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The perfect upper lid blepharoplasty

1 February 2022 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Oculoplastic, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
The authors share their thoughts on how to achieve the best blepharoplasty results based on their 35 years of experience. Are you a surgeon wishing to offer the best upper lid surgery to your discerning patients? To help chart the...

Practising surgery in a war zone: an interview with Dr Volodymyr Melnyk

8 December 2022 |
It is now nine months since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine commenced in late February 2022, with Putin announcing a “special military operation” to “denazify and demilitarise” Ukraine. The rest of the world, however, saw it for what it...

Threads in rhinoplasty: to thread or not to thread?

3 October 2024 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Rhinoplasty
Polydioxanone (PDO) and poly-L-lactic / poly-caprolactone (PLL / PCL) threads are presently accessible for facial rejuvenation, and they enjoy significant popularity within aesthetic clinics worldwide, especially in Southeast Asia [1–3]. Often proposed as risk-free with minimal downtime, these threads now...

Melasma treatment – what have we achieved in 42 years?

1 April 2019 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Melasma is a hyperpigmentation disorder which has been the subject of intense research over the last 40 years. As yet no definitive therapeutic strategy has been demonstrated to eradicate it or to avoid relapse. The author provides an up to...

COVID-19: thoughts from an Edinburgh plastic surgeon

5 June 2020 | | PMFA - COVID-19, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost every aspect of life. Ken Stewart, Consultant Plastic Surgeon and Special Advisor for The PMFA Journal, outlines for us how his own plastic surgery department has adapted to the crisis. What did you do...

Focus on Plasma: Total rejuvenation of the face with plasma device

1 June 2017 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
The use of plasma energy is a new concept in anti-ageing and aesthetic medicine. Since it has been introduced in the aesthetic field, many studies have been conducted to try and understand the effects on collagen synthesis which may explain...

Addressing forgotten areas: Combining HA’s and polynucleotides for ageing hands

3 October 2024 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Hand & Wrist Surgery
When it comes to treating our patients, the most forgotten areas I see are the neck and hands. The hands are prone to premature ageing as they are exposed to many factors and suffer from volume loss, age spots, dry...

How I Do It - FracRevive - holistic skin rejuvenation with a combination of full beam and fractional Q-switched Nd:YAG laser

2 August 2022 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
With increasing demand on efficient skin rejuvenation treatment associated with zero to minimum downtime, a two-step FracRevive laser rejuvenation with both full beam and factional Q-switched Nd:YAG laser has been designed by Fotona using the Starwalker system. Starwalker’s unique pulse...

How I Do It - Treating acne and acne scarring in all skin types

30 March 2022 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
I use the Aerolase Neo Elite, which is a 650 microsecond, 1064 NdYag laser, to treat inflammatory acne, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, post-inflammatory erythema, and rolling acne scars in skin types I-VI. This laser has revolutionised the way I treat acne in...

How I Do It - Anti-ageing focus: Combination therapy for treating the ageing neck

2 June 2021 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
The neck, decolletage and hands used to be the forgotten areas but with advancements in technology and homecare we can now treat these areas with little downtime and efficacious results. Most patients who visit me for a neck consultation will...

How I Do It - Treating melasma and PIH

6 April 2021 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Melasma and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) are among the most common skin disorders in society with prevalence of up to 50% in some populations. Melasma is more prevalent among females and also among those with darker skin types III–V on the...

How I Do It - Laser hair removal: an overview

1 April 2020 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Laser hair removal is the most performed aesthetic procedure worldwide, with a continuous and increasing demand over the last two decades. It was introduced to the market in the early 1990s and several million procedures have been performed since then....