisation that is meant to represent the interests of European aesthetic plastic surgeons, and, whilst I am aware that the landscape of international organisations is diverse, varied and at times inexplicably and ineffectively fragmented, ESAPS has the distinctive feature and ambition of doing just one thing: to be the European representative body for plastic surgery specialists who deal exclusively or predominantly with aesthetic surgery.

So what better opportunity to take that decisive step – that is, to knock on the door of Brussels, that building which is impenetrable to most people – to try to put to the authorities the questions we ourselves frequently ask in our chat groups: is this specialism really necessary, or can we all do everything? And are patients protected by this lack of regulations? And why do I need a specialism to work in a hospital, whilst in the private sector even a general practitioner – or indeed a dentist – can perform a facelift?
Simple questions that everyone can understand.

We have registered ESAPS with the European Commission’s Transparency Register, a necessary step towards being recognised as an interest group, so that we can then engage with the committees of the EU authorities.
Now we need professionals: expert lobbyists to introduce us to and guide us through the maze of the European Parliament.
Objective: to initiate a discussion that leads to clear and certain rules.

Ambitious? Just enough.
Can ESAPS change all this? I don’t know, but it can certainly make a difference by trying to do what hasn’t been done so far.

There will be more than just this – much more besides: a European Breast Educational programme sponsored by Mentor, an online platform featuring video contributions from leading surgeons, ‘Real Plastic Surgeon’ to help you make your mark, and much more.

So I invite you to share in this experience by supporting ESAPS and its initiatives: you’re unlikely to regret it.

Thank you

Pierfrancesco Cirillo
President ESAPS 2026-2028