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OPINION - Impact of the Paterson Inquiry on the cosmetic and aesthetics sector

2 August 2023 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
On 15 December 2022, The Department of Health and Social Care published the ‘Government response to the independent inquiry report into the issues raised by former surgeon Ian Paterson: 12-month implementation progress update’. The reference documents (which apply to England)...

Letter from Hong Kong (17 December 2020)

17 December 2020 |
This will be the last ‘Letter from Hong Kong’. I began back in April with a simple message, wear masks.

BCAM calls for more investigations into the illegal treatment of under 18s

17 July 2023 | BCAM, Wolverhampton, under 18, illegal practice
The British College of Aesthetic Medicine (BCAM) has applauded The City of Wolverhampton Council for its approach to illegal aesthetic treatments and urges other councils to follow suit.

Booster accelerates EU-funded projects results to create tangible impact

2 December 2024 | EU-funded research, Dissemination, Exploitation, Commercialisation, Research exploitation, Horizon Europe programme, Impact, Research & Innovation, DG RTD
META Group is proud to announce that Booster has been renewed for another four years, with additional and customised services. Funded by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) and led by META Group, Booster offers a...

PhilArt is now PolyPhil™: NEW NAME, SAME TRUSTED QUALITY

12 March 2025 | Research & Development
CROMA-PHARMA®, a global leader in minimally-invasive aesthetic medicine, is excited to announce that its range of injectable polynucleotides “PhilArt” is rebranding to better reflect the products’ exceptional attributes and to position them for global market expansion. PolyPhil™ succeeds the well-established...

Medicinal leech therapy in plastic surgery

1 August 2017 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis) has played a role in treating illness for over 3500 years [1]. It has survived rapid paradigm shifts in medical sciences and knowledge. In Ancient Rome, the use of leeches for bloodletting was propagated by...

How I Do It - Optimising lymphatic recovery following abdominoplasty: The role of advanced postoperative MLD

10 February 2026 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
As abdominoplasty procedures increasingly combine rectus plication and liposuction, patient recovery relies on more than wound care alone. For surgeons and recovery specialists alike, understanding how lymphatic function supports optimal healing is essential. Integrating advanced manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) within...

Aesthetic Medicine Live 2023

19 May 2023 -20 May 2023
The team at Aesthetic Medicine Live are thrilled to welcome you to their first first aesthetic event of 2023, taking place on 19-20 May at Olympia London. the meeting will reunite professionals, suppliers and distributors. Registration is officially open! Click...

Perceptions and Deceptions a personal blog by the editor 8 Apr 2016

8 April 2016 |
I want to post a question on the FB Group supporting the Junior Doctors over their David and Goliath fight with a juggernaut of blind, self-deceiving or just ignorant, elected members of Parliament. I should say that I am not...

Gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare: The medico-legal dilemma

13 October 2025 | | medico-legal, hypoxia, blog, Andrew Burd, Vanessa Kwan
Three years ago, I concluded a multi-part blog series looking at a case of gross negligence manslaughter in Hong Kong. The specific case related to a doctor who had operated on a patient who tragically died some 40 minutes after...

IN RESPONSE TO: Plastic surgery and aesthetic medicine - specialties and specialists

1 April 2015 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
I read with great interest the article ‘Plastic surgery and aesthetic medicine: specialties and specialists’ by Professor Andrew Burd published in the Feb/Mar issue of PMFA News. Prof Burd brings up many valid points about the specialty of plastic surgery...

FDA won’t ban sales of textured breast implants linked to cancer

16 May 2019
The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has declined to ban the sale of textured breast implants. This is contrary to other countries, including France and Canada, doing so due to concern that they cause a rare form of cancer,...