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Defeating dry skin

16 June 2016 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
The author provides a comprehensive overview of the factors influencing skin condition, exploring the physiological processes affecting hydration, the role of ceramides as well as epidermal aquaporins. A detailed and referenced discussion is conveyed on the intrinsic and extrinsic factors...

Non-ablative Er:YAG-laser treatment of female patterned hair loss

6 April 2021 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Female patterned hair loss (FPHL) is the most common hair loss disorder in women. Initial symptoms may lead to progressive hair loss [1]. FPHL has emerged as the preferred term for androgenetic alopecia (AGA) in women due to the uncertain...

Emerging trends in the aesthetics of rhinoplasty: from local to global

1 February 2017 | | PMFA - Rhinoplasty
The concept of ‘beauty’ can be bewildering in its scope and variation through time and geographical location. As the aim of facial plastic surgery consists of restoration of form and function, the definition of beauty takes on immense importance. Although...

OPINION - Who should decide the qualification to do cosmetic surgery?

5 July 2022 | | ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
In my opinion – certainly not the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS), if the new requirements in their Cosmetic Surgery Certification Scheme are read correctly, because self-certification without a formal training assessment and formal examination is meaningless. The...

Brazilian butt lift: large volume fat grafting with water jetstream assisted liposuction

1 August 2014 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
Liposculpture involving fat transfer to the buttocks (‘Brazilian butt lift’) has experienced a dramatic increase in demand in recent years. Popular tabloid celebrities have fuelled the demand for this procedure, resulting in large numbers of patients requesting buttock enhancement surgery....

Do You Know Your Advertising Standards?

1 February 2014 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
Over the last couple of years we have seen many organisations, including the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) seek to ban or at least rein in some of the advertising practices which go on in this industry [1]....

How I Do It - A guide to anterior neck lift aesthetic surgery

1 October 2016 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The difficult neck, particularly an obtuse cervico-mental angle, and the fatty neck are areas that have been concerning plastic surgeons for decades. This article will be chiefly limited to the anterior neck. The neck cannot be improved by anterior neck...

Combating winter skin

3 February 2023 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
It is well documented that colder temperatures can have detrimental effects on the skin [1]. Individuals living in countries far from the equator, such as northern parts of Europe and North America are exposed to harsh weather during winter months,...

Recent developments in hyaluronic acid research

5 February 2020 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
Hyaluronic acid has a role in many medical specialties, not just aesthetics. Anna Baker takes us through the latest evidence and therapeutic indications. The evidence and demand for hyaluronic acid (HA) based technologies continues to expand and evolve across a...

How I Do It - Laser hair removal: electrolysis

1 April 2020 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Electrolysis remains the only method of hair removal permitted by law in the UK [1] and USA [2] to be described as permanent. This is distinct from light-based methods which are permitted the description “permanent hair reduction”. Electrolysis is very...

An update on BIA-ALCL

1 June 2019 | | PMFA - Breast Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The author discusses the concerns and new restrictions on breast implants due to cases of breast implant associated-anaplastic large cell lymphoma – should we be worried? Breast implants, first introduced in the 1960s, have continued to evolve, having survived a...

The Evolution of Wood MediSpa

16 June 2021 | | ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
As surgeons we must have all dreamt of owning our own facility. The perfect dream of a stand-alone private hospital with the entire patient journey seamlessly mapped out. It would offer unparalleled continuity of care – the same team doing...