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How I Do It - A novel method obviating the need to proceed to second stage autologous skin grafting in selected burned patients resurfaced with Integra™

13 February 2026 | | PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
A survivor of large full thickness skin burns will have suffered for months during repeated grafting surgeries to heal, yet real recovery will take years, if at all, because of the inevitable physical and mental challenges. Time spent on the...

Perspectives on: Polyurethane covered breast implants

1 June 2014 | | PMFA - Breast Surgery
The manufacturer’s viewpoint: Myths, failures and the regulation of the modern breast implant. The modern day silicone breast implant industry was created with the Dow Corning prosthesis, first used in the USA in 1962. Since its introduction into the market...

How I Do It - The original Blue Peel

1 August 2015 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
The original Blue Peel is a highly controlled, trichloroacetic acid (TCA)-based device procedure, which was created to augment the results achieved with the Obagi Nu-Derm® skin health transformation system. The peel process, including the preparation of skin, application, as well...

Lipoedema awareness – the current state of play

5 September 2023 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
Why do we need awareness? Around 40% of women in the UK are overweight or obese. Yet, within that 40% statistic, is a sub-set of women for whom that is not the full story. They suffer from a condition called...

In conversation with Professor David Sines

1 August 2018 | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
In January 2016 a new voluntary regulatory register was established – the Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP), chaired by Professor David Sines. Since that time the JCCP has met with challenges from many within the aesthetics industry. We spoke...

Do You Know Your Advertising Standards?

1 February 2014 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
Over the last couple of years we have seen many organisations, including the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) seek to ban or at least rein in some of the advertising practices which go on in this industry [1]....

Building sustainable global partnerships – the BFIRST perspective on future-proofing global plastic surgery

3 June 2024 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Hand & Wrist Surgery, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
The British Foundation for International Surgery and Training (BFIRST) marks their 10-year anniversary this year as an organisation. As the international outreach arm of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS), BFIRST focuses on supporting surgeons in...

Global surgical crisis and Mercy Ships

3 April 2025 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
History of Mercy Ships Mercy Ships began with Don and Deyon Stephens’ dream and an inspirational meeting with Mother Teresa. In 1978, their desire to create hospital ships that could deliver safe, free surgery to those around the world without...

Letter from Hong Kong (1 April 2020)

1 April 2020 |
By Professor Andrew Burd 1 April 2020. It is past midday so this is real. Just under three weeks ago, 9 March, I was invited to write a guest editorial for the Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery. I described the...

Could a technology from the past change skin disinfection for the future?

1 August 2017 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
It wouldn’t be unreasonable to argue that the field of medicine has seen some of the most significant scientific advances of the past 100 years: the cracking of genetic coding, the advances in pharmacology, the development of biopharmaceuticals and the...

Serving face

25 November 2020 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - 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...

Merz Aesthetics® launches the new indication for RADIESSE® as an aesthetic injectable

6 March 2024 | Research & Development
In the EU, Merz Aesthetics® has announced the approval for Radiesse® to treat the décolleté area. Radiesse® is a regenerative biostimulator with calcium hydroxylapatite capable of regenerating multiple components of the skin tissue, resulting in...