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­Immediate planned reconstruction following complex craniofacial reconstruction

1 June 2014 | | Facial Plastic Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery | CAD/CAM, Computer-assisted surgery, Craniofacial reconstruction, Navigation, One-step surgery, Orbital reconstruction, PEEK
The immediate reconstruction of 3-D craniofacial defects is extremely difficult and can be more difficult than the ablation. Perfect shape and symmetry is required. In the past decade this has largely improved with CAD/CAM engineering. The authors report a one-step...

Patient-Specific Hybrid Rhinoplasty

1 February 2014 | | Facial Plastic Surgery, Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty has changed considerably over the past one hundred years, not only in terms of the surgical techniques used, but also in the outcome desired by patients. There are now a large number of surgical techniques used which deal with...

In conversation with Derek Mendonca

3 November 2021 | General Plastic Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
Can you tell us a bit about your background and what made you decide on a career as a paediatric plastic surgeon? I was born and raised in Bahrain, in the Middle East. My parents, both from Managlore in India,...

The future of energy-based devices: do we have limits?

7 November 2019
Victor Gabriel Clatici asks what is the final frontier in dermatology, plastic surgery and aesthetic medicine?

Report: BAPRAS 2023

13 December 2023 | | BAPRAS, plastic surgery, reconstructive, craniofacial, meeting, events
A report from PMFA's first ever, very festive BAPRAS Congress, which ran recently from Wednesday 29 November to Friday 1 December in the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead hotel.

How I Do It - Reduction ­thyroplasty

1 August 2014 | | General Plastic Surgery
Introduction Male to female transgender patients often undergo reduction thyroplasty – a procedure to reduce the external appearance of the thyroid cartilage of the larynx, and feminisation of the voice. Reduction thyroplasty, often erroneously called ‘tracheal shave’, is one of...

IN RESPONSE TO: Plastic surgery and aesthetic medicine - specialties and specialists

1 April 2015 | | Aesthetic Medicine, General Plastic Surgery
I read with great interest the article ‘Plastic surgery and aesthetic medicine: specialties and specialists’ by Professor Andrew Burd published in the Feb/Mar issue of PMFA News. Prof Burd brings up many valid points about the specialty of plastic surgery...

In and out of love with surgery

27 August 2019 | | General Plastic Surgery, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
Growing up with books shaped me into a hopeless romantic believing in heroes, magic and achieving the impossible. Throughout the years as I sat patiently waiting on my letter from Hogwarts I instead received my acceptance letter to medical school....

Reconstructive Surgery in Post Colonial Africa

1 October 2013 | | Facial Plastic Surgery, General Plastic Surgery
Both plastic and maxillo-facial surgery developed out of armed combat. Initially, general surgeons attached to the military might perform reconstructive attempts, but more realistically and pragmatically, destructive surgery was more suited to their situation. Amputation of limbs undoubtedly saved lives...

Evaluating the efficacy of 2-millisecond versus 3-millisecond Pulse Duration in Laser Hair Removal using a 755 nm Alexandrite laser

11 September 2023
Abstract: This study evaluates the effectiveness of 2 ms versus 3 ms pulse duration in laser hair removal (LHR) with the GentleMax Pro Plus™ system using a 755 nm Alexandrite handpiece in subjects with Fitzpatrick skin types III and IV....

Perceptions and deceptions: a personal blog by the editor 4 July 2016

4 July 2016 |
I would like to take this opportunity to share a blog with Chris Day and the other junior doctors to talk about ‘whistle blowing’ and what it means. Typically, it refers to people who “speak out of turn”, “wash the...

A study of chronic refractory tibia osteomyelitis treated with surgery and adjuvant hyperbaric oxygen

19 August 2020 | | General Plastic Surgery, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
Introduction Chronic tibial osteomyelitis is a difficult problem to eradicate and often fails to respond to surgical treatment. Orthopaedic surgeons find it difficult to treat these infections which reside as a nidus in dead bone. There is always a risk...