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Cosmetic surgery trends 2024: Facial rejuvenation surges while men’s procedures decline
The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) has released its annual audit for 2024-2025, revealing a 5% overall rise in cosmetic surgical procedures, with a total of 27,462 procedures performed in 2024. This surge was largely driven by increases...
Top 10 priorities for global burns research
The Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors are excited to share that the Priorities in Global Burns Research is now officially published! This international effort, led by the James Lind Alliance and the University of Bristol and funded by the National...
World's first 3D-printed personalised breast tissue regenerative implants successfully used in real clinical practice
Dr Mohamed Lofty Hamed has achieved a groundbreaking milestone in the field of cosmetic surgery, performing the world’s first real-world clinical case of breast augmentation using 3D-printed, personalised implants. Unlike previous and current efforts, which were confined to experimental settings...
Venomous snake bite leaves arm unusable: boy waits seven years for life-changing surgery
An 11-year-old boy from Sierra Leone can finally go to school and use his right arm again after his severely deformed limb was operated on by international health charity, Mercy Ships. Without the free surgery, Yusif’s right hand and arm...
Part four: Aye, Aye. AI?
“Formal clinical guidelines would provide a structured, evidence-based approach to managing patients who have undergone melanoma treatment and are considering elective surgery. This would enhance patient safety, standardise care, and support informed decision-making. Given the increasing prevalence of melanoma and...
Part three: Aye, Aye. AI?
I wonder whether we should use the term 'augmented intelligence' rather than 'artificial intelligence'. I say this because at this moment in our evolution, artificial intelligence (AI) always begins with human intelligence. In this blog, I want to examine how...
Life-transforming reconstructive surgery onboard floating hospital gives new hope to burn survivors in sub-Saharan Africa
Gamai from Guinea was a one-year-old when she suffered a horrific burn accident. With no access to medical care, her family were forced to watch as her skin contracted around her arms and hands, leaving her unable to perform basic...
Back to the blog: Part II
PART II: Key players in the turf war between the board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeons and the 'non-accredited' cosmetic surgeons.
Back to the blog
PART I: Degraded professionalism among leading figures in Australian plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Report: BAPRAS 2023
A report from PMFA's first ever, very festive BAPRAS Congress, which ran recently from Wednesday 29 November to Friday 1 December in the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead hotel.
NYU Langone Health performs world’s first whole-eye & partial-face transplant
Landmark whole-eye transplant is a major paradigm shift for potential vision therapies.
Introducing MAPP: The Medical Aesthetic Prescribing Programme empowering aesthetic nurses across the UK
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Medical Aesthetic Prescribing Programme (MAPP), a groundbreaking initiative designed to provide comprehensive education and support for aesthetic nurses aspiring to become prescribers.
