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Gross Negligence Manslaughter in Healthcare: The medico-legal dilemma (part 1)

On the 8 December 2020, Justice Judianna Barnes sentenced Dr Mak Wan-ling to three and a half years in prison. The charge for which she was found guilty was gross negligence manslaughter (GNM). She had injected a contaminated blood sample into a patient and the patient had died. The conviction was fundamentally flawed.

Coupler microvascular anastomoses: how good?

This is a paper written by a group of reconstructive surgeons and school of computing. This study used computational fluid dynamics to model blood flow through ‘idealised sutured and coupled’ vessels. They investigate if the anastomotic technique affects intra vascular...

Botulinum Toxin in Aesthetic Medicine: Injection Protocols and Complication Management

A brilliantly succinct hardback discussing various approaches to botulinum toxin treatments for the face and the body. There are six chapters each outlining a specific category from general background and pharmacokinetics to upper and lower face, as well as non-facial...

Semi dynamic reconstruction of the lower lip

The main goal of reconstructive surgery for facial paralysis is the restoration of smiling and function of eye closure. The deformity of the lower lip in paralysis is ptosis of the corner of the mouth, eversion of the vermillion and...

Not all faces are alike

The author examined 108 photographs of faces taken in an exact front view, in order to look for different patterns of facial shapes: round, square, heart shaped, oval and long. The author recognised that this was a qualitative analysis and...

When a patient asks for your insurance details…

Coming from a patient, the question “Do you have insurance?” is almost certain to put a medical practitioner on edge. Not being a common query, many do not have a ready answer and instead have to grapple with some questions...

Sensitive cilia – eyelashes in health and disease

In health our eyelashes protect the eyes, but in disease they can disfigure, impair quality of life and threaten vision. In this review the authors discuss aspects of lashes that are relevant to all professionals working near the eyes and...

Melasma treatment – what have we achieved in 42 years?

Melasma is a hyperpigmentation disorder which has been the subject of intense research over the last 40 years. As yet no definitive therapeutic strategy has been demonstrated to eradicate it or to avoid relapse. The author provides an up to...

Advanced Polynucleotide & Skinbooster Training (Liverpool)

Training objectives and learning outcomes 1. Delegates will understand the indications for different types of skinboosters - specifically PN & HA.2. Delegates will understand the theoretical and practical indications for advanced techniques of PN & HA.3. Delegates will understand the...

Advanced Polynucleotide & Skinbooster Training (Durham )

Training objectives and learning outcomes 1. Delegates will understand the indications for different types of skinboosters - specifically PN & HA.2. Delegates will understand the theoretical and practical indications for advanced techniques of PN & HA.3. Delegates will understand the...

Advanced Polynucleotide & Skinbooster Training (Swansea - June)

Training objectives and learning outcomes 1. Delegates will understand the indications for different types of skinboosters - specifically PN & HA.2. Delegates will understand the theoretical and practical indications for advanced techniques of PN & HA.3. Delegates will understand the...

Advanced Polynucleotide & Skinbooster Training (Swansea - July)

Training objectives and learning outcomes 1. Delegates will understand the indications for different types of skinboosters - specifically PN & HA.2. Delegates will understand the theoretical and practical indications for advanced techniques of PN & HA.3. Delegates will understand the...