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Rhinoplasty for cleft nose deformity

5 August 2020 | | PMFA - CPD, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
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. Modern cleft lip and palate repairs produce excellent functional and aesthetic results...

In conversation with Dr Ibrahim Galadari

19 December 2018 | | PMFA - Dermatology
You are internationally recognised in the world of dermatology – what led you to into this field? Many doctors think about different specialties when they graduate from medical school. For myself, it was actually already my hobby to look at...

The role of maxillomandibular advancement surgery in obstructive sleep apnoea

1 August 2014 | | PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
Facial surgery for the correction of acquired or developmental skeletal and occlusal abnormalities has been practised within the scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) for several decades. OMFS surgeons have an understanding of the influence of skeletal movements on...

Appearance in children with and without single-suture craniosynostosis

10 February 2014 | | PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
A retrospective study was performed of 196 children with single suture craniosynostosis (SSC) and 186 children without. Infants were excluded if premature, major medical or neurological problems, if they had three or more extracranial minor malformations, or major malformations. Control...

Finding the Common Ground

1 October 2013 |
Plastics, Maxillo-Facial surgery and Aesthetics. The potential spectrum of topics, disciplines, procedures and practitioners to involve and interest is vast and presents a great challenge in terms of finding common ground. However, it is our intention that PMFA News will...

Gross Negligence Manslaughter in Healthcare: The medico-legal dilemma (part 23) - Snoring

8 April 2022 |
We all know what snoring is, but do we understand what snoring means?

How I Do It - Anti-ageing focus: Effectively treating vascular and pigmented lesions with no associated downtime

2 June 2021 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
More patients are demanding treatments that require little to no downtime and that have very little noticeable side-effects. It is understandable why patient seek this from a non-surgical aesthetic treatment; however, it can be particularly challenging when looking to treat...

What’s new in treating hypertrophic scars and keloids?

1 June 2018 | | PMFA - Dermatology
World renowned dermatologist, Michael H Gold, explains new treatments available in the challenging field of hypertrophic scar and keloid management. The treatment of hypertrophic scars and keloids remains one of the most challenging conditions that dermatologists face on a regular...

Pinpoint technique: a safe procedure for skin resection in correction of ptotic breasts in revision augmentation plasty

1 March 2018 | | PMFA - CPD, PMFA - Breast Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The authors introduce us to the ‘pinpoint technique’ a variation in skin excision to eliminate the notorious T-junction in mammary revision augmentation. The Wise-pattern skin excision is widely used to correct ptotic breasts, or in breast implant revision surgery when...

How I Do It - Facial peeling using retinol peel

10 October 2017 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
An established body of literature acknowledges the efficacy and safety profile of retinoids (a family of compounds derived from vitamin A), in treating a variety of textural skin concerns, such as, coarseness, rhytides, pigmentation, enlarged pores, photodamage and inhibition of...

How I Do It - Treating melasma and PIH

6 April 2021 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Melasma and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) are among the most common skin disorders in society with prevalence of up to 50% in some populations. Melasma is more prevalent among females and also among those with darker skin types III–V on the...

How I Do It - Non-surgical approach to facial palsy – a preliminary case report

1 June 2015 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
In October 2013, a female patient presented for an initial consultation. She had a past medical history of left lower seventh (facial) nerve palsy following excision of left benign parotid adenoma in 2002. This had been treated over the years,...