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A Eulogy for James Partridge

3 September 2020 | | Facial Plastic Surgery, General Plastic Surgery, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
James Partridge died on 16 August 2020. He was a truly remarkable person and I would like to share my sadness at his passing and why I held him in such high personal esteem. We started life just a few...

Burns debridement: VersajetTM vs. conventional debridement

5 October 2015 | | General Plastic Surgery | Conventional debridement, Paediatric, Versajet™ hydrosurgery
A prospective randomised controlled trial was undertaken to compare conventional tangential burn wound debridement against the use of Versajet™ hydrosurgery in the treatment of partial thickness paediatric burns. Seventy-five children under the age of 16 were recruited for the study...
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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...

Mastering the art of lip rejuvenation

2 April 2015 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology | Lips, Dermal fillers, Hyaluronic acid, Injection technique, Perioral complex
The author presents a sound overview of some of the most prevalent non-surgical techniques used for lip rejuvenation, capturing the challenges in treating a complex anatomical region, as well as the attention required to the surrounding areas; nasolabial region and...

Facial rejuvenation with the Profound RF System

1 December 2021 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
Ageing of the face has become more noticeable among men and women in the modern world. The new work-from-home environment with more and more online meetings has created surroundings where people see themselves repeatedly on screen and therefore many have...

Serving face

25 November 2020 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
(Note: Serving face / giving face is a term used commonly by drag performers. It refers to the face you make as you pose for a photograph.) Dr Vincent Wong showcases the art and science of transforming drag queens into...

The future and a summary of the past

1 August 2014 | | Aesthetic Medicine, General Plastic Surgery
From liposuction to adipose stem cells; from regenerative medicine to tissue engineering; and a vision of the future. Part 3 Adipose stem cells There is a major clinical need for strategies that adequately reconstruct the soft tissue defects after deep...

Laser and light based hair removal

1 April 2017 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
Laser hair removal is a popular, and constantly evolving, treatment. Professor Paolo Bonan and colleagues provide us with a comprehensive overview and some ‘top tips’ for how to make the procedure as safe and effective as possible. Hair removal, also...

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...

Preservation rhinoplasty

2 December 2019 | | Facial Plastic Surgery, Rhinoplasty
Hump reduction and osteotomies to close the open roof, or lowering the whole nasal dorsum? Charles East explains how preservation techniques can improve outcomes by maintaining the integral structures of the nose. What is preservation rhinoplasty? The origins of reduction...

Focus on Plasma: The application of plasma devices in aesthetic medicine

1 June 2017 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
AESTHETIC FOCUS Plasma: An ionised gas consisting of positive ions and free electrons in proportions resulting in more or less no overall electric charge, typically at low pressures (as in the upper atmosphere and in fluorescent lamps) or at very...

Recent developments in facelift surgery

3 October 2023 | | Facial Plastic Surgery
Early facelifting procedures were documented in the 1900s, where skin undermining with excess skin excision along the hairline was performed. The 1970s witnessed a major change with an upsurge in public interest in facelift surgery, which led to innovative changes...