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First Scottish patients to benefit from new national Digital Dermatology pathway

20 November 2024 | dermatology, scotland, UK, NHS, skincare, patient experience, technology
Patients in Dumfries and Galloway and Greater Glasgow and Clyde will be the first to benefit from a new technology to allow faster diagnosis and assessment of skin conditions. Using a secure mobile phone app, the new national Digital Dermatology...

COVID-19: thoughts from an Edinburgh plastic surgeon

5 June 2020 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Facial 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...

How I Do It - Wound closure

4 February 2025 | | PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Breast Surgery
Looking to upskill? Professor James Frame and a host of co-authors share their tips and tricks so you can benefit from their experience. I recently saw two wound closures exhibiting poor technique and contributing significant morbidity, including suture site inflammation,...

Devoted couple celebrate wife’s life-threatening tumour removal by UK surgeon

18 February 2025 | Maxillofacial, Charity, Africa Mercy, Mercy Ships, International, Africa
A 45-year-old woman has had a debilitating, orange-sized tumour surgically removed from her jaw for free after she was spotted on the side of the road by volunteers from international charity Mercy Ships, passing through her village in Madagascar. Unable...

Focus on: Cosmeceuticals (part 2)

1 June 2016 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
To start the second part (see also Definitions, regulations and a review of the market and Skin anatomy and photoageing and Focus on: Cosmeceuticals (part 2) - continued) of this special focus on cosmeceuticals the authors will present some of...

Vascular complications part 2: management

7 December 2020 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
- VIDEO CONTENT AT BOTTOM OF ARTICLE - Vascular complications from the use of soft tissue fillers can be devastating. In the second of a two-part series (click here for Part 1), the authors discuss how to manage these adverse...

Perceptions and Deceptions: a personal blog by the editor 5 October 2016

5 October 2016 |
And there was me thinking Hong Kong is in a bit of a political mess! What an extraordinary few weeks in the UK as far as medicine is concerned. After months of insisting that he, The Right Honorable Jeremy Hunt,...

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

1 June 2014 | | PMFA - 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....

Debate - Voluntary registers for medical cosmetic practitioners: friend or foe?

1 October 2015 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
In June this year BACN and PIAPA issued a joint statement criticising voluntary registration bodies such as Save Face. Regulation is a hot topic that many in the industry feel passionately about, and the statement sparked a debate about whether...

Laser and light-based treatments for pigmented lesions

1 December 2017 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
The authors detail the types of lasers and light-based devices that can be used in the treatment of epidermal and dermal pigmentations. Skin colour differences have, for centuries, been associated with the economic, political and social status of a person;...

Hymenoplasty and virginity – an issue of socio-cultural morality and medical ethics

1 December 2015 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
This article reflects the increasing complexity of the modern world, where the rich diversity of culture, morals, the law and religion, can have profound effects on medical practice. Sometimes there is considerable debate which is not in fact appropriate. This...

Laser and light based hair removal

1 April 2017 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Laser hair removal is a popular, and constantly evolving, treatment. Professor Paolo Bonan and colleagues provide us with a comprehensive overview and some ‘top tips’ for how to make the procedure as safe and effective as possible. Hair removal, also...