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Essentials of Plastic Surgery, Second Edition

2 February 2015 | | Facial Plastic Surgery, General Plastic Surgery
One of a few ‘concise’ plastic surgery texts, this recently revised second edition includes over 1300 pages of well written, illustrated and referenced text in 102 core chapters including 13 new chapters covering such topics as perforator flaps, facial and...

The role of expert witnesses in miscarriages of justice

2 June 2021 | | General Plastic Surgery
‘Expert’ witnesses sometimes make mistakes. Great weight is often placed on expert evidence. The more esoteric the area of expertise, the greater the possibility of error. It follows that expert evidence sometimes leads to miscarriages of justice. Plastic surgery is...

Imaging for Plastic Surgery

9 February 2016 | | General Plastic Surgery, Imaging
To the best of my knowledge and after an extensive online search, I was unable to find any other textbooks that so extensively tackle the subject of medical imaging as it relates to plastic surgery in general and certainly none...

Complications in tissue expansion

1 February 2018 | | General Plastic Surgery | Body mass index, Complication, Risk factor, Tissue expander
This study aims to identify possible risk factors for complications in tissue expansion in all anatomical regions except the breast. The overall complication rate of tissue expansion is up to 48%. Over the 10-year study period, 34 patients had placement...
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Jawline augmentation: restoring balance in the ageing face

1 June 2019 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dentistry, Facial Plastic Surgery
The context of the popularity of injectable treatments is outlined with the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) 2018 stats describing the 3% rise in the number of injectable dermal fillers being performed. The author gives a detailed description of...

Recurrent corneal erosions secondary to isotretinoin use

4 March 2021 | | Dermatology
This article originally appeared in Eye News Dec/Jan 2021 Isotretinoin (13–cis-retinoic acid) is the first line treatment for moderate to severe nodulocystic or papulopustular acne [1,2]. Although it is a safe medication, it has several adverse side-effects, including ophthalmic manifestations,...

Behind the scenes of MZ Skin

1 February 2018 | | Aesthetic Medicine
Facial Aesthetics and Oculoplastic Surgeon Maryam Zamani takes us on her journey from the vision of creating a scientifically backed skincare range for women to the reality of her brand, MZ Skin, being launched onto the shelves of Harrods. We...

How I Do It - A guide to anterior neck lift aesthetic surgery

1 October 2016 | | General Plastic Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery
The difficult neck, particularly an obtuse cervico-mental angle, and the fatty neck are areas that have been concerning plastic surgeons for decades. This article will be chiefly limited to the anterior neck. The neck cannot be improved by anterior neck...

The creation of PlayDoh® models as an educational tool for teaching anatomy of the lips and peri-oral musculature

4 February 2021 | | Facial Plastic Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery, Aesthetic Medicine
As lip procedures continue to be popular it is essential that all practitioners have a detailed knowledge of the anatomy of the area. The authors outline an innovative and engaging method of teaching. Detailed knowledge of the soft tissue anatomy...

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...

Clinical case of hypertrichosis

2 June 2021 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
Laser hair removal remains the best method of eliminating unwanted hair, including cases of hirsutism. Due to the pathogenesis of hirsutism, laser therapy alone can be insufficient to treat it. Male pattern terminal hair growth is caused by androgens and...

Filler complications: is there a way to prevent vascular compromise with 3D-anatomy?

10 October 2017 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Facial Plastic Surgery, Imaging, Dermatology
The use of facial filler injections has increased dramatically over the last 10 years and so has the incidence of complications. The main and most serious adverse event is vascular compromise. The most feared consequences are devastating: blindness, skin necrosis...