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How I Do It - Non-surgical approach to facial palsy – a preliminary case report

1 June 2015 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
In October 2013, a female patient presented for an initial consultation. She had a past medical history of left lower seventh (facial) nerve palsy following excision of left benign parotid adenoma in 2002. This had been treated over the years,...

Off-label cosmetic use of botulinum toxin in the lower face

1 February 2016 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
Botulinum toxin A (BoNTA) is commonly used as an off-label cosmetic modality to improve the ageing lower face and neck, and may be used as a single line treatment or in combination with other procedures, such as dermal fillers [1]....

Medico-legal Forum (Botulinum/Laser)

1 April 2017 | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
The PMFA Journal and Hamilton Fraser Cosmetic Insurance have teamed up to provide a series of articles that will give examples of claims that occur from different procedures. In our February/March issue we featured a case that involved complications following...

Factors influencing a career choice in plastic surgery as a UK medical student

1 June 2016 | | General Plastic Surgery
The medical school curriculum is increasingly focusing on the role of a general practitioner, which has resulted in medical students having reduced exposure to surgical specialties. There has been a longstanding concern that plastic surgery teaching and exposure in the...

First there was Sophia

4 January 2019 | Written by | Facial Plastic Surgery, General Plastic Surgery, Hand and Wrist Surgery
A robot is a man-made machine which can do some things by itself. It is not alive. It has no physiology. But it does have a source of energy, sensors to interact with the external world, a rudimentary nervous system...

Liquid Face Lift

1 December 2013 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
In recent years aesthetic medicine and aesthetic surgery have been getting closer. This phenomenon is modifying our approach to patients: aesthetic medicine doctors have increased their range of treatments to include more aggressive methods, while aesthetic surgeons tend to choose...

Follow-up interview with Mr Miles Berry Consultant Plastic and Aesthetic Surgeon

1 December 2013 | | Breast Surgery, General Plastic Surgery
The editor’s clarification Andrew Burd: Miles, many thanks indeed for giving the interview that appeared in the first issue of PMFA News (see PMFA News 1(1):24). I read this with great interest as some very topical and sensitive issues were...

How I Do It - Treating melasma and PIH

6 April 2021 | | Aesthetic Medicine, 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 - Vaginal rejuvenation - CO2 laser therapy

1 October 2019 | | Aesthetic Medicine, General Plastic Surgery
Women with menopausal symptoms, as well as postnatally, are looking for additional methods as alternatives to traditional hormone replacement therapy (HRT), local oestrogens or topical creams and lubricants, since only 34% comply with their prescribed therapy. Women report an impairment...

How I Do It - Rejuvenation of the jowls and neck: a combination approach with ‘Radiopeel’

1 February 2019 | | Aesthetic Medicine
Cutaneous ageing of the jowls and neck gives rise to a combination of multiple symptoms – skin laxity, sagging, wrinkles, dyspigmentation, and textural and volumetric changes to the skin. A single symptom can often be dealt with by a single...

Life after medicine

1 December 2018 | | General Plastic Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery, Dermatology
Our Editor, Andrew Burd, renowned burns surgeon, takes us on a fascinating journey from his early days as a medical student travelling in the USA through his search for scarless healing in the 1980s and finally to his current work...

A new treatment for genitourinary syndrome of menopause

1 December 2015 | | Aesthetic Medicine
Genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) [1] is defined as a collection of symptoms and signs mainly associated with the progressive decrease in oestrogen levels. The lack of hormones, usually produced by the ovaries in fertile age, may lead to genital...