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The uses of BTX-A in maxillofacial surgery

1 February 2016 | | Maxillofacial Surgery
Botulinum toxin type A has many uses in maxillofacial surgery. This article will cover its uses in the treatment of Frey’s syndrome, myofascial pain, masseteric muscle hypertrophy and sialorrhoea. Other uses relevant to maxillofacial practice but not covered in this...

Emergenza Sorrisi – Doctors for Smiling Children

1 December 2015 | | Facial Plastic Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery
History Our association was born in 2007, originally under the name SmileTrain Italy Onlus, with the aim of operating on children affected by cleft lip and palate in the developing world, offering them the possibility to smile and to have...

Treatment of facial subcutaneous fibrosis with hyaluronic acid

12 October 2021 | | CPD - The PMFA Journal
This article has been verified for CPD. Click the button below to answer a few short questions and download a form to be included in your CPD folder. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare and chronic connective tissue disease (CTD)...

Old dogs can learn new tricks: the use of an often overlooked treatment modality for pathologically fractured mandibles

1 December 2021 | | Maxillofacial Surgery
Figure 1: Timeline detailing key events in the patient’s treatment. Whilst commonly affecting the feet, spine and hips in adults, osteomyelitis (OM) can also present to the oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) clinic as pathology of the jaws. Case reports...

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Coronavirus: useful resources

26 March 2020
This list will be updated as new sources of information emerge – let us know if there are any resources we should be listing here by emailing diana@pinpoint-scotland.com

Training in Facial Plastic Surgery in the UK

1 December 2013 | | Facial Plastic Surgery
Following the Keogh report earlier this year into the quality of cosmetic surgery in the UK, surgical training into cosmetic surgery is high on the agenda. A Cosmetic Surgery Interspecialty Committee at the Royal College of Surgeons will be discussing...

IMCAS 2023

1 February 2023 | Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries
Ethics in Aesthetic Medicine: presented the Consensus Paper of the major international experts

Chin augmentation: filler versus prosthesis

1 August 2016 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Maxillofacial Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery
Over recent years, aesthetic medicine and aesthetic surgery have become closer and more combined in daily practice. There is also a gradual shift, with aesthetic doctors performing more invasive techniques, whereas plastic surgeons are also, whenever possible, moving to less...

COVID-19: thoughts from an Edinburgh plastic surgeon

5 June 2020 | | General Plastic Surgery, COVID-19 - The PMFA Journal
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost every aspect of life. Ken Stewart, Consultant Plastic Surgeon and Special Advisor for The PMFA Journal, outlines for us how his own plastic surgery department has adapted to the crisis. What did you do...

Botulinum toxin and dermal filler treatment for facial deformity: an analysis of patient satisfaction

1 December 2016 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
Dermal fillers and botulinum toxin are being increasingly used to treat facial deformities but are patients satisfied with the results? Facial deformity can result in low confidence and self-esteem amongst patients due to cosmetic and functional difficulties [1]. There is...

In conversation with Dr Suzan Obagi

1 August 2018 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
We caught up with famous cosmetic dermatologist Dr Suzan Obagi following her visit to the UK this summer. Dr Suzan Obagi You are one of the foremost cosmetic surgeons / dermatologists in the United States – can you tell us...