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Treatment of rosacea using pulsed dye laser

1 December 2018 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Rosacea is a common chronic cutaneous inflammatory condition estimated to affect 415 million people worldwide [1]. It characteristically affects the central face and its primary features include flushing, non-transient erythema, telangiectasia and in progressive stages papules and pustules. Secondarily, it...

Skin dyspigmentation induced by triamcinolone injection treated with Nd:YAG picosecond laser in combination with polynucleotides

3 October 2024 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Non-surgical rhinoplasty is a popular cosmetic procedure that involves the use of injectable fillers to improve the shape of the nose without surgery. There are many different materials available on the market such as hyaluronic acid, collagen stimulators, etc. Silicone...

How I Do It - Nd:YAG Laser for erasing periocular veins

3 October 2025 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Oculoplastic
Periocular veins are superficial blood vessels located around the eyes, often visible beneath the thin skin of the lower eyelids, temples, and sometimes above the eyes. These veins typically begin at the bridge of the nose and extend outward, joining...

Combination treatment with PN-HPT® and croma revitalis®

2 June 2025 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
The rise in interest and demand from patient and medical practitioners in skin quality and associated regenerative treatment modalities continues [1]. Polynucleotides, specifically High-Purification Technology (PN-HPT®), are among some of the most popular regenerative medical treatment approaches [2]. The mode...

The future of aesthetics: Why self-regulation and ethics must lead the way

12 December 2025 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
As the aesthetics industry in the UK approaches a new era of regulation, the importance of patient safety, ethical practice and continuous professional development (CPD) has never been greater. For healthcare professionals, the challenge is clear: how to stand out...

HOW I DO IT - Er:YAG laser ablation for enhanced lesion removal

10 February 2026 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
Ablative lasers, such as CO2 and Er:YAG, may be regarded as superior to traditional surgical techniques – elliptical excision, curettage, cautery and cryotherapy – because they provide greater precision and uniformity in lesion removal. This enhanced accuracy translates into improved...

Factors influencing a career choice in plastic surgery as a UK medical student

1 June 2016 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The medical school curriculum is increasingly focusing on the role of a general practitioner, which has resulted in medical students having reduced exposure to surgical specialties. There has been a longstanding concern that plastic surgery teaching and exposure in the...

The future and a summary of the past

1 August 2014 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
From liposuction to adipose stem cells; from regenerative medicine to tissue engineering; and a vision of the future. Part 3 Adipose stem cells There is a major clinical need for strategies that adequately reconstruct the soft tissue defects after deep...

Soft tissue augmentation – a review

5 February 2020 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
The author explains how treating the face as a 3D structure is key to a good result with invasive or non-invasive procedures. History Rejuvenation of the face and trying to reverse the effects of ageing dates back centuries. Facial volume...

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,...

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...

Obituary: Michael Felix Freshwater, MD 1948-2016

17 October 2016 |
Revelation By Robert Frost (my favourite American Poet) WE make ourselves a place apartBehind light words that tease and flout,But oh, the agitated heartTill someone find us really out. ‘Tis pity if the case require(Or so we say) that in...