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The Re-humanising Revolution: Breaking the conspiracy of silence

Over the last few years, the mental and emotional wellbeing of those who work in medicine has come under scrutiny. The author introduces a new resource. Working in healthcare has always been stressful but never more so than today. In...

UK allergy crisis: deploy the ‘LIMED’ mnemonic

In response to the revelation that allergies now cost the NHS approximately £900 million pounds per year, Professor Frame and colleagues in Chelmsford explain why the mnemonic ‘LIED’ needs to be updated.

How I Do It - Otoplasty: Anterior scoring technique

Standard intraoperative preparation and draping is carried out. The ear is folded back and the intended antihelix (antihelical fold) is marked (Figure 1). Tattooing of the new antihelix, using a blue needle and ink, is done. It is inserted through...

How I Do It - Body contouring surgery using the body-jet

When the body-jet was first demonstrated to me in 2005, it was as a means to remove fat. It is now an integral part of my body contouring practice, and removing fat is only half the story. My own view...

How I Do It - Skin tightening with bipolar radiofrequency system

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...

The Scar Free Symposium

On 30 and 31 October 2024, The Scar Free Foundation is hosting an international symposium at The Royal Society in London to tackle one of the biggest challenges facing surgery today – scar free healing. Scarring is common, costly, and...

BAS 2025 Sclerotherapy Conference

The British Association of Sclerotherapists’ (BAS) 2025 conference will take place on 20 May 2025 at Dorney Lake near Windsor. Encompassing both foam and microsclerotherapy this is the only UK conference that brings together phlebologists, vascular surgeons and nurses, interventional...

SIME 2025 (Italian Society of Aesthetic Medicine)

After the successful outcome of the previous edition of their congress at the new venue La Nuvola, this year will be even more special as it will coincide with SIME’s 50th anniversary. This is an opportunity to celebrate the society’s...

Three-dimensional imaging of the supratip after lower lateral cartilage repositioning

Cephalically positioned lower lateral cartilages (LLCs) contribute to the bulbous-appearing nasal tip. Repositioning of the LLCs removes volume created in the nasal sidewall / supratip regions leading to better tip refinement. This reshaping of the tip is ameliorated by application...

Myopathic ptosis and lower lid retraction surgery

This is a description of a surgical technique which simultaneously addresses both the upper lid ptosis and lower lid retraction in patients with moderate to severe myopathic ptosis. The procedure was performed on 16 eyes of nine patients and involved...

The fault in our scars

A groundbreaking study recently presented to the British Association of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgeons (BAPRAS – www.bapras.org.uk), conducted at Great Ormond Street Hospital, in collaboration with the University of Toronto's Hospital for Sick Kids and University College London, has...

Letter from Hong Kong (1 October 2020)

Today is National Day in Hong Kong. A celebration of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on 1 October 1949.