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Training of Aesthetic Surgery: a statement from the UKAAPS President

1 February 2014 | | General Plastic Surgery
The UK Association of Plastic Surgeons (UKAAPS) is delighted to support PMFA News and recognises the niche it holds in the education and dissemination of information about plastic surgery to surgeons, patients, regulators, facilitators, media and the general public. As...

Raising the bar for safer cosmetic surgery in the UK – part 2

1 October 2018 | | General Plastic Surgery
In the second of a two-part article (see Part 1 here) Professor James Frame, from the Anglia Ruskin University, gives us his opinion on what needs to be done to improve cosmetic surgery and patient safety in the UK. Medical...

How I Do It - Postoperative care following aesthetic breast surgery – treatment of capsular contracture with Celluma low level light therapy

1 August 2019 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Breast Surgery, General Plastic Surgery
Breast augmentation is one of the most popular cosmetic surgical procedures performed in the world. Capsular contracture is a common complication and major contributor to dissatisfaction. It is thought to be due to a chronic inflammatory process in the implant...

RESPONSE – Who should decide the qualification to do cosmetic surgery?

27 July 2022 | | Aesthetic Medicine, General Plastic Surgery, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
Patrick Tansley responds to a recent article featured in The PMFA Journal entitled ‘Who should decide the qualification to do cosmetic surgery?’ by Professor James D Frame (with an associated editorial comment by Professor Andrew Burd). When asked to comment...

Why I don’t trust the BMA – and why it matters – 24 January 2017

24 January 2017
Editors Note: This is a guest blog from Ankush Dhariwal. It is a personal opinion and posting it on the PMFA News website is not an endorsement of the opinions. However, for those working in the NHS, and in the...

How I Do It - Laser hair removal: focus on lighter hair

1 April 2020 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
Variable square pulse (VSP) Nd:YAG laser devices are ideally positioned among all available laser sources for hair removal. This is due to the fact that the Nd:YAG wavelength (1064nm) penetrates deeply into the skin. It is strongly absorbed in melanin...

How I Do It - Facial rejuvenation – treating sun‑damaged skin

1 April 2019 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
It is reasonably easy for the medical professional to underestimate the impact of appearance on a patient’s quality of life. Sun-tanned skin is viewed as healthy and desirable, and overseas vacations offer almost guaranteed sunny days. Paradoxically, prematurely aged skin...

How I Do It - Non-surgical approach to facial palsy – a preliminary case report

1 June 2015 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
In October 2013, a female patient presented for an initial consultation. She had a past medical history of left lower seventh (facial) nerve palsy following excision of left benign parotid adenoma in 2002. This had been treated over the years,...

Off-label cosmetic use of botulinum toxin in the lower face

1 February 2016 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
Botulinum toxin A (BoNTA) is commonly used as an off-label cosmetic modality to improve the ageing lower face and neck, and may be used as a single line treatment or in combination with other procedures, such as dermal fillers [1]....

Medico-legal Forum (Botulinum/Laser)

1 April 2017 | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
The PMFA Journal and Hamilton Fraser Cosmetic Insurance have teamed up to provide a series of articles that will give examples of claims that occur from different procedures. In our February/March issue we featured a case that involved complications following...

Factors influencing a career choice in plastic surgery as a UK medical student

1 June 2016 | | General Plastic Surgery
The medical school curriculum is increasingly focusing on the role of a general practitioner, which has resulted in medical students having reduced exposure to surgical specialties. There has been a longstanding concern that plastic surgery teaching and exposure in the...

First there was Sophia

4 January 2019 | Written by | Facial Plastic Surgery, General Plastic Surgery, Hand and Wrist Surgery
A robot is a man-made machine which can do some things by itself. It is not alive. It has no physiology. But it does have a source of energy, sensors to interact with the external world, a rudimentary nervous system...