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Non-surgical management of actinic keratosis, Bowen’s disease and non-melanoma skin cancer

1 December 2015 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) are primary cutaneous neoplasms comprising mainly of basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) and squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs). In 2011, 102,628 cases of NMSCs (74% BCC and 23% SCC) were recorded in England, making NMSC the most common...

Chronic telogen effluvium reversal using E. coli-derived cytokines and growth factors: a case report

3 June 2024 | | PMFA - Dentistry
Chronic telogen effluvium (CTE) is a condition where there is prolonged increased hair shedding, primarily affecting middle-aged women. Its exact cause is often unknown. In CTE, many hair follicles enter the resting phase prematurely due to various reasons, leading to...

In conversation with Annalisa Calisti

29 April 2025 | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
We were delighted to catch up with renowned vascular surgeon, Dr Annalisa Calisti, about her career highlights and involvement in SIME (the Italian Society of Aesthetic Medicine). Can you tell us a little bit about what led you into the...

A review of plasma medicine

1 February 2019 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Oculoplastic
The author investigates the efficacy and tolerability of plasma treatments and asks what the future might hold in this field. Plasma medicine, a new and revolutionary technology to aesthetics, utilises the physical process of sublimation for therapeutic purposes. Non-surgical clinical...

An epidemic of lower limb gunshot injuries

18 June 2020 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact upon us all, the author, a reconstructive plastic surgeon, provides a thought-provoking account of a different type of epidemic that is having devastating consequences. The Oxford English Dictionary defines an epidemic as “a...

Making the most of the temporalis fascia graft in open rhinoplasty: an innovative technique with outcomes of 2000 cases over a 15-year period

2 June 2021 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Rhinoplasty
The authors present a technique that increases the surface area of a temporalis fascia graft when used to provide smooth, dorsal coverage in cases of open tip rhinoplasty. Numerous graft materials have been developed for use in rhinoplasty procedures in...

How I Do It - Otoplasty

1 February 2017 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
Otoplasty techniques to correct ear prominence can be broadly divided in two categories. Suturing techniques and scoring or weakening techniques. Suturing is the approach we prefer, due to more predictable results and less occurrence of non-correctable complications. Suturing techniques involve...

How I Do It - Facial modification with Fotona Nd:YAG 1064nm laser

26 March 2024 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
The organic combination of Fotona Nd:YAG 1064nm laser second-level ultra-long pulse width piano mode and cold air can increase the penetration depth of the laser while protecting the epidermis from damage. At the same time, the high tolerance of high...

Auricular reconstruction: flip-flop flap

1 June 2022 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
Describing an approach to the straightforward and reliable flip-flop axial flap for reconstruction of the conchal bowl subunit of the auricle. The ‘flip-flop’ flap describes an axial subcutaneous island flap lying between the auricular sulcus and mastoid process. The flap...

A guide to hair transplantation

1 June 2017 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
A leading hair transplant surgeon provides an overview of the most effective surgical treatments for hair restoration – and how the industry will develop over the next decade. Modern hair transplant techniques were first developed in Japan in the 1930s...

Brazilian butt lift: large volume fat grafting with water jetstream assisted liposuction

1 August 2014 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
Liposculpture involving fat transfer to the buttocks (‘Brazilian butt lift’) has experienced a dramatic increase in demand in recent years. Popular tabloid celebrities have fuelled the demand for this procedure, resulting in large numbers of patients requesting buttock enhancement surgery....

The day to day running of an aesthetics clinic

1 December 2016 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
With the booming aesthetics industry expected to continue growing at the rate of 10% per year, the move into setting up and running your own aesthetics clinic may seem increasingly tempting. PMFA News’ very own Victoria Smith takes you through...