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How I Do It - Healing difficult wounds non-surgically with focused extracorporeal shockwave therapy

6 August 2025 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
A pre-tibial laceration is a common and serious wound, particularly in the elderly where co-morbidity from smoking, peripheral vascular disease, diabetes, malnutrition and tissue-paper-thin skin are major influencers of outcome. Degloving injuries may be seen as preterminal events in the...

Facial aesthetics and orthognathic surgery

1 April 2014 | | PMFA - Dentistry, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
Most maxillofacial procedures have an aesthetic element. Reconstructive procedures and surgery to correct congenital abnormalities such as cleft lip have an obvious aesthetic impact. When making surgical incisions for access to the underlying facial skeleton consideration will be made to...

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When a patient asks for your insurance details…

1 April 2015 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Breast Surgery, PMFA - Dentistry, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Hand & Wrist Surgery, PMFA - Imaging, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery, PMFA - Oculoplastic, PMFA - Rhinoplasty
Coming from a patient, the question “Do you have insurance?” is almost certain to put a medical practitioner on edge. Not being a common query, many do not have a ready answer and instead have to grapple with some questions...

Female Cosmetic Genital Surgery: lifestyle or science?

1 February 2014 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The demand for female cosmetic genital surgery (FCGS) has increased over the last decade [1]. This rise is difficult to quantify, as the majority of these procedures are performed in the private sector. However, this trend is also obvious within...

BCAM Announces Presidential Handover: Catherine Fairris steps down, Sophie Shotter appointed President

5 September 2025 | appointments, aesthetic medicine, conferences, socieities
The British College of Aesthetic Medicine (BCAM) is proud to announce a change in leadership as Dr Catherine Fairris hands over the Presidency to Dr Sophie Shotter, effective 1 September 2025. Dr Fairris has led BCAM with distinction, bringing passion,...

The golden nose – reshaping the nose 100 years ago

30 May 2023 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
Wolf Lűbbers (with the golden nose). Who with a crooked nose would not embrace the chance to go to bed in the evening wearing a surgical device and wake up the following morning with a straight one? And all this...

OPINION - Raising awareness of the dangers of local anaesthetic misuse in aesthetic procedures

3 October 2023 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
This article will explore local anaesthesia (LA) and how its misuse can have severe negative consequences. We will also look into how we can address this important issue and help make the industry safer for patients. In the last few...