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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...

Venomous snake bite leaves arm unusable: boy waits seven years for life-changing surgery

1 May 2025 | charity, news, plastic surgery, international, Mercy Ships
An 11-year-old boy from Sierra Leone can finally go to school and use his right arm again after his severely deformed limb was operated on by international health charity, Mercy Ships. Without the free surgery, Yusif’s right hand and arm...

BMLA 2023 Annual Conference & Educational Courses

10 May 2023 -12 May 2023 | ENTA - ENT
Navroz Singh (far right) with Nirmal and Vasant Oswal (second and third left) and the other recipients of the Vasant and Nirmal Oswal Trainee Scholarship. Navroz Singh, core surgical trainee at Kings College NHS Trust. This year’s British Medical Laser...

How I Do It - Approaches to acne treatment: Nd:YAG laser

1 August 2018 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Acne is common among individuals who experience a condition of hyperactive pilosebaceous units (precipitation and mobility of keratinocytes). A specific T-cell mediated inflammatory response is the initiating event in acne pathogenesis, followed by comedone formation. The mechanism of inflammation is...

IN RESPONSE TO: Plastic surgery and aesthetic medicine - specialties and specialists

1 April 2015 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
I read with great interest the article ‘Plastic surgery and aesthetic medicine: specialties and specialists’ by Professor Andrew Burd published in the Feb/Mar issue of PMFA News. Prof Burd brings up many valid points about the specialty of plastic surgery...

Regulation of non-surgical cosmetic interventions

2 December 2019 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
As Paul Harris and Mark Henley discussed in a previous article (see here), certification of cosmetic surgery is being encouraged. Sally Taber, from the JCCP, outlines why non-surgical cosmetic interventions are arguably more urgently in need of effective regulation. Regulation...

Coronavirus is making us better people

5 June 2020 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
COVID-19 has brought unprecedented challenges to the world of aesthetic medicine. Simon and Emma Ravichandran offer their perspective on the crisis so far and look to the future. The impact of the coronavirus pandemic that started at the end of...

In conversation with Rachna Murthy

23 February 2021 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Oculoplastic
We were delighted to catch up with Rachna Murthy, renowned Oculoplastic Surgeon, about her career and plans for the future. You are internationally recognised in the field of oculoplastic surgery – what led you into this specialty? Eyes are arresting...

In conversation with Afshin Mosahebi

19 March 2021 | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
We were delighted to catch up with Professor Afshin Mosahebi, renowned Plastic Surgeon at UCL, about his career and the new Masters of Surgery (MS) in Aesthetics and Minimally-Invasive Aesthetics. Can you tell us a little bit about what led...

In conversation with Cameron McIntosh

31 August 2021 | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Rhinoplasty
We were delighted to catch up with Cameron McIntosh, ENT and Facial Plastic Surgeon and Founding President of the Society of Rhinoplasty Surgeons of South Africa (SORSSA). Can you tell us a little bit about what led you into the...

In conversation with Mary O'Brien

1 September 2021 | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Hand & Wrist Surgery
We were delighted to catch up with Mary O'Brien, Consultant Plastic and Hand Surgeon and President of the BAAPS, about her career and plans for the association. Can you tell us a little bit about what led you into the...

In conversation with Amanda Cameron

8 November 2022 | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
We spoke to Amanda Cameron about her fascinating career in aesthetics, from her early clinical days as a nurse through to her experience in the field of publishing. You are legendary in the world of aesthetic nursing – can you...