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How I Do It - Neck rejuvenation using Erbium-Yag laser technology

1 February 2019 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Individuals with skin laxity and wrinkles around the neck area have, until recently, not had any successful non-invasive treatments available to improve this appearance of ageing around the neck area and upper chest. The Fotona SP Dynamis laser has a...

How I Do It - 360° body contouring through combined techniques

2 December 2019 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
Today, patients are looking for non-invasive and customised aesthetic procedures with no downtime. They want a global body treatment for a natural and harmonious result. To get the best possible results, treatments have to be combined. It is rare for...

How I Do It - Buttock augmentation

19 July 2021 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Online exclusive articles
Buttock augmentation is a popular treatment in high demand in South America. As in all aesthetic treatments, gluteal enhancement is not free from risks. Practitioners looking to expand into the gluteal area should know the gluteal anatomy, and they also...

How I Do It - Treating multiple skin concerns with less down-time

1 December 2021 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
As a speciality, we are constantly striving to achieve better results with less risk and down-time. It is not unusual for us to see patients who want to treat multiple skin concerns such as acne scarring, pigmentation, laxity and rhytids...

How I Do It - The non-surgical rhinoplasty

26 March 2024 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Rhinoplasty, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
Non-surgical rhinoplasty, also known as a ‘liquid nose job’ or ‘filler rhinoplasty’, is a minimally invasive cosmetic procedure that reshapes the nose using dermal fillers instead of traditional surgical techniques. It offers advantages such as minimal downtime and no incisions,...

How I Do It - How to ‘best-buddy’ strap fingers

3 April 2025 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Hand & Wrist Surgery
A 72-year-old male tripped and fell, dislocating his non-dominant left-ring finger’s proximal interphalangeal joint (Figures 1 and 2). The dislocation was reduced under ring block anaesthesia and the joint immediately mobilised using a simple method of ‘buddy strapping’ using elasticated...

Chin augmentation: filler versus prosthesis

1 August 2016 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
Over recent years, aesthetic medicine and aesthetic surgery have become closer and more combined in daily practice. There is also a gradual shift, with aesthetic doctors performing more invasive techniques, whereas plastic surgeons are also, whenever possible, moving to less...

In and out of love with surgery

27 August 2019 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
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....

Letter from Hong Kong (2 July 2020)

2 July 2020 |
There is an expression about “living through history”. I am not quite sure what it means but I have the inclination that it conveys a sense of being there, of being alive, when the world changes. Dramatically, irrevocably. We have a before, and we have an after, and we are now in the period of transition.

Letter from Hong Kong (9 July 2020)

9 July 2020 |
“I see hope in the stars. Take time to look at them.”

Changing Faces' new GP resource: Psychosocial management and assessment in primary care

7 February 2025 | dermatology, Changing Faces, charity, face, learning, education
In November, Changing Faces were excited to announce the launch of their new GP resource, 'Psychosocial management and assessment in primary care'. They also welcome your feedback on a possible skin camouflage training course for health professionals, and have news...

Failures in 'low risk' beauty treatments leaving consumers with lifelong injuries

30 April 2025 | cosmetic, aesthetic medicine, non-surgical, UK, Scotland, news, regulation, liability, BBL
Scottish beauty therapists and healthcare practitioners carrying out non-surgical cosmetic treatments such as liquid Brazilian butt lifts and Botox injections must have sufficient insurance to protect customers if things go wrong. The warning comes from not-for-profit campaign organisation APIL (the...