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Minimal gap interpositional arthroplasty versus aggressive gap arthroplasty in TMJ ankylosis

10 February 2014 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | Interpositional arthroplasty, Minimal gap arthroplasty, Temporalis fascia, Temporomandibular joint ankylosis
Arthroplasty in temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis is managed by three basic techniques; gap arthroplasty, interpositional arthroplasty and joint reconstruction. In this three-year, prospective study of 15 patients, the authors evaluate whether or not aggressive gap arthroplasty is essential in the...

Want to do exciting entrepreneurial research? – ask the space scientists

1 February 2015 | | Aesthetic Medicine
Advances in medical technology have improved the quality of life for people around the globe and contributed towards a general increase in life expectancy. Much of this can be attributed to a synthesis between the experience of medical professionals and...

Focus on Cosmeceuticals: Definitions, regulations and a review of the market

1 April 2016 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
In the previous section of this special focus, the structure and function of the skin has been reviewed as well as the cutaneous changes induced by UV exposure. This section will define the term cosmeceutical and discuss the current market...

A review of plasma medicine

1 February 2019 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology, Oculoplastics
The author investigates the efficacy and tolerability of plasma treatments and asks what the future might hold in this field. Plasma medicine, a new and revolutionary technology to aesthetics, utilises the physical process of sublimation for therapeutic purposes. Non-surgical clinical...

Medicinal leech therapy in plastic surgery

1 August 2017 | | 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...

Laser tattoo removal: results and issues

1 August 2017 | | Aesthetic Medicine
The term tattoo indicates both the technique for pictorial decoration on a person’s body [1], and the decoration produced by such a technique. Studies show that in the United States around 5-6% of the general population, 13% of adolescents, 19-35%...

Vascular complications part 2: management

7 December 2020 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology, General Plastic Surgery
- VIDEO CONTENT AT BOTTOM OF ARTICLE - Vascular complications from the use of soft tissue fillers can be devastating. In the second of a two-part series (click here for Part 1), the authors discuss how to manage these adverse...

How I Do It - Approaches to non-surgical face lifting

1 April 2018 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
PDO threads By Martyn King Polydioxanone or poly-p-dioxanone (PDO, PDS) is a colourless, crystalline, biodegradable polymer of multiple repeating ether-ester units and has been used in many disciplines of surgery as subcutaneous and cutaneous stitches for over 30 years. It...

Progressive peri-orbital swelling over three years: a rare complication of HA dermal filler injection treated successfully by hyaluronidase

1 June 2022 | | Oculoplastics, Aesthetic Medicine
The term ‘tear trough’ was first introduced by Flowers in 1969 to describe the deformity that leads to lower eyelid depression. It was proposed that the defect was due to a muscular defect between the angular head of the quadrates...

How I Do It - Two-Point Eye Lift™: HA dermal fillers for infraorbital rejuvenation

1 April 2016 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Oculoplastics
The key to maintaining a youthful appearance is often found in restoring a well-defined periorbital area, characterised by healthy tissue volume (fullness) in the infraorbital region and a clear eyelid crease devoid of excess skin. The use of hyaluronic acid...

How I Do It - NSR with dermal fillers

1 February 2022 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Rhinoplasty, Facial Plastic Surgery
Year on year non-surgical rhinoplasty (NSR) has become increasingly popular and after first learning the technique with a needle, I was taught the cannula technique. Currently, I practise both techniques regularly and often use threads on bulky noses. Indications The...

AestheticSource announce the launch of NEW BodiFirm™ from Revision Skincare®

24 June 2021 | Research & Development
In recognition that the skin on the body is fundamentally different from the skin on the face and décolletage, Revision Skincare® created BodiFirm™, their first product specifically formulated to address skin concerns on the body.