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The cure for parasites

23 April 2014
The purpose of a plastic surgeon releasing a website is to enable the public and others to discover information relevant to that surgeon’s qualification, background and experience, and also pre-empt potential conflicts and risks before they may arise. There is...
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Ethnic Considerations in Facial Plastic Surgery

2 December 2019 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
If you are struggling to address the wide variety of ethnic considerations in your multi-ethnic patient population you could consider a world tour of expert centres, although your carbon footprint might not look smart and your Amex may be burdened....

Gross Negligence Manslaughter in Healthcare: The medico-legal dilemma (part 10) – Informed consent (ii)

15 December 2021 |
In the context of medicine, we typically speak of informed consent as having both an ethical and a legal basis. The ethics are related to patient autonomy and human rights. The legal perspective relates to the definition of what occurs if consent is not obtained, and a physical intervention occurs (assault or battery at a minimum and it would appear, gross negligence if things go wrong).

Peeling away the years: bespoke framework technique for using Definisse™ Peel Program from RELIFE in acne

4 December 2023 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Acne vulgaris is the most common potentially scarring skin condition seen in dermatology and general practice. A recent network metanalysis [1] confirmed the efficacy of oral pharmacological therapies but questioned the consistency of effect of topical agents and peels. Factors...

Training of Aesthetic Surgery: a statement from the UKAAPS President

1 February 2014 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The UK Association of Plastic Surgeons (UKAAPS) is delighted to support PMFA News and recognises the niche it holds in the education and dissemination of information about plastic surgery to surgeons, patients, regulators, facilitators, media and the general public. As...

The scandal of NHS contracts with the independent healthcare sector

20 August 2020 |
Since March 2020 it was sensible medical practice to consider making all possible beds in the NHS available to potentially admit ill patients with COVID-19. The expected admission rate was supposed to risk overwhelming the NHS, so independent sector facilities apparently volunteered and were then contracted to the NHS as priority, with full remuneration for their losses, and all private practitioners were effectively frozen out from seeing, admitting and operating on their own self pay patients.

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...

Higher dose neurotoxins – what’s new?

2 June 2021 | | PMFA - CPD, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
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. How can we achieve longer lasting results with neurotoxins? With a new...

How I Do It - Otoplasty: Anterior scoring technique

1 February 2017 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
Standard intraoperative preparation and draping is carried out. The ear is folded back and the intended antihelix (antihelical fold) is marked (Figure 1). Tattooing of the new antihelix, using a blue needle and ink, is done. It is inserted through...

Improving cosmesis after breast implant removal

1 February 2022 | | PMFA - CPD, PMFA - Breast Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
Removing breast implants has a profound effect on the patient’s appearance; in this article the authors, both expert breast surgeons, discuss how to optimise the cosmetic result. Removing breast implants has a profound effect on the patient’s appearance and we...

In conversation with Fateh Ahmad

28 October 2022 | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
We spoke to Fateh Ahmad about his career in plastic & craniofacial surgery, advice to those new to the field and his new role as President of the RSM Section of Plastic Surgery Can you tell us a little bit...

Acid attacks: part 1

1 August 2019 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
In the first of a two-part series, Andrew Burd takes us through the background to the development of his protocol for the acute management of chemical assault burns (see Part 2 here). I have maintained a long-term interest in how...