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MD/PhDs or MD/MBAs: which do we need more to innovate in plastic surgery?

1 February 2014 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
I would like to thank Arlen Meyers and Victor Castro for submitting this article. One of the problems that I have seen in my professional lifetime is the failure of entrepreneurs to grasp that there is no infinite health care...

Temporomandibular disorders – a surgeon’s view

1 August 2016 | | PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
The temporomandibular joint is unique, in that it has a fibrocartilaginous intra-articular disc and has a ginglyomo-arthrodial action. The disc is designed to allow for the gliding movement down the posterior slope of the articular eminence with little, if any,...

Breast augmentation from a patient perspective

21 June 2022 | | PMFA - Breast Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
When I was 17 and saw Pamela Anderson on Baywatch I knew I wanted to have breast implants. A plastic surgeon had an office nearby so I went to find out more. The woman who spoke with me was lovely,...

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...

The Linear Bolus Technique and other practical tips for the advanced use of non-traumatic cannulas in aesthetic medicine

1 December 2015 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dentistry
Some eight years ago, I read about non-traumatic cannulas in the brochure of a French medical supplies company. I was fascinated by the elegance of these instruments, as they respect the integrity of the tissues by not cutting through them....

Fractional laser treatment for medical skin diseases

5 June 2020 | | PMFA - CPD, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
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Mandibular asymmetry: Importance of personalised treatment

6 August 2024 | | PMFA - CPD, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery, 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. Human facial symmetry is a key determinant for assessing facial attractiveness, and...

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

3 April 2025 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Hand & Wrist Surgery
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...

Focus on Cosmeceuticals: Definitions, regulations and a review of the market

1 April 2016 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
In the previous section of this special focus, the structure and function of the skin has been reviewed as well as the cutaneous changes induced by UV exposure. This section will define the term cosmeceutical and discuss the current market...

Devoted couple celebrate wife’s life-threatening tumour removal by UK surgeon

18 February 2025 | Maxillofacial, Charity, Africa Mercy, Mercy Ships, International, Africa
A 45-year-old woman has had a debilitating, orange-sized tumour surgically removed from her jaw for free after she was spotted on the side of the road by volunteers from international charity Mercy Ships, passing through her village in Madagascar. Unable...

Laser and light-based treatments for pigmented lesions

1 December 2017 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
The authors detail the types of lasers and light-based devices that can be used in the treatment of epidermal and dermal pigmentations. Skin colour differences have, for centuries, been associated with the economic, political and social status of a person;...

The First World War and the Development of Facial Surgery

1 October 2013 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
Facial surgery has a history stretching to antiquity, but its success depended on luck until medical science had advanced enough to deal with three major issues – infection, surgical shock from blood loss and good anaesthesia. It was not until...