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How I Do It - Body contouring - PAL-HD liposculpture in men and women

Both men and women seek to improve their physical appearance, contour their figure, and achieve results that cannot be always be obtained solely with diet and exercise. Therefore, liposuction is one of the most popular aesthetic procedures. Power-assisted liposuction (PAL)...

How I Do It - Non-ablative fractional laser handpiece for skin resurfacing

The development of laser-based aesthetic devices has provided patients with an appealing non-surgical treatment alternative to address clinical aspects of photoageing skin [1]. Many treatments include skin resurfacing of the uppermost skin layers to initiate a skin regeneration process with...

Reconstruction of complex wounds in the trunk and pelvis (part 1)

This is the first part of a two-part article looking at the challenges of reconstruction of complex defects in the torso. The articles are based on a presentation given at the World Union of Wound Healing Societies held in Yokohama...

The World Association of Plastic Surgeons of Chinese Descent

With the 4th World Association of Plastic Surgeons of Chinese Descent (WAPSCD) coming up in November I thought I would share my experiences with you. I attended the second world congress in Taiwan for plastic surgeons of chinese descent which...

Johnson & Johnson announces lead vaccine candidate for COVID-19

Johnson & Johnson has announced the selection of a lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate and the rapid scaling of its manufacturing capacity with the goal of providing global supply of more than one billion doses.

Conference Report: Octane Aesthetics Tech Forum

The Octane Aesthetics Tech Forum, held in Newport Beach, California, was a showcase of innovation and trends shaping the medical aesthetics market. Over two days, leaders in aesthetics, technology and business convened to exchange knowledge, unveil insights and spark discussions...

Octane Aesthetics Tech Forum

The Octane Aesthetics Tech Forum, held in Newport Beach, California, was a showcase of innovation and trends shaping the medical aesthetics market. Over two days, leaders in aesthetics, technology and business convened to exchange knowledge, unveil insights and spark discussions...

Marllor Biomedical to launch Alidya, the first injectable to treat cellulite

Marllor Biomedical, the Italian manufacturer of Aqualyx, will host a big event in London next month to officially launch Alidya, the first injectable specifically developed to treat cellulite.

Aye, Aye. AI?

This is the first in a series of blogs where I look at artificial intelligence (AI) beyond the horizon. To do so, I must present the evidence that takes us to the horizon and then, using both experience and imagination,...

Global surgical crisis and Mercy Ships

History of Mercy Ships Mercy Ships began with Don and Deyon Stephens’ dream and an inspirational meeting with Mother Teresa. In 1978, their desire to create hospital ships that could deliver safe, free surgery to those around the world without...

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

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...

Multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer conservation – therapeutic mammoplasty

Edinburgh-based plastic surgeon Ewa Majdak-Paredes provides us with a comprehensive review of therapeutic mammoplasty, a multidisciplinary approach to breast-conserving surgery with an emphasis on oncological safety and good aesthetic outcomes. Breast cancer Each year over 55,000 women in the UK...