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Scottish Government intends to introduce a Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures Bill in 2026
As part of its Year Five Legislative Programme, the Scottish Government has outlined its intention to introduce a ‘Non-surgical Cosmetic Procedures Bill’ during the current session of the Scottish Parliament. This proposal was detailed in the Programme for Government 2025–26:...
Plastic Surgery:6-Volume Set, 3rd Edition
This third edition of the great Plastic Surgery volumes was published last year and is now edited by Peter Neligan. It follows those previous works of Converse, McCarthy and Mathes in bringing together a wealth of expertise and knowledge combined...
Update on necrotising fasciitis
As a reviewer, there is always a temptation to select those articles in which one has a particular interest and to review them, rather than those which may very well deserve a review, but are outside one’s personal experience. So...
Free flap reconstruction in stage 3 bisphosphonate related osteonecrosis
There is no widely accepted gold standard for the treatments of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis (BRONJ). Whereas the lesser stages of this BRONJ seem to respond well to conservative and minimal invasive therapies there is controversy regarding the treatment of the later...
Patient-reported outcomes in oculoplastic surgery
This is an important if somewhat difficult to grasp article which tries to formally address the subject of patient-reported outcomes in oculofacial surgery. The authors have conducted an extensive review of the literature searching for instruments (questionnaires) which have been...
Maxillomandibular advancement for sleep apnoea
This is a meta-analysis compiled from India. Of the initial 103 publications 20 were analysed. Surgical cure was defined as postsurgical AHI of fewer than five events per hour. Of the 251 patients assessed for AHI, 12 where considered normal,...
Postoperative antibiotics after a free flap surgery – is one dose enough?
Major head and neck surgery with ablation of oral cancer, neck dissection and free flap reconstruction is a well-established part of maxillofacial surgery. These patients however already have significant co-morbidities and together with a long operation, large wounds open for...The impact of 21st century stressors and lifestyle factors on skin ageing
Skin appearance and health play a significant role in everyone’s life and confidence, particularly in today’s 21st century lifestyle and the associated stressors promoting skin ageing. The skin is a dynamic organ, showing apparent signs of ageing and damage, which...
Text Atlas of Wound Management
The authors in the preface of Text Atlas of Wound Management acknowledge that this is a challenging and difficult area of medicine. Their book aims to deconstruct and simplify the management of different types of wound by showing us real...A suggested management pathway for rhinophyma and benign superficial skin lesions that includes the use of plasma
Rhinophyma is an aesthetic embarrassment to many people. It is the result of sebaceous gland hyperplasia within the skin over the alar cartilages of the nose. It has a familial tendency and in addition to being unsightly it can commonly...In conversation with Dr Portia Goldsmith
We spoke to Portia Goldsmith about her career in dermatology, her ascension to the Presidency of the RSM Dermatology Section, and inspirations through her career. Can you tell us a little bit about what led you into the field of...
