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Medico-legal forum (VASEP liposuction)

10 October 2017 | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
The PMFA Journal and Hamilton Fraser Cosmetic Insurance have teamed up to provide a series of articles that will give examples of claims that occur from different procedures. The case in question The patient underwent VASER to the abdomen and...

How will Keogh impact non-surgical services?

1 June 2014 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Following the PIP implant scandal of 2010, The Department of Health (DH) commissioned a review of the regulation of cosmetic interventions in September 2012. In April 2013, following extensive consultation the review panel published its recommendations. The recommendations set out...

Introducing Jetpeel Ayurveda

7 May 2025 | Research & Development
The Ultimate Holistic Skincare Solution Ancient Healing Meets Cutting-Edge Technology for Radiant, Balanced Skin The power of Ayurveda, the ancient Indian healing tradition, has been seamlessly combined with JetPeel’s advanced aesthetic technology to create JetPeel Ayurveda – a groundbreaking, non-invasive...

In conversation with Mehmet Manisali

23 July 2020 | PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
We were delighted to catch up with Mehmet Manisali, President of the RSM Section of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, about his background and plans for the Section. Can you tell us a little bit about what led you into the...

In conversation with Henry Chan

1 February 2022 | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
We spoke with Dr Henry Chan, President of the American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery (ASLMS), about his career and the society’s plans for this year. Can you tell us a little bit about what led you into the...

How I Do It - Non-ablative fractional laser handpiece for skin resurfacing

1 June 2022 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
The development of laser-based aesthetic devices has provided patients with an appealing non-surgical treatment alternative to address clinical aspects of photoageing skin [1]. Many treatments include skin resurfacing of the uppermost skin layers to initiate a skin regeneration process with...

How I Do It - Buried integra in the management of temporal cavernous haemangioma

4 December 2025 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
Cavernous haemangiomas are rare, often distressing, and visually conspicuous vascular abnormalities caused by a mass of aberrant tangles of thin walled, easily distended blood vessels. Fourteen percent will present in the head and neck regions and are histologically characterised by...

How I Do It - Using 3D imaging technology in aesthetic medicine

4 December 2025 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Imaging, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
In recent years, there has been a shift in how patients see themselves. The ‘selfie generation’ are constantly exposed to idealised images, which means that many patients are hyper-aware of subtle facial asymmetries and textural irregularities. They no longer look...

How I Do It - Skin tightening with bipolar radiofrequency system

6 July 2020 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Skin tightening procedures occupy an important place in the practice of aesthetic medicine. Physicians have a big choice of energy-based devices (EBD) and sometimes it is difficult to find the right one. Profound Personally, I prefer to use Profound which...

White stretch marks treated with Revypeel High

4 December 2024 | | PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
Striae distensae (SD), commonly known as stretch marks, are visible linear scars that develop in areas of dermal damage as a result of excessive stretching of the skin. Striae generally develop in various physiological states such as pregnancy, growth spurts...

How I Do It - Innovative delivery devices: Juvapen

1 August 2017 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
The administration of botulinum toxin is traditionally performed using a small syringe plus needle. There are a few ways this can be performed. Either an integrated insulin syringe is used of 1ml, 0.5ml or 0.3ml which comes attached to a...

Masculinisation of the male face – ‘power-face’ surgery

1 December 2016 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
What do men want when seeking facial improvement? Authors from the world-renowned European Face Centre explore the modern approach to ‘power-face’ surgery. A growing number of men are seeking the ‘ideal face’ for physical and psycho-social reasons. Orthofacial surgery aims...