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Carnoy’s and the KOT

1 December 2016 | | PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
This is a retrospective review of 105 patients with keratocystic odontogenic tumours treated over a 23-year period with a mean follow-up of 86 months. The recurrence rate was 11.4%. Permanent neuro-sensory deficit of the inferior alveolar nerve was 16%. Younger...

Lymph node ratio – another predictor of outcomes in tongue SCC

1 August 2017 | | PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is an increasing disease with over 263,000 diagnosed new cases and 128,000 deaths annually worldwide. Although there have been significant advances in diagnostics, surgery and anaesthetics there has been no increase in the survival rates...

Seasonal impact in burn profiles

19 September 2019 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
This study provides a seven-year retrospective review of burns management in one burns unit in Portugal. Particular focus is given to the cause (including whether or not the burn was work related or domestic), anatomical location and depth of burn,...

Debate - Voluntary registers for medical cosmetic practitioners: friend or foe?

1 October 2015 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
In June this year BACN and PIAPA issued a joint statement criticising voluntary registration bodies such as Save Face. Regulation is a hot topic that many in the industry feel passionately about, and the statement sparked a debate about whether...

The scandal of NHS contracts with the independent healthcare sector

20 August 2020 |
Since March 2020 it was sensible medical practice to consider making all possible beds in the NHS available to potentially admit ill patients with COVID-19. The expected admission rate was supposed to risk overwhelming the NHS, so independent sector facilities apparently volunteered and were then contracted to the NHS as priority, with full remuneration for their losses, and all private practitioners were effectively frozen out from seeing, admitting and operating on their own self pay patients.

OPINION - From ethics to commerce: challenges faced by cosmetic practice for 2025 and beyond

14 February 2025 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Breast Surgery
Cosmetic medicine and surgery have seen remarkable and ongoing increases in popularity, reflecting advancements in medical technology and evolving societal norms based on, for example, social media, cultural expectations, and globalisation of beauty standards. Unlike with other medical specialties, these...

Filler complications: is there a way to prevent vascular compromise with 3D-anatomy?

10 October 2017 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Imaging
The use of facial filler injections has increased dramatically over the last 10 years and so has the incidence of complications. The main and most serious adverse event is vascular compromise. The most feared consequences are devastating: blindness, skin necrosis...

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,...

A world-first in cosmetic surgery. All eyes are upon Australia.

10 August 2023 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Breast Surgery, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The past three years have been tumultuous for cosmetic surgery in Australia. Media reporting on the poor practise of a small number of medical practitioners led to multiple administrative processes including the Independent review of the regulation of medical practitioners...

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.

Management of ruptured breast implants

26 March 2024 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Breast Surgery
Breast augmentation is a widely sought-after cosmetic procedure and has empowered individuals seeking aesthetic enhancement or reconstruction following mastectomy for breast cancer. Amid its popularity, the occurrence of implant rupture stands as a critical concern, impacting both physical wellbeing and...

How I Do It - Treating skin flaccidity with the Fotona V-SMOOTH protocol

7 December 2020 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Unwanted fat, cellulite and flaccidity are three of the top reasons for consultation in aesthetic medicine in relation to body contouring. After the age of 30, the production of collagen and elastin decreases, so our skin starts to loose firmness...