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How I Do It - Neck rejuvenation utilising Silhouette Soft sutures

1 October 2016 | | Aesthetic Medicine
The mainstay of neck rejuvenation has relied on conventional surgical procedures. In recent years, other non-invasive options have replaced these techniques. One of these developments is the use of suspension threads, starting around 15 years ago utilising barbed sutures, then...

Focus: Opinions on regulation

1 June 2019 | | Aesthetic Medicine
Dalvi Humzah Regulation in the aesthetics industry In this issue we have invited commentaries on regulation within aesthetics, in particular the voluntary register set up by the Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP). Many medical practitioners are concerned regarding the...

Sushruta and Indian rhinoplasty

25 August 2021 | | ENT, Rhinology / Sinus
Vijay Pothula explains rhinoplasty’s roots in ancient Indian Ayurvedic medicine, and how it was introduced to the Western world. In 1794 The Gentleman’s Magazine published a surgical operation which was long established in India but unknown in Europe [1]. A...

Three-dimensional visualisation of the human face using DICOM data

6 April 2016 | | Facial Plastic Surgery | Computer, Facial contouring surgery, Free flap, Three-dimensional visualization
This is an extended case report and something I would not normally review for the purposes of PMFA News. However, we should welcome innovation and use of simple technologies to potentially improve clinical care. This study describes the use of...

Scar revision synopsis

1 April 2014 | | Facial Plastic Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery | Facial trauma, Maxillofacial surgery, Soft-tissue injury, Treatment, Wound healing
The authors present a comprehensive synopsis of late scar revision and other soft tissue deformities. They make the reasonable point that maxillo-facial surgery and its management of soft tissue injuries to the face is closely linked to cosmetic surgery. After...

Bioengineered human tissue

1 August 2017 | | ocular, oculoplastic, reconstructive, bioengineering, reconstruction, oculoplastics, orbit
This is a literature review of the current status of tissue engineering related to ocular and oculoplastic reconstructive surgery. The authors describe the process of bioengineering for tissue reconstruction. The aim is to reproduce functional tissue by the use of...

Pedicle calcification an uncommon problem

1 December 2018 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | Fibula free flap, Free flap pedicle ossification, Pedicle ossification
Bony free flap reconstruction of the facial skeleton following ablative surgery is common. Replacement with like for like tissues to reduce morbidity and facilitate rehabilitation is accepted gold standard. Current microvascular flap transfers have success rates in excess of 90%...

Business recovery and relaunch: how to grow your patient base in the new economy

7 October 2020 | | Aesthetic Medicine, COVID-19 - The PMFA Journal
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...

Cosmetic Surgery Certification Scheme – looking into the future of regulation, quality and safety in cosmetic practice

1 October 2019 | | General Plastic Surgery, Breast Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery
With plans underway to extend the cosmetic surgery certification scheme to all surgeons performing cosmetic surgery, we share the views of the RCS, BAAPS and BAPRAS. The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) along with its partners in the Surgical Specialty...

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

1 December 2013 | | 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...

Photoshopping the face: simulated outcomes of orthofacial surgery

1 December 2014 | | Imaging, Dentistry, Maxillofacial Surgery
Corrective facial surgeries are highly elective procedures. Outcomes depend largely on the nature of the surgery performed (requiring an in-depth knowledge of surgical techniques and anticipated soft tissue changes) and should be predictable in terms of risk and outcomes, in...

Handy Solutions

1 October 2013 | | Hand and Wrist Surgery
Very few people, if any, enjoy the ravages associated with the ageing process. Apoptosis (programmed cell death) occurs throughout life, but for some unknown reason (possibly associated with epigenetics) cellular replacement and therefore matrix volume decreases. The result is that...