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Smile design: Treatment approaches and considerations when performing lip enhancement
A ‘beautiful smile’ is often sought by patients requesting lip fillers, as smiling is one of the most important non-verbal ways of expressing emotions [1]. However, achieving an appealing smile when performing lip enhancement can be a challenging task. When...
Laser Treatment of Vascular Lesions (Aesthetic Dermatology)
This book is the first in a new series of textbooks designed to be an ongoing multi-year series providing contemporary information within an ever-expanding field. It is edited by internationally recognised leaders in the field of lasers and rather than...
Laser in the management of burn scars
This article systematically reviews the use of laser therapy in burn scar management. A search of the literature revealed 51 relevant studies that were referenced in this review. It starts with a nice introduction outlining the effects of burns scars...An anecdotal and historical review of the median forehead flap
The specialty of plastic surgery has roots stretching back centuries. Here HS Adenwalla, renowned cleft surgeon, provides a fascinating account of the development of the median forehead flap. In the early 1970s a young boy of 16-years-old was brought to...Professor Firas Al-Niaimi, hosted a 2-day advanced clinical training course
Professor Firas Al-Niaimi, an esteemed figure in laser and clinical dermatology, hosted an intensive two-day advanced clinical training in the captivating city of Riga, Latvia.Merz Aesthetics® launches the new indication for RADIESSE® as an aesthetic injectable
In the EU, Merz Aesthetics® has announced the approval for Radiesse® to treat the décolleté area. Radiesse® is a regenerative biostimulator with calcium hydroxylapatite capable of regenerating multiple components of the skin tissue, resulting in...
Comparison of direct suture and nerve grafting on a rodent model of facial nerve injury
The paper shows the result of a study comparing recovery after complete facial nerve transection and immediate repair by direct neurorrhaphy or nerve grafting in an animal model. The authors cut the buccal and mandibular trunk of the left facial...In Conversation with Professor Moustapha Hamdi
We were delighted to speak with Professor Moustapha Hamdi, Professor and Chairman of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department at Brussels University Hospital, Belgium, about this career and plans for this year’s CATBBAS. Professor Moustapha Hamdi. Can you tell us...How I Do It - Adipocytolysis
Why is there an interest in adipocytolysis? Sub-mental hypertrophic adiposity and jowling of the lower face are frequently the result of ageing and weight gain but there is also a genetic component [1]. Scientific background on injectable adipocytolysis products Several...
