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How I Do It - Hyaluronic acid in anti-ageing

1 December 2017 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Dr Irfan Mian, Cosmetic Physician specialising in non-surgical aesthetic treatments, provides readers with a comprehensive guide to his preferred product and procedure in dealing with ageing skin. The product Hyaluronic acid (HA) or hyaluronan, a glycosaminoglycan, is the main molecule...

Filler complications: is there a way to prevent vascular compromise with 3D-anatomy?

10 October 2017 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Imaging
The use of facial filler injections has increased dramatically over the last 10 years and so has the incidence of complications. The main and most serious adverse event is vascular compromise. The most feared consequences are devastating: blindness, skin necrosis...

A single blinded RCT comparing triamcinolone with 5-FU treatment for keloid scars

1 April 2019 | | PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
This single blinded randomised controlled trial (RCT) compared 43 patients with 50 symptomatic keloids were were randomised to two matched groups of 25 scars, receiving either flurouracil (5-FU) or current first-line treatment, triamcinolone (TAC). The surgeon administering the injectable treatments...

Perceptions and Deceptions (A Death in Hong Kong.) 6 December 2016

6 December 2016 |
An evolving essay and insight into Medicine and the Law in contemporary Hong Kong. A girl’s brain was destroyed due to medical negligence. She had entrusted her life to a celebrity cosmetic surgeon who was going to make her breasts...

How I Do It - Primary rejuvenation upper blepharoplasty – tips from an oculoplastic surgeon

1 April 2016 | | PMFA - Oculoplastic
Preoperative For me the preoperative stage is actually the most important part in the patient’s journey and can take much longer than the actual operation itself. It takes me about 45-60 minutes to assess, counsel and consent for a primary...

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

1 June 2022 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
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...

Medico-legal forum (VASEP liposuction)

10 October 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. The case in question The patient underwent VASER to the abdomen and...

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...

Chin augmentation: filler versus prosthesis

1 August 2016 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
Over recent years, aesthetic medicine and aesthetic surgery have become closer and more combined in daily practice. There is also a gradual shift, with aesthetic doctors performing more invasive techniques, whereas plastic surgeons are also, whenever possible, moving to less...

Stratifying preoperative risk in revision augmentation: the six Cs

1 February 2016 | | PMFA - Breast Surgery
Breast augmentation is the most frequently performed cosmetic surgical procedure in the UK [1], and with an increasing number of providers, plastic surgeons are managing revisions without information pertaining to the original procedure. Anticipating the features of successive generations of...

In conversation with Prof Ashraf Badawi

1 August 2022 | PMFA - Dermatology
We were delighted to speak with Professor Ashraf Badawi about his distinguished career in dermatology. You are internationally recognised in the field of dermatology – can you tell us a little bit about your background? I come from a scientific...

Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome

4 February 2025 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - General, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery, PMFA - Oculoplastic
Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (MRS) is a rare neuro-mucocutaneous disorder which is defined by a triad of orofacial oedema, furrowing of the tongue, and recurrent episodes of facial nerve palsy [1]. Due to the rarity of the disease and inconsistent presentation, MRS...