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Recent developments in facelift surgery

3 October 2023 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
Early facelifting procedures were documented in the 1900s, where skin undermining with excess skin excision along the hairline was performed. The 1970s witnessed a major change with an upsurge in public interest in facelift surgery, which led to innovative changes...

Mid-facial augmentation with malar implants

5 June 2020 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
The authors guide us through facial augmentation using implants to restore volume and a youthful appearance. In today’s ‘selfie-obsessed’ culture, there is no other anatomical region which carries greater social prestige and importance, than a well-proportioned ‘youthful’ face. In particular,...

From clinician to creator: taking your brand to the next level through experience-based marketing

1 August 2016 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
Woman with Plastic Surgery “addiction” on how it nearly destroyed her marriage (and her face) Huffington Post, 4 November 2015 Cosmetic Crisis Waiting to Happen BBC News, 23 April 2012 I was blinded by fillers: One woman’s horrifying story of...

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.

Business recovery and relaunch: how to grow your patient base in the new economy

7 October 2020 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
As the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be felt, many aesthetic practitioners are facing an uncertain future. In this invaluable article Pam Underdown provides expert advice on how to survive and grow stronger than ever. The global...

In conversation with Dr Benoit Hendrickx

12 March 2025 | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
The PMFA Journal team were delighted to chat with Dr Benoit Hendrickx about his career in plastic surgery and this year’s Corsica Medical Summit. Can you tell us a little bit about what led you into the field of plastic...

An update on BIA-ALCL

1 June 2019 | | PMFA - Breast Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The author discusses the concerns and new restrictions on breast implants due to cases of breast implant associated-anaplastic large cell lymphoma – should we be worried? Breast implants, first introduced in the 1960s, have continued to evolve, having survived a...

MAX (Merz Aesthetics Exchange®) launches in the UK & Ireland

8 January 2025 | Research & Development, Company Profiles
Merz Aesthetics® UK & Ireland announces the launch of a new comprehensive educational ecosystem – MAX, Merz Aesthetics Exchange. For UK & Irish healthcare professionals only.

Medical Cosmetic Awards 2015

17 November 2015
The PMFA News team were delighted to receive an invitation to the Medical Cosmetic Awards in Glasgow as this was the first ever event of its kind to be held in Scotland. Despite this being Scotland’s first awards, there was...

5 Reasons why before & after photos are everything in any aesthetics business

13 March 2020 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
Images have a heavy weight across online platforms and it’s no different for aesthetics businesses. You can have years of experience, certificates of the most prestigious courses, the latest equipment and high-quality products but none of them will be as...

Perceptions and Deceptions a personal blog by the editor 15 Apr 2016

15 April 2016 |
This is a personal blog. The theme is ‘perceptions and deceptions’ related to professional practice. There is a lifetime of blogging in this theme, but let me move on. Consider that fabulous bit of TV drama where HBO were setting...

Further thoughts on hymenoplasty

1 February 2016 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The interesting and controversial article on hymenoplasty published in the Dec/Jan 16 issue of PMFA News is an example of what can happen when religion and culture clash with modern medicine. In my opinion, medicine and science should be pure...