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Empowering tomorrow’s surgeons: PRASSA UK’s commitment to advancing plastic surgery awareness within the student population
16 April 2024
| Sydney Lee Anthony Barnes, Max Aboutorabi
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PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
In the dynamic world of medicine, one organisation stands out as a beacon for aspiring plastic surgeons – the Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Student’s Association of the United Kingdom (PRASSA UK). Born out of a passion for excellence and...
Stem cells in reconstructive surgery: a bright but cautious future
12 October 2021
| Peter Hollands
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PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
Regenerative medicine using stem cell technology is slowly becoming a reality in routine clinical practice especially in the field of tissue regeneration [1]. It is therefore not surprising that stem cell technology is starting to be of interest in reconstructive...
How I Do It - Innovative delivery devices: 3DOSE Unit Dose Injector
1 August 2017
| Nabila Azib
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PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
3DOSE Unit Dose Injector is a unique and innovative disposable injector for BoNT injections, with a patented clicker system which produces audible and tactile feedback per injected dose. This new device, developed and launched by TSK Laboratory/Vlow Medical, aims to...
Raising the bar for safer cosmetic surgery in the UK – part 1
1 August 2018
| James D Frame (Prof)
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PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
In part one of a two-series article 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. Cosmetic surgery is most easily...
The role of expert witnesses in miscarriages of justice
2 June 2021
| Sailesh Mehta
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PMFA - 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...
Business recovery and relaunch: how to grow your patient base in the new economy
7 October 2020
| Pam Underdown
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PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
As the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be felt, many aesthetic practitioners are facing an uncertain future. In this invaluable article Pam Underdown provides expert advice on how to survive and grow stronger than ever. The global...
How I Do It - Lip augmentation: a multi-product approach
Dr Beatriz Molina shares her technique for lip enhancement using a multi-product approach in both younger and more mature patients. Lips are an important feature of the face which can be treated with non-surgical interventions. Millenials are looking for lip...Virtual learning post lockdown
10 July 2020
| Lisa Hadfield-Law
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PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
The rapid onset and intensity of the COVID-19 pandemic has required some radical changes in most areas of our professional lives, including a chance to update traditional approaches to learning. Virtual learning is the use of remote video conferencing software,...
The importance of teamwork and leadership in the management of patients in burns centres
1 June 2019
| Emily Claire Taylor, Steven LA Jeffery (Prof)
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PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The authors discuss the vital part teamwork, leadership and communication play in the complex management of burns patients. Teamwork is a group of individuals collaboratively working together in the most efficient and effective manner to achieve a common goal [1,2]....
Reconstruction of complex wounds in the trunk and pelvis (part 2)
9 October 2017
| Andrew Burd (Prof Rtd), Samim Ghorbanian
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PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
In this second part of this two-part article we begin by looking at component separation which is a technique of reconfiguring anatomical layers to allow intrinsic reconstruction of the integrity of the anterior abdominal wall. We then move into the...
Perceptions and Deceptions: a personal blog by the editor 20 December 2016
20 December 2016
| Andrew Burd (Prof Rtd)
A Death in Hong Kong: an evolving essay and insight into medicine and the law in contemporary Hong Kong (part seven) How does anyone decide when to walk away and when to stand and fight? Personal safety? Principles? The cost,...
Aesthetics update June 2015
8 June 2015
| Dalvi Humzah
Aesthetics continues to be a dynamic field and as the Aesthetics Sub-editor I have had the privilege of being involved in many aspects of the specialty. Mid May saw the Annual Face Eyes Nose Conference in Coventry – both the...
