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Facial veins – diagnosis and treatment options

1 December 2018 | | PMFA - CPD, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Oculoplastic
Facial veins can be treated with a wide range of aesthetic and surgical procedures. Victoria Smith and Professor Mark Whiteley, both experts in the area, provide a comprehensive overview of diagnosis and the different treatment options available. Patients with unwanted...

Lips and the perioral area: anatomical considerations for safer and natural results

2 August 2023 | | PMFA - CPD, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Facial Plastic 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. Minimally invasive cosmetic procedures, including lip augmentation using hyaluronic acid dermal fillers,...

Preferred upper / lower lip ratio and perception of naturally looking lips, a study across generations and genders

2 February 2024 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
Introduction ‘Beauty is in the eye of the beholder’. Although it sounds true, most often some beauty patterns or preferences can be innate or intuitive [1]. When it comes to the ideal lips, how much of their features can be...

Classical facelift: a modern British perspective

1 April 2017 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
It is clearly impossible to outline the whole of this subject matter in a short editorial article; many theses have been written in this field. This article is designed to give an overview to those reasonably familiar with this area...

Body contouring surgery following massive weight loss

1 April 2014 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
There are many different perceptions about what defines the term ‘overweight’. The reality is however that, for many, being overweight is a condition that brings with it significant health and social problems. It is estimated that almost two thirds of...

Perceptions and Deceptions a personal blog by the editor 26 May 2016

26 May 2016 |
It is only human nature to let emotional elements affect a personal perspective. When I saw pictures of Jeremy saying “Victory” I posted a comment on the Junior Doctors contract forum saying that I thought a non-negotiable part of the...

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...

Gross Negligence Manslaughter in Healthcare: The medico-legal dilemma (part 14) – Records of necessary information: Drugs Administered and the physiological response of the patient

7 February 2022 |
It is the system that places the Judge as an interpreter of “truths” and sadly, susceptible to false information.

Volunteer Surgeon returns to UK to give prestigious Norman Rowe Lecture, 38 years from where vision for his lifework began

29 August 2025 | charity, Mercy Ships, international, lifetime achievement
Dedicated surgeon, Mr Gary Parker, has spent almost four decades volunteering as an oral and maxillofacial surgeon for international healthcare charity, Mercy Ships. Earlier this year, Mr Parker returned to the UK to give the prestigious Norman Rowe Lecture on...

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...

Mindfulness tools in practice and why we need them

29 June 2022 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
We hear a lot about how to manage our medical aesthetics businesses / private medical practices. Everyday there are at least five emails from social media marketing companies telling us how they can get us on the first page of...

Building trust and the psychology of relationships

1 December 2022 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
Award-winning business coach and author, Alan S Adams, shares his key insights into how to build and maintain trust, boost effective working relationships, and enhance business growth. “People buy from people they know, like and trust” – Bob Burg In...