Journal Reviews

Cycle helmets protective against facial injuries?

1 February 2019 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | bicycle, fracture, helmet, injury, prevention

This is a meta-analysis completed by a maxillofacial unit on the South Coast of England. Nine studies from an initial literature review of 102 were included in the analysis. Cycling has been reported as the cause of 3-20% of facial...

Skin cleansing in aesthetic practice

13 August 2015 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology | Skin cleansing, Infection prevention, Evidence-based practice, Dermal fillers

A thought-provoking piece in which the author draws the reader’s attention to the importance of adequate skin cleansing. Injectables products and devices are sterile and single-use, it may be assumed that the greatest risk of infection comes from poor and...