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Problems in Breast Surgery A Repair Manual

3 June 2015 | | PMFA - Breast Surgery
Breast surgery is one of the most commonly performed plastic surgical procedures with a high incidence of revisions carried out, not only for complications, but also due to the natural evolution of the breast, ageing, or the consequences of long-term...

How I Do It - Er:YAG treatment for eyebrow tail elevation and upper eyelid rejuvenation

3 August 2021 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Oculoplastic, PMFA - Dermatology
Following patient demand for eyebrow tail elevation inspired by the ‘Foxy eye’ trend, we have developed this protocol using the Fotona VectorLift technique with hyperstacking of Smooth Mode pulses, to produce a non-invasive enhancement of periocular aesthetics for patients who...

Modern laser-assisted acne therapy in practice

4 December 2023 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Laser and light-based technologies have expanded the therapeutic arsenal for acne, and can improve the skin appearance of inflammatory acne and scarring in a short time, which increases patient compliance and satisfaction. Acne is an inflammatory dermatosis in which pathophysiological...

Letter from Hong Kong (6 January 2022)

6 January 2022 |
So now we are entering the third year of this global pandemic. It is changing, evolving and is bringing out the very best and the very worst in humanity. Science and scientists have had a real bashing, but then who by? Quacks, aardvarks and gobbeldygooks. Looking back is looking forward.

Medico-legal Forum (Laser/Polydioxanone)

1 June 2017 | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
The PMFA Journal and Hamilton Fraser Cosmetic Insurance have teamed up to provide a series of articles that will give examples of claims that occur from different procedures. Conclusion to the previous case Last issue’s Medico-Legal Forum discussed a case...

In conversation with Mehmet Manisali

23 July 2020 | PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
We were delighted to catch up with Mehmet Manisali, President of the RSM Section of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, about his background and plans for the Section. Can you tell us a little bit about what led you into the...

The place of BoNT in TMD: review article and case report

1 June 2022 | | PMFA - CPD, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
This article has been verified for CPD. Click the button below to answer a few short questions and download a form to be included in your CPD folder. Over the last decade, there has been a great deal of interest...

How I Do It - Surgical approach to facial palsy – lengthening the temporalis myoplasty

1 June 2015 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
In cases of long-established facial palsy, one of the main problems faced by patients is the inability to smile. In this situation, consideration should be given to facial reanimation (smile) surgery. In most cases of chronic facial palsy new muscles...

In conversation with Cameron McIntosh

31 August 2021 | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Rhinoplasty
We were delighted to catch up with Cameron McIntosh, ENT and Facial Plastic Surgeon and Founding President of the Society of Rhinoplasty Surgeons of South Africa (SORSSA). Can you tell us a little bit about what led you into the...

Cosmetic Surgery Certification Scheme – looking into the future of regulation, quality and safety in cosmetic practice

1 October 2019 | | PMFA - Breast Surgery, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
With plans underway to extend the cosmetic surgery certification scheme to all surgeons performing cosmetic surgery, we share the views of the RCS, BAAPS and BAPRAS. The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) along with its partners in the Surgical Specialty...

How I Do It - Nose reshaping using advanced fillers

1 February 2016 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Rhinoplasty
Nose reshaping, often inappropriately referred to as the ‘non-surgical rhinoplasty’, is one of the procedures where good outcomes are more difficult to achieve when using dermal fillers alone. The alternative has usually been to perform a conventional surgical rhinoplasty and...

Regulation of non-surgical cosmetic interventions

2 December 2019 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
As Paul Harris and Mark Henley discussed in a previous article (see here), certification of cosmetic surgery is being encouraged. Sally Taber, from the JCCP, outlines why non-surgical cosmetic interventions are arguably more urgently in need of effective regulation. Regulation...