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

4 July 2016 | Andrew Burd (Prof)

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...

Gross Negligence Manslaughter in Healthcare: The medico-legal dilemma (part 4)

21 July 2021 | Andrew Burd (Prof)

I want to return to the case of Dr Mak, who was, from the available evidence, caught up in a miscarriage of justice that arose because of a lack of effective interprofessional communication in the legal process.

Is patient masking leading to an increase in post-op infection after eyelid surgery?

21 October 2020 | Marion Sikuade, Zanna Currie, Jennifer HY Tan | PMFA - COVID-19, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Oculoplastic

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of facemasks or face coverings in the clinical setting has become necessary. It is important to recognise that facemasks can be a source of infection after eye surgery and consider ways to minimise...

Wound moisture sensing in traumatic wounds

1 June 2015 | Steven LA Jeffery (Prof) | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery

Wounds can be small and unpleasant, or may be large and life-threatening. The skin is a physical and an immunological barrier to infection, and any defect in the integrity of the skin may allow bacterial or fungal invasion to occur....

Prostaglandin associated periorbitopathy presenting as unilateral orbital fat prolapse

12 October 2021 | Mary Henry, John Awad, Imogen Cheung, David Cheung | PMFA - Oculoplastic, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery

Case Report A 65-year-old gentleman with bilateral primary open angle glaucoma presented to an oculoplastic surgeon following referral from their glaucoma specialist. Following recent right eye glaucoma surgery, the patient had noticed right under eye swelling and had confronted the...

Submandibular haematoma with airway obstruction following a warfarin overdose

1 June 2017 | Jatinder Moore, Grigore Mihalache, Ahmed Messahel | PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery

Submental and submandibular abscesses are frequent in oral and maxillofacial surgery; on the other hand submandibular haematomas are uncommon. However, we encountered a submandibular haematoma, initially masked as a Ludwig’s angina, which was compromising the airway of a warfarinised patient...

Body dysmorphia disorder in the cosmetic clinic: a novel encrypted screening approach

2 August 2023 | Sean Fitzpatrick | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery

In the following article and case study, the condition of body dysmorphia disorder (BDD) is examined in the context of its pathogenesis and the role of the cosmetic practitioner. BDD is a problem that affects patients on a deeply personal...

The safety of performing elective dermatological procedures under local anaesthetic during the COVID-19 pandemic

12 July 2021 | Jasmine Bawa, Shaene Gnanarajah, Anthony Barabas | PMFA - COVID-19, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, guidance advised postponement of elective procedures except for time-critical local anaesthetic (LA) procedures [1-3]; our NHS Trust therefore continued with LA skin malignancy surgery. All patients having possible skin cancer lesions removed...

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