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Plastic Surgery Volume 6: Hand and Upper Extremity

4 August 2014 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Hand & Wrist Surgery
This is the last of this six-volume textbook, which provides an almost comprehensive coverage of the entire spectrum of hand and upper limb conditions. This remains a formidable task, as evidenced by other more extensive hand surgery textbooks that are...

Perceptions and Deceptions a personal blog by the editor 22 Apr 2016

22 April 2016 |
The junior doctors in the UK are facing the reality that if they hold steady there is the very real prospect that ‘an elite group of professional people’ can topple a corrupt and dishonest Government and restore the balance of...

Breast reduction in the older woman

1 December 2022 | | PMFA - Breast Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
Breast reduction (bilateral breast reduction or BBR) is an operation to reduce the size of the breasts, helping to improve the shape of the breasts and lifting the nipples to an appropriately higher position. Some women have difficulty with their...

Rib grafts for mandibular reconstruction

19 September 2019 | | PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
The mandible provides support for the function of the lips, floor of mouth and tongue, and provision of oral competence and function such as swallowing, chewing and speech. Reconstruction of the mandible following ablation thus requires good bone stock to...

Perceptions and deceptions: a personal blog by the editor 9 December 2016

9 December 2016 |
A Death in Hong Kong: an evolving essay and insight into medicine and the law in contemporary Hong Kong (part three). In the ensuing few months I came up with this idea of an Institute of Aesthetic Medicine. Chris Howse?...

When does a non-surgical procedure fall within the scope of CQC registration? An update on cogged PDO thread lifts

1 April 2019 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
In December 2018 the CQC ruled that any healthcare professional performing thread lifting now has to meet its full requirements for surgical procedures. Dr Bea Brookes takes a look at the decision. Non-surgical thread lift with dissolving threads has been...

Emmanuel, 3, has life transformed after Mercy Ships removes painful head growth

10 February 2025 | Maxillofacial, Volunteer, Charity, Africa, Patient Stories
The parents of a three-year-old boy are rejoicing after volunteers on board a charity hospital ship removed a large, painful growth from the side of his head – a condition that had been developing since before he was born. Emmanuel’s...

Perceptions and deceptions: a personal blog by the editor 15 December 2016

15 December 2016 |
A Death in Hong Kong: an evolving essay and insight into medicine and the law in contemporary Hong Kong (part six) I presented my ‘sanitized’ statement to the Hospital Investigation Panel. They had already interviewed Dr David Wong. I discovered...

Obituary: Michael Felix Freshwater, MD 1948-2016

17 October 2016 |
Revelation By Robert Frost (my favourite American Poet) WE make ourselves a place apartBehind light words that tease and flout,But oh, the agitated heartTill someone find us really out. ‘Tis pity if the case require(Or so we say) that in...

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...

The future of acne treatment is clear

30 April 2024 | Research & Development
As acne affects 742 million patients daily, an alarming 48% are unsatisfied with their current acne treatment [1,2]. But the landscape is changing with...

In conversation with Dr Hugues Cartier

13 November 2019 | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
We were delighted to chat to Dr Hugues Cartier, Dermatologist and IMCAS Global Course Co-ordinator. Can you tell us a bit about your background and what led to you becoming a dermatologist? The question could simply be summed up as...