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Dermoscopy: an update and personal view

1 April 2018 | Stephen Hayes | PMFA - Dermatology

With skin cancer now at epidemic levels, early diagnosis is essential. Specialist Stephen Hayes advocates the use of dermoscopy as a triage tool and explains how to interpret the data. Melanoma skin cancer is now the UK’s fifth most common...

Plastic Surgery Volume 2: Aesthetic Surgery

4 August 2014 | Patrick Addison | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery

All aspects of aesthetic plastic surgery (excepting breast) are covered in this volume beginning with chapters on the management of the aesthetic patient and the principles and practice of non-surgical facial rejuvenation including the use of Botulinum toxins, fillers and...

Treating individuals who identify as transgender

6 April 2016 | Anna Baker | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology

An interesting oversight of a specialised area of aesthetic medicine concerning hair removal for male-to-female transgender individuals. The author discusses the definition of ‘transgender’ with reference to The Gender Identity Research and Education Society, to guide aesthetic nurses to this...

Biodegradable plates in lateral orbitotomy surgery

5 October 2015 | James Hsuan | PMFA - Oculoplastic

This is a description of a new method for fixating the bone flap during a lateral orbitotomy. The technique involves the use of an absorbable lactide plate. This is warmed in a water bath to allow trimming and moulding to...

How I Do It - Primary rejuvenation upper blepharoplasty – tips from an oculoplastic surgeon

1 April 2016 | David Cheung | PMFA - Oculoplastic

Preoperative For me the preoperative stage is actually the most important part in the patient’s journey and can take much longer than the actual operation itself. It takes me about 45-60 minutes to assess, counsel and consent for a primary...

Skin antisepsis and the prevention of infection: where tradition, science and guidelines collide

5 September 2023 | Dalvi Humzah | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery

“…the quality of the studies was not good enough for the committee to make a strong recommendation for the choice of antiseptic preparation.” NICE Guidelines NG125 Skin preparation before an invasive procedure is a part of all surgical procedures and...

Vascular complications Part 1: Prevention

7 October 2020 | Jani van Loghem, Pieter Siebenga, Job Thuis | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery

- VIDEO CONTENT AT BOTTOM OF ARTICLE - Vascular complications from the use of soft tissue fillers can be devastating. In the first of a two-part series (click here for Part 2), the authors discuss how to avoid these adverse...

Luminescens® protocol: an efficient tool against recurrent melasma

26 March 2024 | Angela Capponi, Francesca Nicolucci | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology

Melasma is a hyperpigmentary skin disease with a complex multifactorial pathogenesis which is not yet well understood. Risk factors include a genetic predisposition, sun exposure, stress, medications, and pregnancy [1]. It is clinically characterised by asymptomatic light to dark brown...

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