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Temple filler: an unusual complication

2 August 2022 | | PMFA - CPD, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Oculoplastic
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. Hollowing of the temples is one the earliest signs of ageing, creating...

Old dogs can learn new tricks: the use of an often overlooked treatment modality for pathologically fractured mandibles

1 December 2021 | | PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
Figure 1: Timeline detailing key events in the patient’s treatment. Whilst commonly affecting the feet, spine and hips in adults, osteomyelitis (OM) can also present to the oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) clinic as pathology of the jaws. Case reports...

A ventral solution to a perineal problem: a case report

15 December 2022 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The repair of postoperative perineal hernias is extremely challenging. Two male patients with problematic secondary perineal hernias following abdominoperineal resection of rectal adenocarcinoma have been successfully treated using the Ventralex™ composite, self-expanding ventral patch, normally used for umbilical and epigastric...

Start slowly, stay grounded: The vital role of education in aesthetic medicine

4 December 2025 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
Jude Dunican. Elaine Williams: I still remember the day we first met, with you coming into the clinic on behalf of Health Xchange back in 2018. We quite quickly got into developing ourselves professionally from that very first meeting, and...

The flora of Culloden Field: Healing plants of a wounded land

2 June 2025 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The Battle of Culloden, fought on 16 April 1746, marked the end of the Jacobite uprising in Scotland. It was a devastating clash between the Jacobite forces led by Charles Edward Stuart (‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’) and the British army under...

The incidence of non-surgical rejuvenation in facial aesthetic surgery

26 March 2024 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
Non-surgical facial rejuvenation has increased exponentially in the last 20–30 years in a society which demands immediate results with minimal downtime. The overall UK market is estimated at £3.6 billion annually. The use of facial injectables increased by 7000% between...

Skull bone reconstruction using 3D-printed titanium implant

10 February 2026 | | PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
ENT surgeons’ role in advanced skull base resection and reconstruction continues to grow; this article explores how 3D printing aids planning and repair of complex defects. The integrity of the craniofacial skeleton is essential for both functional and aesthetic reasons....

The surgical management of extensive balanitis xerotica obliterans

4 March 2026 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
Balanitis xerotica obliterans (BXO) was initially described by Hallopeau in 1887 [1], when it was known as lichen sclerosis et atrophicus, the designation BXO, first being used by Stuhmer in 1928 [2]. It is a chronic, persistent and unrelenting inflammatory...

Part three: Aye, Aye. AI?

26 March 2025 | | AI, clinical guidelines, good practice, oncology, melanoma, cosmetic, aesthetic surgery
I wonder whether we should use the term 'augmented intelligence' rather than 'artificial intelligence'. I say this because at this moment in our evolution, artificial intelligence (AI) always begins with human intelligence. In this blog, I want to examine how...

Skin biorevitalisation with hyaluronic acid

1 December 2022 | | PMFA - CPD, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
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. While Botulinum toxin A, dermal fillers, chemical peels and laser resurfacing are...

Treatment of facial subcutaneous fibrosis with hyaluronic acid

12 October 2021 | | PMFA - CPD
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. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare and chronic connective tissue disease (CTD)...

Topical phenytoin effect on pressure ulcers healing: A literature review of the evidence

1 December 2018 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
A pressure ulcer (PU) is a localised injury to the skin and / or underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence, because of pressure, or pressure in combination with shear (EPUAP/ NPUAP 2009/PPPPIA 2014). Bennett et al. [1] claimed total...