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Gross Negligence Manslaughter in Healthcare: The medico-legal dilemma (part 10) – Informed consent (ii)

In the context of medicine, we typically speak of informed consent as having both an ethical and a legal basis. The ethics are related to patient autonomy and human rights. The legal perspective relates to the definition of what occurs if consent is not obtained, and a physical intervention occurs (assault or battery at a minimum and it would appear, gross negligence if things go wrong).

Gross Negligence Manslaughter in Healthcare: The medico-legal dilemma (part 23) - Snoring

We all know what snoring is, but do we understand what snoring means?

Reconstructive Plastic Surgery: An Atlas of Essential Procedures

Reconstructive Plastic Surgery: An Atlas of Essential Procedures is a great textbook. It covers a wide range of the reconstructive plastic surgery syllabus. It includes many aspects of the plastic surgery curriculum from cleft lip and palate through to vascular...

Why I don’t trust the BMA – and why it matters – 24 January 2017

Editors Note: This is a guest blog from Ankush Dhariwal. It is a personal opinion and posting it on the PMFA News website is not an endorsement of the opinions. However, for those working in the NHS, and in the...

DermaFocus introduces the First Polynucleotide and Hyaluronic Acid Combination Product to the UK

The UK’s leading polynucleotide distributor DermaFocus has added an innovative new product to its portfolio to complement its existing regenerative range.

A dual approach to skin revitalisation: Reverse by Aerolase

Reverse by Aerolase is a groundbreaking treatment that brings new possibilities in skin rejuvenation and anti-aging therapies. Using advanced medical lasers, Reverse delivers a dual approach to...

Stairsteps to breathing

Surgery of the nasal valve is a particularly challenging aspect of functional rhinoplasty surgery. The nasal valve area represents the segment with the smallest cross-sectional diameter of the entire airway. The authors of this article present a novel method to...

An update on alopecia treatment options

In this paper the authors make a thorough review of the different medical and surgical options for the treatment of androgenic alopecia. Combined therapy with oral finasteride and topical minoxidil continue to be the mainstay for medical treatment. Follicular unit...

2nd International Medical Symposium Aesthetic Dialogue

Experience the forefront of aesthetic medicine at the Prague Lab Aesthetic Dialogue International Symposium, taking place on 8–9 November 2024, within the historic walls of Prague Castle. Attendees will engage in a groundbreaking approach, witnessing four simultaneous perspectives on facial...

How I Do It - Approaches to non-surgical face lifting

PDO threads By Martyn King Polydioxanone or poly-p-dioxanone (PDO, PDS) is a colourless, crystalline, biodegradable polymer of multiple repeating ether-ester units and has been used in many disciplines of surgery as subcutaneous and cutaneous stitches for over 30 years. It...

The lateral neck cystic mass – diagnostic dilemma

Solitary cystic masses in the lateral neck can present a significant diagnostic dilemma. These cystic masses often develop in young adults distinguishing a branchial cleft cyst from a cystic lymph node with imaging and even high-quality fine needle aspiration cytology...

A challenging new year

2016 arrived with enthusiastic celebrations although these were more muted in some parts of the world due to local and regional difficulties. As we started to look towards the inevitable return to work in the UK, we heard of the...