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Transgender facial surgery

1 December 2018 | | General Plastic Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery | Chin feminization, FFS, Facial feminization surgery, Facial gender confirmation surgery, Facial masculinization surgery, Female to male, Forehead feminization, Male to female, Transgender surgery
In this review article the author outlines the various elements of this subspecialty, with reference to published literature and his own clinical experience in the field. The article does not present new data, and lacks the detail necessary to appeal...

Overview of non-invasive treatments for submental fat reduction

1 August 2018 | | CPD - The PMFA Journal
Submental fat (SMF) is a growing aesthetic problem that is colloquially known as a ‘double chin’. It is a concern for both younger and older male and female patients. The 2017 American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Consumer Survey on Cosmetic...

PMFA News editorial team get sent to Coventry

1 June 2015
Diana and Jennifer from the PMFA News team recently met with Editor Andrew Burd and Sub-editor Dalvi Humzah for an editorial meeting at the Face Eyes Nose meeting in Coventry. Many interesting topics and ideas were discussed, so look out...

Merz Aesthetics Events

22 March 2023 | Research & Development
Starting on the 15th March at 19:00 on the Merz Aesthetics Events website.

Cosmetic labiaplasty – basic relevant anatomy and surgical considerations

1 August 2019 | | General Plastic Surgery, CPD - The PMFA Journal
Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Ewa Majdak-Paredes, explores the increasing demand for labiaplasty and the surgical techniques to obtain the best outcome for patients. It is recognised that there is an increasing demand for labiaplasty procedures including amongst teenagers. Genital dimensions in...

An open letter to young plastic surgeons (from an old UK plastic surgeon)

1 October 2015 | | General Plastic Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery, Breast Surgery
You are in a specialty that is second to none – you can use your skills to improve the quality of life of your patients, whether they have cancer, congenital abnormalities or damage caused by trauma. Most (90%) plastic surgery...

A Reaction to the ‘Keogh Report’

1 October 2013 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology, Facial Plastic Surgery, General Plastic Surgery
In April 2013, the British Government’s report on regulation and safety issues in the cosmetic surgery sector was produced, authored by NHS Medical Director Prof Sir Bruce Keogh. The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the British Association of...

How I Do It - Treatment of pigmentation and melasma

6 April 2021 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
Uneven tone and pigmentation disorders are frequent problems that motivate patients to seek help. The gold standard for treating the majority of these hyperpigmentation changes is the use of a picosecond laser, as the effect is predominantly photomechanical and photochemical,...

How I Do It - Approaches to acne treatment: LED therapy

1 August 2018 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
The complexity of acne stems both from its pathogenesis that involves a series of events, including follicular hyperconification, increased sebum production, colonisation of Propionibacterium (P) acnes, and inflammation [1] and its range of symptoms that are unique to each individual....

How I Do It - Laser-assisted submental liposuction

1 February 2018 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
The author shares a low risk, minimally invasive procedure that offers excellent aesthetic results. Liposuction of the submental and jowl regions is a low risk outpatient procedure that gives a profound aesthetic result. Since the late 1960s, the techniques have...

Combination therapy for PIH in skin of colour

3 October 2022 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) is very common in skin of colour with up to 65% of African, Hispanic, and Asian populations experiencing symptoms from acne and up to 90% of patients experiencing symptoms from pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) [1,2]. PIH can be...

How I Do It - Approaches to lip augmentation: surgical lip lift

1 October 2018 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
A surgical lip lift is particularly effective in lips that require both an increase in vertical height and eversion. Upper lip lifts have been described since the 1980s [1,2] but the most commonly used form was described by Oscar Ramirez...