Background and objective.

The presence of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery in all areas has been increased in recent years. Most of the patients are women, especially in the field of Aesthetic Surgery, as opposed to the visibility of professionals dedicated to this specialty where surgeons are mostly male. Following the increase of female voices in very different professional fields, investigation about the situation of women plastic surgeons in Spain is the aim of this study.

The purpose of the article is to make visible the role of women Spanish plastic surgeons and bring it to context not only historical but also cultural, social and geographical. This awareness is the first step to define how we want our profession to be and improve the situation in which we find ourselves from an inclusive perspective.

Methods.

A bibliographic and documentary search has been carried out as well as the consultation on the web pages of the Spanish scientific societies of Plastic Surgery.

Results.

We obtained data on the number of professionals, registration, records and publications, comparing it with other countries.

Conclusions.

With the data obtained we conclude that Spanish women plastic surgeons are a minority with respect to men and these data can be extrapolated to the rest of countries where the specialty and the majority of surgical specialties are represented mostly by men.

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