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How I Do It - FracRevive - holistic skin rejuvenation with a combination of full beam and fractional Q-switched Nd:YAG laser

2 August 2022 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
With increasing demand on efficient skin rejuvenation treatment associated with zero to minimum downtime, a two-step FracRevive laser rejuvenation with both full beam and factional Q-switched Nd:YAG laser has been designed by Fotona using the Starwalker system. Starwalker’s unique pulse...

SIME 2025 (Italian Society of Aesthetic Medicine)

16 May 2025 -18 May 2025
After the successful outcome of the previous edition of their congress at the new venue La Nuvola, this year will be even more special as it will coincide with SIME’s 50th anniversary. This is an opportunity to celebrate the society’s...

Practising surgery in a war zone: an interview with Dr Volodymyr Melnyk

8 December 2022 |
It is now nine months since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine commenced in late February 2022, with Putin announcing a “special military operation” to “denazify and demilitarise” Ukraine. The rest of the world, however, saw it for what it...

How I Do It - Breast uplifts: how I do a mastopexy (or breast reduction) with or without implants

1 June 2016 | | PMFA - Breast Surgery
Summary and introduction A mastopexy is a breast uplift surgical procedure. It derives from the Greek for breast (mastos, meaning breast) and uplift (from the Greek pexis, meaning fixation). When we perform a mastopexy, we can perform the procedure on...

Augmentation rhinoplasty

1 June 2016 | | PMFA - Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty refers to a procedure in plastic surgery in which the structure of the nose is changed by adding or removing bone or cartilage, grafting tissue from another part of the body, or implanting synthetic material to alter the shape...

Mucormycosis: In conversation with Dr Deepak Haldipur and Dr Aditya Moorthy

15 July 2021 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery, PMFA - Oculoplastic, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
COVID-19 has ravaged the world in the past 18 months. The second wave in many countries was deadlier than the first. Mucormycosis, infamously labelled ‘the black fungus’ has affected some countries, such as India, in epidemic proportions within this COVID...

The creation of PlayDoh<sup>®</sup> models as an educational tool for teaching anatomy of the eyelid

1 December 2018 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Oculoplastic
A full understanding of the anatomy of the eyelid is essential for oculoplastic surgeons; the authors guide us through an innovative way to improve the teaching of this important subject. An understanding of the anatomy of the eyelid is essential...

How I Do It - Performing a mastopexy or reduction using Breform™ mesh

1 August 2016 | | PMFA - Breast Surgery
Gravity defying breast surgery – the Holy Grail for breast surgeons. Repeat ptosis and pseudoptosis are significant problems facing patients and surgeons after breast reduction and mastopexy. Further surgery to correct this can be challenging, with increased complications, and the...

White stretch marks treated with Revypeel High

4 December 2024 | | PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
Striae distensae (SD), commonly known as stretch marks, are visible linear scars that develop in areas of dermal damage as a result of excessive stretching of the skin. Striae generally develop in various physiological states such as pregnancy, growth spurts...

In conversation with Professor David Sines

1 August 2018 | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
In January 2016 a new voluntary regulatory register was established – the Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP), chaired by Professor David Sines. Since that time the JCCP has met with challenges from many within the aesthetics industry. We spoke...

Facial veins – diagnosis and treatment options

1 December 2018 | | PMFA - CPD, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Oculoplastic
Facial veins can be treated with a wide range of aesthetic and surgical procedures. Victoria Smith and Professor Mark Whiteley, both experts in the area, provide a comprehensive overview of diagnosis and the different treatment options available. Patients with unwanted...

Part four: Aye, Aye. AI?

9 April 2025 | | AI, clinical guidelines, good practice, technology, artificial intelligence, oncology, melanoma, cosmetic, aesthetic surgery
“Formal clinical guidelines would provide a structured, evidence-based approach to managing patients who have undergone melanoma treatment and are considering elective surgery. This would enhance patient safety, standardise care, and support informed decision-making. Given the increasing prevalence of melanoma and...