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Response to the Keogh Review

On 13 February 2014 the UK Government published its response to the Keogh Review of the regulation of cosmetic interventions (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulation-of-cosmetic-interventions-government-response). This response has been much anticipated by the fields of plastic surgery and aesthetic medicine and inevitably has provoked...

New guidance demands robust training and governance as robotic surgery rolls out across NHS hospitals

The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) has issued new guidance urging NHS Trusts to strengthen training and tighten governance for surgeons performing robotic procedures, amid growing use of the technology in operating theatres. The recommendations come as...

Dalvi Humzah nominated for BMA Private Practice Committee

Co-editor of The PMFA Journal, Dalvi Humzah, has been nominated to join the BMA Private Practice Committee.

ACE 2024

ACE, the leading aesthetics conference and exhibition, returns for 2024 with two unmissable days of networking and educational content. Taking place on 15–16 March at the Business Design Centre in London, ACE 2024 is the must-attend event for all medical...

BAS 2025 Sclerotherapy Conference

The British Association of Sclerotherapists’ (BAS) 2025 conference will take place on 20 May 2025 at Dorney Lake near Windsor. Encompassing both foam and microsclerotherapy this is the only UK conference that brings together phlebologists, vascular surgeons and nurses, interventional...

Candela ACE Symposium: Aesthetic Excellence

Candela UK & Ireland are delighted to announce the first-ever Candela ACE Symposium in the UK, set to take place on Saturday 16 November 2024 at The Bloomsbury Hotel in London. This much-anticipated event promises a day of unparalleled learning,...

Nutraceuticals and skin health

An interesting discussion on the evidence surrounding nutraceuticals. The author describes nutracosmetics to be one of the fastest growing subsections of the nutraceutical industry. A comprehensive analysis of topical and dietary antioxidant protection is conveyed with conclusive evidence to demonstrate...

A review on contemporary options for facial reanimation

This paper is an up-to-date review on surgical and non-surgical options for the treatment of facial paralysis. The authors thoroughly describe recent techniques, like the masseter-to-facial nerve transfer, explaining the advantages over other more popular transfer techniques like the hypoglossal-to-facial...

Sun protection is essential to prevent skin cancer and premature ageing

The author gives a brief outline of the key functions of skin with a rationale for why sun care and protection is so important, which is referenced with current guidelines relating to sun exposure and vitamin D. The risks of...

IMCAS World Congress 2026

International Master Course on Aging Science World Congress.

Gross Negligence Manslaughter in Healthcare: The medico-legal dilemma (part 1)

On the 8 December 2020, Justice Judianna Barnes sentenced Dr Mak Wan-ling to three and a half years in prison. The charge for which she was found guilty was gross negligence manslaughter (GNM). She had injected a contaminated blood sample into a patient and the patient had died. The conviction was fundamentally flawed.