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Soft tissue augmentation – a review

5 February 2020 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
The author explains how treating the face as a 3D structure is key to a good result with invasive or non-invasive procedures. History Rejuvenation of the face and trying to reverse the effects of ageing dates back centuries. Facial volume...

BCAM Annual Clinical Review 2021

1 December 2021 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
The British College of Aesthetic Medicine (BCAM) is the only UK body representing aesthetic doctors and dentists that conducts an annual survey of its members’ clinical data, collating information about treatments, complications and trends. The Annual Clinical Review has been...

Bottoms up

1 November 2022 | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
Surgeons say no to Brazilian buttock lift (BBL) but yes to superficial gluteal lipofilling (SGL) as real time ultrasound technology allows gluteal fat grafting to be performed safely. In 2018 the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS www.baaps.org.uk) dissuaded...

Oral minoxidil: innovations in hair loss

15 August 2023 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
Causes With a wide range of causes, it’s often the uncertainty of why hair loss has happened which leaves people feeling that there isn’t a route out of the problem. On average we shed between 50-100 hairs a day and...

In conversation with Dr Yannis Alexandrides

7 November 2019 | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
We were delighted to chat to Dr Yannis Alexandrides, the American and British board certified Plastic Surgeon, specialising in facial reconstructive surgery. You are internationally renowned in the field of plastic surgery – what made you choose this as a...

In conversation with Anna Baker

1 October 2018 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
The PMFA Journal team were delighted to chat to Anna Baker, Aesthetic Nurse Prescriber, about the importance of continuing professional development (CPD) for those in the field of aesthetic medicine. What do you think is the purpose of CPD? The...

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 Rachna Murthy

23 February 2021 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Oculoplastic
We were delighted to catch up with Rachna Murthy, renowned Oculoplastic Surgeon, about her career and plans for the future. You are internationally recognised in the field of oculoplastic surgery – what led you into this specialty? Eyes are arresting...

Treatment of rosacea using pulsed dye laser

1 December 2018 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Rosacea is a common chronic cutaneous inflammatory condition estimated to affect 415 million people worldwide [1]. It characteristically affects the central face and its primary features include flushing, non-transient erythema, telangiectasia and in progressive stages papules and pustules. Secondarily, it...

How I Do It - Approaches to lip augmentation: surgical lip lift

1 October 2018 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
A surgical lip lift is particularly effective in lips that require both an increase in vertical height and eversion. Upper lip lifts have been described since the 1980s [1,2] but the most commonly used form was described by Oscar Ramirez...

In conversation with Dr Emanuele Bartoletti (2020)

19 May 2020 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
We were delighted to catch up with Dr Emanuele Bartoletti, President of Società Italiana di Medicina Estetica (SIME) about his background, the society and the challenges of COVID-19. Dr Emanuele Bartoletti. You have been involved in plastic surgery and aesthetic...

Post-infusion iron extravasation: Cutaneous complications and management strategies

10 February 2026 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Intravenous iron infusion is widely used for the treatment of iron-deficiency anaemia, especially in cases where oral supplementation is ineffective or contraindicated. Although generally well tolerated, iron infusion may be complicated by local adverse events, among which iron extravasation is...