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Letter from Hong Kong (21 April 2020)

22 April 2020 | Andrew Burd (Prof)

The PMFA Journal co-editor Andrew Burd looks at the impact of SARS on plastic surgery in Hong Kong.

Letter from Hong Kong (6 January 2022)

6 January 2022 | Andrew Burd (Prof)

So now we are entering the third year of this global pandemic. It is changing, evolving and is bringing out the very best and the very worst in humanity. Science and scientists have had a real bashing, but then who by? Quacks, aardvarks and gobbeldygooks. Looking back is looking forward.

A world-first in cosmetic surgery. All eyes are upon Australia.

10 August 2023 | Patrick Tansley | Aesthetic Medicine, Facial Plastic Surgery, General Plastic Surgery, Dermatology, Breast Surgery, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES

The past three years have been tumultuous for cosmetic surgery in Australia. Media reporting on the poor practise of a small number of medical practitioners led to multiple administrative processes including the Independent review of the regulation of medical practitioners...

Perspectives on: Polyurethane covered breast implants

1 June 2014 | Peter Cranstone | 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...

The Challenge of Renaissance, not Reconstruction: the aftermath of an acid attack

1 December 2013 | Andrew Burd (Prof) | Aesthetic Medicine, Facial Plastic Surgery

What madness makes a human being perpetrate a crime that is so horrible, so evil that makes it a capital offense (in Bangladesh) even though the death involved is of a person who remains alive? The motivation behind an interpersonal...

Dermoscopy: an update and personal view

1 April 2018 | Stephen Hayes | Dermatology

With skin cancer now at epidemic levels, early diagnosis is essential. Specialist Stephen Hayes advocates the use of dermoscopy as a triage tool and explains how to interpret the data. Melanoma skin cancer is now the UK’s fifth most common...

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

1 June 2016 | Samera Dean, Muhammad Umair Javed, Nick Wilson Jones | 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...

Facial veins – diagnosis and treatment options

1 December 2018 | Victoria Whiteley, Mark S Whiteley | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology, Facial Plastic Surgery, Oculoplastics, CPD - The PMFA Journal

Facial veins can be treated with a wide range of aesthetic and surgical procedures. Victoria Smith and Professor Mark Whiteley, both experts in the area, provide a comprehensive overview of diagnosis and the different treatment options available. Patients with unwanted...

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