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Extensive bilateral fat necrosis of the breast associated with the Covid-19 vaccination

12 November 2025 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Breast Surgery, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Imaging, PMFA - Oculoplastic
Fat necrosis can occur at any site in the body; the majority of cases are in the breast and are idiopathic. Other aetiologies include trauma, fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), both cosmetic and therapeutic surgical procedures, autologous lipofilling of the...

Gross Negligence Manslaughter in Healthcare: The medico-legal dilemma (part 5) - Who is the Judge?

4 November 2021 |
I wonder what Vanessa is thinking right now. If she can even think. A torrent of images, regrets, what ifs. The onslaught must be so great, no wonder the normal response is for the mind and the body to shut down? Depression.

Gross Negligence Manslaughter in Healthcare: The medico-legal dilemma (part 7) – South Korea

22 November 2021 |
South Korea is a truly amazing country and has, over the last thirty years, transformed into one of the most dynamic and innovative economies in the world.

Facial aesthetics and orthognathic surgery

1 April 2014 | | PMFA - Dentistry, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
Most maxillofacial procedures have an aesthetic element. Reconstructive procedures and surgery to correct congenital abnormalities such as cleft lip have an obvious aesthetic impact. When making surgical incisions for access to the underlying facial skeleton consideration will be made to...

In conversation with Wendy Lewis

17 March 2025 | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
We were delighted to catch up with the legendary Wendy Lewis about her career in the aesthetic world and plans for this year’s AMWC. Can you tell us a little bit about what led you into the field of aesthetic...

How I Do It - Buried integra in the management of temporal cavernous haemangioma

4 December 2025 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
Cavernous haemangiomas are rare, often distressing, and visually conspicuous vascular abnormalities caused by a mass of aberrant tangles of thin walled, easily distended blood vessels. Fourteen percent will present in the head and neck regions and are histologically characterised by...

Non-surgical neck rejuvenation – how effective can it get?

11 September 2023
BY DR. PATCHANON ASAWAWORARIT The aging neck undergoes several complex changes as a part of the aging process. These multifaceted changes include physiological adjustments at skin, fat, muscle, and bone levels. Aging causes thinning of the skin, a decrease in...

The uses of BTX-A in maxillofacial surgery

1 February 2016 | | PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
Botulinum toxin type A has many uses in maxillofacial surgery. This article will cover its uses in the treatment of Frey’s syndrome, myofascial pain, masseteric muscle hypertrophy and sialorrhoea. Other uses relevant to maxillofacial practice but not covered in this...

Multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer conservation – therapeutic mammoplasty

1 June 2018 | | PMFA - CPD, PMFA - Breast Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
Edinburgh-based plastic surgeon Ewa Majdak-Paredes provides us with a comprehensive review of therapeutic mammoplasty, a multidisciplinary approach to breast-conserving surgery with an emphasis on oncological safety and good aesthetic outcomes. Breast cancer Each year over 55,000 women in the UK...

How I Do It - Postoperative care following aesthetic breast surgery – treatment of capsular contracture with Celluma low level light therapy

1 August 2019 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Breast Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
Breast augmentation is one of the most popular cosmetic surgical procedures performed in the world. Capsular contracture is a common complication and major contributor to dissatisfaction. It is thought to be due to a chronic inflammatory process in the implant...

Medical racism and the surgical ‘correction’ of the nose in Brazil

3 October 2023 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
Anthropologist Professor Carmen Alvaro Jarrín has conducted extensive research into plastic surgery practice in Brazil. Here, she explains why social and cultural ideas about race may shape rhinoplasty objectives for patients and surgeons in the country. Health professionals worldwide are...

Hymenoplasty and virginity – an issue of socio-cultural morality and medical ethics

1 December 2015 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
This article reflects the increasing complexity of the modern world, where the rich diversity of culture, morals, the law and religion, can have profound effects on medical practice. Sometimes there is considerable debate which is not in fact appropriate. This...