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The life cycles and biological end pathways of dermal fillers

1 December 2014 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology | calcium hydroxylapatite, cosmetic procedure, hyaluronic acid, injectables, poly-l-lactic acid, polymethylacrylate
This is an extremely comprehensive and well-designed study of short-term and long-term degradable fillers as well as permanent fillers. Having identified and reviewed 109 relevant manuscripts between 2001 and 2013, Ahn and Rao have produced an excellent paper on this...

Chemical peels

1 June 2014 | | Aesthetic Medicine
Chemical peels are methods of skin resurfacing, and date back to ancient Egypt. Chemicals are applied and induce injury at specific depths in skin; the wound promotes collagen remodelling and improved surface appearance. There are three types: superficial, medium and...

Polydioxanone in septal reconstruction

1 April 2014 | | Rhinoplasty, Facial Plastic Surgery
Septal reconstruction is a challenging problem and is undertaken for functional or cosmetic reasons or a combination of both. Either autologous cartilage, commonly auricular, or other alloplastic material can be used. The authors describe the use of a polydioxanone (PDS)...

Effect of skin expansion on acellular dermis

1 December 2017 | | Breast Surgery, General Plastic Surgery | Acellular dermis, breast reconstruction, expander
Acellular dermis is widely used in prosthesis based breast reconstruction, however, there is a lack of data concerning its expandability and related skin changes. This experimental study in rats aimed to determine whether acellular dermis could be expanded and whether...

BAS (British Association of Sclerotherapists) 2019 Conference

14 May 2019 | Aesthetic Medicine
Report by Hilary Furber, BAS Operations Manager. An enthusiastic group of over 80 surgeons, doctors and nurses gathered in May at the magnificent lakeside Eton Dorney Conference Centre near Windsor for the British Association of Sclerotherapists’ (BAS) 2019 Conference. This...

The arguments for polyurethane covered breast implants in cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery

1 June 2014 | | Breast Surgery
The surgeon’s viewpoint Medical grade silicone has been used for breast augmentation since the 1960s and is the preferred base material to use as the filler in breast implants. Cohesive gel silicone implants are now exclusively available in the UK....

Fractional laser treatment for medical skin diseases

5 June 2020 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology, CPD - The PMFA Journal
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Recent developments in facelift surgery

3 October 2023 | | Facial Plastic Surgery
Early facelifting procedures were documented in the 1900s, where skin undermining with excess skin excision along the hairline was performed. The 1970s witnessed a major change with an upsurge in public interest in facelift surgery, which led to innovative changes...

Stem cells in reconstructive surgery: a bright but cautious future

12 October 2021 | | 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...

The safety of performing elective dermatological procedures under local anaesthetic during the COVID-19 pandemic

12 July 2021 | | Dermatology, General Plastic Surgery, COVID-19 - The PMFA Journal, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, guidance advised postponement of elective procedures except for time-critical local anaesthetic (LA) procedures [1-3]; our NHS Trust therefore continued with LA skin malignancy surgery. All patients having possible skin cancer lesions removed...

Acid attacks: part 1

1 August 2019 | | Facial Plastic Surgery, General Plastic Surgery
In the first of a two-part series, Andrew Burd takes us through the background to the development of his protocol for the acute management of chemical assault burns (see Part 2 here). I have maintained a long-term interest in how...

The gender affirmation surgery MDT

1 February 2019 | | Breast Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery, General Plastic Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery
The authors provide a comprehensive and thought-provoking discussion of the multidisciplinary nature of caring for someone undergoing gender reassignment surgery. In the last 50 years in the UK an estimated 130,000 people have changed their gender assigned at birth (assigned...