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The role of angiogenesis in wound healing, scarring and tissue regeneration

1 October 2014 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
In the UK alone there are 175,000 people who visit Accident & Emergency departments with burns each year. This results in around 13,000 hospital admissions, of which 1000 are due to severe burns [1]. Over half of these admissions are...

How I Do It - Aesthetic reconstruction of the nasal radix-rhinion complex

1 February 2016 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Rhinoplasty
The radix-rhinion complex forms one of the most important pillars of nasal aesthetics. Due to its complex anatomical nature and distance from the point of access, this region can be commonly involved in suboptimal results. Tailor-made operative planning Most of...

Classification and assessment of midfacial fractures: no more Le Fort facial fractures

16 June 2016 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
There is some evidence that severe or complex midfacial or orbital fractures have declined over the last decade. Interestingly there is also evidence of an increase in road traffic accidents but a decrease in facial injuries. This is possibly attributed...

Bone thickness and split pattern in mandibular osteotomies

9 June 2020 | | PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
This paper looked at 63 sagittal split ramus osteotomy sites. The type of split was classified according to the Plooij paper and bone measurements were taken at four sites. Of these sites, the thickness of the bone in one point,...

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...

A review of plasma medicine

1 February 2019 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Oculoplastic
The author investigates the efficacy and tolerability of plasma treatments and asks what the future might hold in this field. Plasma medicine, a new and revolutionary technology to aesthetics, utilises the physical process of sublimation for therapeutic purposes. Non-surgical clinical...

Aye, Aye. AI?

26 November 2024 | | AI, editorial commentary, artificial intelligence, technology, ChatGPT, OpenAI
This is the first in a series of blogs where I look at artificial intelligence (AI) beyond the horizon. To do so, I must present the evidence that takes us to the horizon and then, using both experience and imagination,...

Differences between compounded BHRT and conventional HRT

1 August 2019 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
Can BHRT offer hope to women suffering from debilitating menopausal symptoms? Ruth Crofford, ‘the menopause nurse’, explores the evidence, safety issues and misconceptions around the therapy. Life expectancy for women in the UK is currently 80.96 years [1]. Females in...

CO2 laser treatment of rhinophyma

7 December 2020 | | PMFA - CPD, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Facial Plastic 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. The authors describe their technique and experience of treating rhinophymas with a...

Tranexamic acid and platelet rich plasma in the treatment of melasma: efficacy and safety

6 April 2021 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Melasma is a common, acquired, progressive, often symmetrical macular hypermelanosis that is usually localised on the face and more frequently on the forehead, upper lip, central and malar area of the face. It is triggered by a variety of factors,...

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...

OPINION - Raising awareness of the dangers of local anaesthetic misuse in aesthetic procedures

3 October 2023 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
This article will explore local anaesthesia (LA) and how its misuse can have severe negative consequences. We will also look into how we can address this important issue and help make the industry safer for patients. In the last few...