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Gross Negligence Manslaughter in Healthcare: The medico-legal dilemma (part 5) - Who is the Judge?

4 November 2021 |
I wonder what Vanessa is thinking right now. If she can even think. A torrent of images, regrets, what ifs. The onslaught must be so great, no wonder the normal response is for the mind and the body to shut down? Depression.

Facing suffocation: young woman saved from critical neck growth that could have caused death

8 September 2025 | charity, Volunteering, surgical, Mercy Ships, Africa
A young woman whose sore throat became a life-threatening growth in her neck, leaving her struggling to breathe and facing suffocation, has had it removed for free by surgical volunteers from international charity Mercy Ships. “When we first met her,...

How I Do It - Otoplasty

1 February 2017 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
Otoplasty techniques to correct ear prominence can be broadly divided in two categories. Suturing techniques and scoring or weakening techniques. Suturing is the approach we prefer, due to more predictable results and less occurrence of non-correctable complications. Suturing techniques involve...

How I Do It - The True Lift Technique™: facial ligament retightening, an anatomical approach

1 June 2018 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
Facial ageing is a complex process which is multifactorial, involving loss of bony support, elongation of the facial ligaments, displacement of fat compartments, attenuation of the superficial muscular aponeurotic system (SMAS) layer and thinning of subcutaneous and dermal tissue. This...

How I Do It - X neo-umbilicoplasty

2 December 2019 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
Following an abdominoplasty the umbilicus is repositioned and inset into a new position. When healed it should have a natural appearance and in order to get this outcome it is necessary to understand what is ‘normal’. Several different morphological appearances...

How I Do It - How to ‘best-buddy’ strap fingers

3 April 2025 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Hand & Wrist Surgery
A 72-year-old male tripped and fell, dislocating his non-dominant left-ring finger’s proximal interphalangeal joint (Figures 1 and 2). The dislocation was reduced under ring block anaesthesia and the joint immediately mobilised using a simple method of ‘buddy strapping’ using elasticated...

Debate: cannulas vs. needles - Needles

1 December 2014 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
It is generally agreed that the choice of cannula or needle is site and material dependent, but the injector‘s comfort and skill in creating a desired aesthetic result is also important. The two most important considerations are the aesthetic outcome...

How will Keogh impact non-surgical services?

1 June 2014 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Following the PIP implant scandal of 2010, The Department of Health (DH) commissioned a review of the regulation of cosmetic interventions in September 2012. In April 2013, following extensive consultation the review panel published its recommendations. The recommendations set out...

Soft tissue augmentation – a review

5 February 2020 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
The author explains how treating the face as a 3D structure is key to a good result with invasive or non-invasive procedures. History Rejuvenation of the face and trying to reverse the effects of ageing dates back centuries. Facial volume...

The mission to provide equal access for the treatment of port wine stain birthmarks

3 October 2022 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The Vascular Birthmarks Foundation (VBF) is the leading charity in the world for networking individuals with vascular birthmarks, anomalies, and related syndromes (VBARS) into proper medical treatment. The VBF currently monitors over 80,000 individuals / families, worldwide, who are affected...

In conversation with Amanda Cameron

8 November 2022 | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
We spoke to Amanda Cameron about her fascinating career in aesthetics, from her early clinical days as a nurse through to her experience in the field of publishing. You are legendary in the world of aesthetic nursing – can you...

Novel picosecond handpieces for the treatment of pigmentation

4 February 2021 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Pigmentary disorders are common; several treatment modalities are available, ranging from topical therapy to chemical peels and lasers. The advent of ultrashort pulsed picosecond lasers (PSL) has transformed the way tattoos and benign pigmented lesions are treated. Unlike long-pulsed lasers...