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Post-truth bogus science: Cosmetic surgical research concerns support the need for research integrity watchdog in Australia

17 April 2024 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The post-truth phenomenon has become a worldwide problem. The absence of a research integrity watchdog in Australia is causing related concern in aesthetic surgery, with the risk of research misconduct being allowed to prosper and benefit vested commercial interests. We...

Focus on Cosmeceuticals: Skin anatomy and photoageing

1 April 2016 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Skin anatomy The skin of the face provides crucial functions of temperature regulation, reparative functions following injury, facial expression, protective mechanisms against infection and ultraviolet radiation, as well as sensory perception. The integument consists of two principle layers, the epidermis...

From PIP to DC-CIK to the Sorcerer’s Apprentice: a medico-political minefield

1 October 2013 | | PMFA - Breast Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) was a French company that manufactured silicone breast implants that were surgically implanted mainly for cosmetic breast augmentation. Of note, ‘cosmetic’ is used in the strict sense of the word meaning false and artificial and does...

Dermoscopy: an update and personal view

1 April 2018 | | PMFA - Dermatology
With skin cancer now at epidemic levels, early diagnosis is essential. Specialist Stephen Hayes advocates the use of dermoscopy as a triage tool and explains how to interpret the data. Melanoma skin cancer is now the UK’s fifth most common...

Treatment of striae utilising the Frax 1550™ on the Nordlys™ System

3 October 2023 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Striae distensae, or stretch marks, are a common dermatologic condition caused by excessive mechanical stretching of the skin with damage to dermal elastic fibres [1]. The lesions are arranged perpendicular to the direction of skin tension. Striae are often associated...

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...

Emmanuel, 3, has life transformed after Mercy Ships removes painful head growth

10 February 2025 | Maxillofacial, Volunteer, Charity, Africa, Patient Stories
The parents of a three-year-old boy are rejoicing after volunteers on board a charity hospital ship removed a large, painful growth from the side of his head – a condition that had been developing since before he was born. Emmanuel’s...

How I Do It - Body contouring using EndyMed 3DEEP

1 December 2014 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
At Temple Medical we use EndyMed 3DEEP radiofrequency to deliver clinically significant and long-lasting improvements in cellulite and lax, sagging skin on the body without pain or downtime. Skin laxity is caused by a decrease in the quantity and function...

How I Do It - Treating skin flaccidity with the Fotona V-SMOOTH protocol

7 December 2020 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Unwanted fat, cellulite and flaccidity are three of the top reasons for consultation in aesthetic medicine in relation to body contouring. After the age of 30, the production of collagen and elastin decreases, so our skin starts to loose firmness...

How I Do It - Treating melasma and PIH

6 April 2021 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Melasma and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) are among the most common skin disorders in society with prevalence of up to 50% in some populations. Melasma is more prevalent among females and also among those with darker skin types III–V on the...

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...

New IPL technology as treatment for melasma

12 October 2021 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Background Melasma is an acquired refractory pigmented skin disease. It is a complex multifactorial disorder and its pathogenesis has not yet been fully elucidated. Risk factors include genetic predisposition, sun exposure, stress, medications, and pregnancy. Melasma is divided into three...