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How I Do It - Treating acne and acne scarring in all skin types

30 March 2022 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
I use the Aerolase Neo Elite, which is a 650 microsecond, 1064 NdYag laser, to treat inflammatory acne, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, post-inflammatory erythema, and rolling acne scars in skin types I-VI. This laser has revolutionised the way I treat acne in...

Integrating lifestyle factors into aesthetic practice

19 March 2021 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
The COVID-19 pandemic will long be remembered as the most significant global disaster of recent times. As its effects have been observed and investigated there has been an increased focus and attention drawn to lifestyle and how this can impact...

Building trust and the psychology of relationships

1 December 2022 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
Award-winning business coach and author, Alan S Adams, shares his key insights into how to build and maintain trust, boost effective working relationships, and enhance business growth. “People buy from people they know, like and trust” – Bob Burg In...

Merz Aesthetics® launches the new indication for RADIESSE® as an aesthetic injectable

6 March 2024 | Research & Development
In the EU, Merz Aesthetics® has announced the approval for Radiesse® to treat the décolleté area. Radiesse® is a regenerative biostimulator with calcium hydroxylapatite capable of regenerating multiple components of the skin tissue, resulting in...

Combination therapy for PIH in skin of colour

3 October 2022 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) is very common in skin of colour with up to 65% of African, Hispanic, and Asian populations experiencing symptoms from acne and up to 90% of patients experiencing symptoms from pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) [1,2]. PIH can be...

Liquid polycaprolactone collagen stimulator for natural facial anti-ageing

1 June 2023 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Skin ageing is influenced by genetics, environmental exposure, hormonal changes and metabolic processes. With ageing, the supple skin of youth becomes thinned and flattened, with loss of elasticity and architectural regularity. Atrophy of the extracellular matrix is reflected by the...

Management of masseter hypertrophy and bruxism with Botulinum Toxin A

3 August 2021 | | PMFA - CPD, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
This article has been verified for CPD. Click the button below to answer a few short questions and download a form to be included in your CPD folder. The squaring of the lower third of the face can be an...

Treating the male patient with dermal fillers

1 October 2016 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Concepts of beauty and attractiveness have always been associated with the appreciation of symmetry, balance and harmony of various facial features. An attractive face creates mystique and power. Its effects are undeniable, and for centuries, we have been trying to...

Mercy Ships’ hope and healing in Madagascar

1 April 2016 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
Since my last article on the mission of the Mercy Ships in 2013, the current vessel, the Africa Mercy has continued to bring hope and healing to the people of West Africa. Having completed a very successful eight-month visit to...

MD/PhDs or MD/MBAs: which do we need more to innovate in plastic surgery?

1 February 2014 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
I would like to thank Arlen Meyers and Victor Castro for submitting this article. One of the problems that I have seen in my professional lifetime is the failure of entrepreneurs to grasp that there is no infinite health care...

An update on BIA-ALCL

1 June 2019 | | PMFA - Breast Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The author discusses the concerns and new restrictions on breast implants due to cases of breast implant associated-anaplastic large cell lymphoma – should we be worried? Breast implants, first introduced in the 1960s, have continued to evolve, having survived a...

Non-surgical rhinoplasty

2 December 2019 | | PMFA - CPD, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Rhinoplasty
Some patients would like to alter the appearance of their nose without surgery or make further subtle changes after a rhinoplasty. Lydia Badia explains how this can be done, thanks to injectable fillers.