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CUT AND RUN: The European Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (ESPRAS) highlights Gen Z's worrying exodus to private practice

A new study has highlighted the impact of Gen Z on the surgical workforce, who are driving a worrying change as they move away from reconstructive surgery in favour of lucrative opportunities in the aesthetics sector. Gen Z are those...

HoneyComb™ Lift - Revolutionizing Non-Invasive Face and Neck Laser Tightening

In the evolving field of aesthetic medicine, Fotona’s HoneyComb™ Lift is setting a new standard for non-invasive face and neck laser tightening. With its unique features, this cutting-edge protocol enhances skin laxity, improves overall skin quality, and ensures a comfortable,...

AlumierMD launches IntelliRET™: Intelligent retinol treatment at new regulatory approved strength

Clinicians are increasingly seeing accelerated ageing in stressed, structurally compromised skin and noting that it behaves differently from skin they saw even a few years ago. Patients who once moved easily through active skincare now experience fluctuating sensitivity, weakened barriers...

Lacrimal gland carcinoma

This is a major review of the management of lacrimal gland carcinoma, focusing mainly on adenoid cystic carcinoma. Relevant literature published in English since 1970 was included amounting to some 40 articles after filtering. Overall mortality for all lacrimal gland...

AIME Congress 2025

By Andrew Burd, The PMFA Journal Editor and retired plastic surgeon. The Aesthetic Innovation and Medicine Excellence (AIME) conference for 2025 was held over two glorious days in June at the Palais des Congres in Paris; a beautiful city often...

Polydioxanone in septal reconstruction

Septal reconstruction is a challenging problem and is undertaken for functional or cosmetic reasons or a combination of both. Either autologous cartilage, commonly auricular, or other alloplastic material can be used. The authors describe the use of a polydioxanone (PDS)...

VAC therapy and instillation

Vacuum assisted closure (VAC) therapy is now a common sight in plastic surgery departments for the management of difficult wounds, to encourage granulation tissue formation, reduce wound size and facilitate closure or reconstruction. The combined use of VAC dressing with...

Nasal reconstruction – short and sweet

This brief article by Stephen S Park presents his modified technique for nasal reconstruction, based on a single-stage forehead flap. The author presents this method as an alternative to a multiple staged interpolated forehead flap and discusses its advantages and...

Perceptions and deceptions: a personal blog by the editor 15 December 2016

A Death in Hong Kong: an evolving essay and insight into medicine and the law in contemporary Hong Kong (part six) I presented my ‘sanitized’ statement to the Hospital Investigation Panel. They had already interviewed Dr David Wong. I discovered...

In conversation with Mehmet Manisali

We were delighted to catch up with Mehmet Manisali, President of the RSM Section of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, about his background and plans for the Section. Can you tell us a little bit about what led you into the...

In conversation with Derek Mendonca

Can you tell us a bit about your background and what made you decide on a career as a paediatric plastic surgeon? I was born and raised in Bahrain, in the Middle East. My parents, both from Managlore in India,...

Use of spacers for mandibular defects after resection of mandible preceding definitive osseous reconstruction

The authors propose the use of rigid polyethylene and silicon spacers in mandibular defects as an interim measure before definitive osseous reconstruction after mandibular resections for locally aggressive benign disease. The authors point out that the current intermediate reconstruction systems...