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Development of a new professional association for dental practitioners working in aesthetics

8 October 2025 | dental, societies, meetings, aesthetics, industry
The PMFA is delighted to be working with Paul Burgess from PBA Business Consultants who are heading up a major new project to establish a professional association for dentists in the UK and internationally – ‘Association for Dental Aesthetic Practitioners’...

Medical Cosmetic Awards 2015

17 November 2015
The PMFA News team were delighted to receive an invitation to the Medical Cosmetic Awards in Glasgow as this was the first ever event of its kind to be held in Scotland. Despite this being Scotland’s first awards, there was...

Further thoughts on hymenoplasty

1 February 2016 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The interesting and controversial article on hymenoplasty published in the Dec/Jan 16 issue of PMFA News is an example of what can happen when religion and culture clash with modern medicine. In my opinion, medicine and science should be pure...

Focus: Opinions on regulation

1 June 2019 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
Dalvi Humzah Regulation in the aesthetics industry In this issue we have invited commentaries on regulation within aesthetics, in particular the voluntary register set up by the Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP). Many medical practitioners are concerned regarding the...

In conversation with Henry Delmar

11 January 2021 | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
We were delighted to catch up with Henry Delmar, esteemed Plastic & Aesthetic Surgeon and founding member of the Aesthetic Multispecialty Society. Can you tell us a little bit about what led you into the field of plastic surgery and...

In conversation with Mr Marc Pacifico (2021)

15 December 2021 | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
We were delighted to chat to Mr Marc Pacifico, BAAPS Council Member, about the future of plastic surgery training and the new Aesthetic Mentorship Scheme. BAAPS have recently introduced the Aesthetic Mentorship Scheme; can you tell us a bit about...

Perceptions and Deceptions a personal blog by the editor 15 Apr 2016

15 April 2016 |
This is a personal blog. The theme is ‘perceptions and deceptions’ related to professional practice. There is a lifetime of blogging in this theme, but let me move on. Consider that fabulous bit of TV drama where HBO were setting...

FDA won’t ban sales of textured breast implants linked to cancer

16 May 2019
The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has declined to ban the sale of textured breast implants. This is contrary to other countries, including France and Canada, doing so due to concern that they cause a rare form of cancer,...

A message from the editors of The PMFA Journal

24 March 2020 |
Over the last few weeks we have all been learning new vocabulary: “self-isolation, social distancing, flattening the curve” are some that we will all have to come to terms with and as a society everyone will have to actively take...

Johnson & Johnson announces lead vaccine candidate for COVID-19

30 March 2020
Johnson & Johnson has announced the selection of a lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate and the rapid scaling of its manufacturing capacity with the goal of providing global supply of more than one billion doses.

Sweet and sour thoughts from Hong Kong – a preview to my next 'Letter'

1 May 2020 |
The weather was beautiful and there was a holiday atmosphere in the air. Five consecutive days without a new case. The goal is 28 consecutive new-disease-free days.

COVID-19 unlock and aesthetic medicine: response from BCAM

19 May 2020
The SARS-COV2 virus and the associated COVID-19 disease have caused immense social, financial and personal strain. But now we are taking the first tentative steps to exit the phase 1 lockdown.