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How I Do It - Single session of 1064nm picosecond laser for ephelides

3 October 2022 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Ephelides is a common pigmentary problem which can appear on all skin types. Ephelides treatment usually involves 532 nm Nd:YAG laser and comes with a certain period of downtime and side-effects such as post- inflammatory hyperpigmentation. With the new StarWalker®...

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

1 December 2014 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
I am a consultant musculoskeletal physiotherapist of 20 years and I hold (2002) a masters accredited diploma in injection therapy (steroid and local anaesthetic injection techniques) as well as certificates to advanced level in cosmetic injection – dermal filler and...

The golden nose – reshaping the nose 100 years ago

30 May 2023 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
Wolf Lűbbers (with the golden nose). Who with a crooked nose would not embrace the chance to go to bed in the evening wearing a surgical device and wake up the following morning with a straight one? And all this...

New guidance marks a fundamental shift in clarifying requirements for providers of cosmetic interventions

1 June 2016 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
Following the Keogh Report there has been a shift to bring a more consistent approach to the practice of cosmetics in the UK. On 12 April 2016 the GMC (General Medical Council) released the guidance for doctors who offer cosmetic...

Treatment of chrono and photoageing with combined light sources

1 February 2022 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Skin ageing depends on various intrinsic (chronological) and extrinsic (ambiental) factors: chrono and photoageing changes include wrinkles, abnormal pigmentation, skin laxity and telangiectasia. The Nordlys™ system is a multi-platform device that incorporates dual-filtering Selective Waveband Technology (SWT®) and two fractional,...

Vam Vaia

7 January 2025 | Research & Development, Company Profiles
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Napoleon, Ghandi or Jobs: Who would lead today’s healthcare best?

6 August 2025 | | PMFA - General
Some leaders build empires. Others build people. And some tear the whole thing down to rebuild it better. The archetypes of power Leadership in healthcare is evolving. Traditional command-and-control structures are evolving into team-based, emotionally intelligent and adaptive approaches. Yet...

In conversation with Dr Ibrahim Galadari

19 December 2018 | | PMFA - Dermatology
You are internationally recognised in the world of dermatology – what led you to into this field? Many doctors think about different specialties when they graduate from medical school. For myself, it was actually already my hobby to look at...

EAFPS 2023: 46th Annual Meeting

14 September 2023 -17 September 2023 | ENTA - ENT
Dario Bertossi presenting the conference bell to Alwyn D’Souza, starting a new tradition. Riccardo Nocini, EAFPS Fellow. The 46th annual meeting of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS) was held at the iconic Palazzo della Gran Guardia in...

A picture is worth a thousand words… communicating with your patients more effectively

1 June 2018 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Breast Surgery, PMFA - Dentistry, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Hand & Wrist Surgery, PMFA - Imaging, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery, PMFA - Oculoplastic, PMFA - Rhinoplasty
Communicating information effectively with patients is essential yet often challenging. Plastic Surgeon Gavin Miller takes us through his approach to using online resources to make the process as effective as possible. Getting ideas across to other people isn’t always easy,...

How I Do It - Healing difficult wounds non-surgically with focused extracorporeal shockwave therapy

6 August 2025 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
A pre-tibial laceration is a common and serious wound, particularly in the elderly where co-morbidity from smoking, peripheral vascular disease, diabetes, malnutrition and tissue-paper-thin skin are major influencers of outcome. Degloving injuries may be seen as preterminal events in the...

Cleft lip and palate care in low resource countries

2 December 2019 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The author explains why the traditional ‘humanitarian mission’ style of charity work needs to change and how the charity CLEFT is making an impact. It is estimated that between 150,000 and 250,000 babies are born each year worldwide with clefts...