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How I Do It - Micro laser coring: A cutting-edge approach to skin rejuvenation

2 June 2025 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Micro laser coring is an advanced skin rejuvenation technique offering great precision, customisable treatment and effective skin remodelling. Using the Fotona F-Runner scanner with fractional Er:YAG laser energy, this procedure removes ultra-fine, 250µm wide micro columns of tissue through vaporisation,...

How I Do It - Hyperdilute CaHA for the ageing neck

3 October 2025 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA) has demonstrated strong biostimulatory effects; increasing collagen and elastin production, while promoting angiogenesis and proteoglycan formation [1]. Consequently, its application as a valuable aesthetic intervention for age-related skin changes is being increasingly adopted. At particular dilutions (when...

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...

Mindfulness tools in practice and why we need them

29 June 2022 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
We hear a lot about how to manage our medical aesthetics businesses / private medical practices. Everyday there are at least five emails from social media marketing companies telling us how they can get us on the first page of...

IMCAS 2023

1 February 2023 | Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries
Ethics in Aesthetic Medicine: presented the Consensus Paper of the major international experts

Croma-Pharma UK Launches “Spring Clean” Campaign to Support Clinics with Complimentary Homecare Kit

17 April 2025 | Research & Development
Buy multiple Croma PolyPhil™ products and receive Croma detox face masks, Jade Rollers, and SkinadeMD® INsupport™ Sachets free of charge. The changing season is the perfect time to refresh and rejuvenate your skin — and your clinic offering. Croma-Pharma UK...

Liquid polycaprolactone collagen stimulator for natural facial anti-ageing

1 June 2023 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Skin ageing is influenced by genetics, environmental exposure, hormonal changes and metabolic processes. With ageing, the supple skin of youth becomes thinned and flattened, with loss of elasticity and architectural regularity. Atrophy of the extracellular matrix is reflected by the...

Natural lifting effect and skin rejuvenation with biphasic medical peeling combined with microneedling

3 October 2023 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Skin ageing affects the supporting structures of the skin along with the epidermal tissue. Collagen development slows down, and the ability to bind water decreases, the skin becomes thinner and more sensitive. Microcirculation, oxygen supply, fat content and hydration are...

How I Do It - Breast uplifts: how I do a mastopexy (or breast reduction) with or without implants

1 June 2016 | | PMFA - Breast Surgery
Summary and introduction A mastopexy is a breast uplift surgical procedure. It derives from the Greek for breast (mastos, meaning breast) and uplift (from the Greek pexis, meaning fixation). When we perform a mastopexy, we can perform the procedure on...

Sensitive cilia – eyelashes in health and disease

7 October 2020 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Oculoplastic
In health our eyelashes protect the eyes, but in disease they can disfigure, impair quality of life and threaten vision. In this review the authors discuss aspects of lashes that are relevant to all professionals working near the eyes and...

How I Do It - Otoplasty: Anterior scoring technique

1 February 2017 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
Standard intraoperative preparation and draping is carried out. The ear is folded back and the intended antihelix (antihelical fold) is marked (Figure 1). Tattooing of the new antihelix, using a blue needle and ink, is done. It is inserted through...

How I Do It - The True Lift Technique™: facial ligament retightening, an anatomical approach

1 June 2018 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
Facial ageing is a complex process which is multifactorial, involving loss of bony support, elongation of the facial ligaments, displacement of fat compartments, attenuation of the superficial muscular aponeurotic system (SMAS) layer and thinning of subcutaneous and dermal tissue. This...