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Safety and risks of local anaesthesia and regional blocks in plastic surgery

18 February 2021 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The current COVID-19 pandemic has introduced unprecedented risks associated with intubation and general anaesthesia with the potential transmission of a novel and potentially fatal airborne disease. Local anaesthesia, when used appropriately, can provide safe and effective analgesia without the risks...

Perceptions and deceptions: a personal blog by the editor 5 September 2016

5 September 2016 |
The junior doctors are without doubt the very backbone of the NHS. They span from the newly graduated medical students to the most senior postgraduate trainees who are about to embark on a definitive post as a hospital consultant or...
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Cutaneous Malignancies: A Surgical Perspective

1 December 2021 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Dermatology
This is a very informative reference text. Twelve chapters have been written specifically for those involved with dermatological surgery. In the UK several specialties may be involved in the surgical management of cutaneous malignancies from dermatologists to plastic and maxillofacial...

Controlling intraoperative haemorrhage during burn surgery

5 June 2017 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
This study aims to compare the efficacy of NuStat, a new haemostatic agent based on bamboo cellulose that proposes to activate the clotting cascade, against more traditional methods of haemostasis during burn surgery. The authors argue the requirement for further...

Use of spacers for mandibular defects after resection of mandible preceding definitive osseous reconstruction

1 October 2013 | | PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
The authors propose the use of rigid polyethylene and silicon spacers in mandibular defects as an interim measure before definitive osseous reconstruction after mandibular resections for locally aggressive benign disease. The authors point out that the current intermediate reconstruction systems...

Letter from Hong Kong (2 July 2020)

2 July 2020 |
There is an expression about “living through history”. I am not quite sure what it means but I have the inclination that it conveys a sense of being there, of being alive, when the world changes. Dramatically, irrevocably. We have a before, and we have an after, and we are now in the period of transition.

Extracutaneous Merkel cell carcinoma or metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma with an occult primary?

4 February 2025 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive malignancy arising from dermal neuroendocrine cells, first described by Toker in 1972 [1]. It is predominately seen in the head and neck region of older, white males and risk factors include...

In conversation with Professor David Sines

1 August 2018 | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
In January 2016 a new voluntary regulatory register was established – the Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP), chaired by Professor David Sines. Since that time the JCCP has met with challenges from many within the aesthetics industry. We spoke...

The role of skin camouflage and micropigmentation in the fields of burns and plastic surgery

1 December 2014 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
Many patients who survive major burns, suffer a traumatic injury or undergo reconstructive surgery following cancer are left with both physical but also psychological sequelae. Sometimes early psychological difficulties improve with the passage of time with support from friends and...

The new era of advanced AI-powered aesthetics

4 December 2024 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
“AI is the most powerful technology force of our time.” Jensen Huang, Nvidia CEO. The 101 on AI Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to redefine our social, economic and healthcare infrastructure. Artificial intelligence represents machine learning designed to be intuitive...

A history of the Asia Pacific Burn Association

5 September 2019 |
To accompany his Newsround report on the 12th APBC meeting in the October/November issue, Editor Andrew Burd shares the story of how the APBA was set up.

Redefining aesthetic treatments with precision imaging

12 November 2025 | Research & Development
The demand for natural, patient-specific aesthetic treatments continues to grow, requiring practitioners to deliver results that are both measurable and harmonious. Aura provides a new dimension in aesthetic medicine with its advanced 3D imaging technology, designed to elevate the precision...