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Focus on Plasma: Total rejuvenation of the face with plasma device

1 June 2017 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
The use of plasma energy is a new concept in anti-ageing and aesthetic medicine. Since it has been introduced in the aesthetic field, many studies have been conducted to try and understand the effects on collagen synthesis which may explain...

Focus: Opinions on regulation

1 June 2019 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
Dalvi Humzah Regulation in the aesthetics industry In this issue we have invited commentaries on regulation within aesthetics, in particular the voluntary register set up by the Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP). Many medical practitioners are concerned regarding the...

Enhancing safety in upper face injections: Anatomical considerations for precision and efficacy

6 August 2024 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
The upper face, including forehead and temples, is often overlooked in non-surgical cosmetic procedures with dermal fillers. While horizontal forehead or glabella lines may be a common complaint amongst patients, seldom do they attend with concerns of loss of volume...

How I Do It - Practical guidance on avoiding adverse events following soft tissue augmentation – some tips

5 February 2020 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
Complications following soft tissue augmentation range from the mild to the serious, e.g. blindness due to occlusion of the branches of the ophthalmic artery to the eye. Much of the literature reviewed appears to indicate that no treatments were found...

Post-infusion iron extravasation: Cutaneous complications and management strategies

10 February 2026 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Intravenous iron infusion is widely used for the treatment of iron-deficiency anaemia, especially in cases where oral supplementation is ineffective or contraindicated. Although generally well tolerated, iron infusion may be complicated by local adverse events, among which iron extravasation is...

How I Do It - Buried integra in the management of temporal cavernous haemangioma

4 December 2025 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
Cavernous haemangiomas are rare, often distressing, and visually conspicuous vascular abnormalities caused by a mass of aberrant tangles of thin walled, easily distended blood vessels. Fourteen percent will present in the head and neck regions and are histologically characterised by...

The efficacy of polynucleotide injections in aesthetic medicine: a review

26 March 2024 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Polynucleotide (PN) injections have gained significant attention in aesthetic medicine due to their beneficial effects on the skin, hair, and other tissues. This review explores the current evidence supporting the use of PN injections for various aesthetic concerns. Introduction Aesthetic...

Non-surgical lip enhancement: systematic preoperative assessment

1 October 2018 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
Detailed knowledge of the anatomy is important prior to any surgical or non-surgical intervention in this complex area. Dr Samizadeh takes us through her pre-procedure analysis. The most frequent location for faciaaestheticl volumising procedures is reported to be the lips...

Perfecting the pout

31 March 2023 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
From Hollywood lips to Essex lips, non-surgical lip augmentation has gained popularity in recent years with aesthetic patients. A 2019 article in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology concluded that the non-surgical correction of the projection of the forehead profile and...

Medico-legal Forum (Botulinum/Laser)

1 April 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. In our February/March issue we featured a case that involved complications following...

Perceptions and Deceptions a personal blog by the editor 8 Apr 2016

8 April 2016 |
I want to post a question on the FB Group supporting the Junior Doctors over their David and Goliath fight with a juggernaut of blind, self-deceiving or just ignorant, elected members of Parliament. I should say that I am not...

A Reaction to the ‘Keogh Report’

1 October 2013 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
In April 2013, the British Government’s report on regulation and safety issues in the cosmetic surgery sector was produced, authored by NHS Medical Director Prof Sir Bruce Keogh. The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the British Association of...