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The mission to provide equal access for the treatment of port wine stain birthmarks

3 October 2022 | Linda Rozell-Shannon | Dermatology, Aesthetic Medicine, General Plastic Surgery

The Vascular Birthmarks Foundation (VBF) is the leading charity in the world for networking individuals with vascular birthmarks, anomalies, and related syndromes (VBARS) into proper medical treatment. The VBF currently monitors over 80,000 individuals / families, worldwide, who are affected...

Hymenoplasty and virginity – an issue of socio-cultural morality and medical ethics

1 December 2015 | Lee Seng Khoo, Vasco Senna-Fernandes | 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...

An open letter to young plastic surgeons (from an old UK plastic surgeon)

1 October 2015 | Paul Levick | General Plastic Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery, Breast Surgery

You are in a specialty that is second to none – you can use your skills to improve the quality of life of your patients, whether they have cancer, congenital abnormalities or damage caused by trauma. Most (90%) plastic surgery...

The Re-humanising Revolution: Breaking the conspiracy of silence

3 June 2020 | Hayley Allan | Aesthetic Medicine, Breast Surgery, COVID-19 - The PMFA Journal, Dentistry, Dermatology, Facial Plastic Surgery, General Plastic Surgery, Hand and Wrist Surgery, Imaging, Maxillofacial Surgery, Oculoplastics, Rhinoplasty, Skull Base Surgery

Over the last few years, the mental and emotional wellbeing of those who work in medicine has come under scrutiny. The author introduces a new resource. Working in healthcare has always been stressful but never more so than today. In...

How I Do It - Treating skin flaccidity with the Fotona V-SMOOTH protocol

7 December 2020 | Adrian Gaspar | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology

Unwanted fat, cellulite and flaccidity are three of the top reasons for consultation in aesthetic medicine in relation to body contouring. After the age of 30, the production of collagen and elastin decreases, so our skin starts to loose firmness...

How I Do It - Thin lips – remodelling with hyaluronic acid

5 June 2020 | Sofya Gilmanova | Aesthetic Medicine

Volumetric changes in treating thin lips remain a challenge for all aesthetic medical practitioners. Obtaining an optimum result requires a good knowledge of facial anatomy, an excellent injection technique and adequate and careful patient selection. With inappropriate patient choice, even...

How I Do It - Practical guidance on avoiding adverse events following soft tissue augmentation – some tips

5 February 2020 | Dalvi Humzah | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology, Facial Plastic Surgery

Complications following soft tissue augmentation range from the mild to the serious, e.g. blindness due to occlusion of the branches of the ophthalmic artery to the eye. Much of the literature reviewed appears to indicate that no treatments were found...

How I Do It - Postoperative care following aesthetic breast surgery – augmentation, reduction / mastopexy and augmentation mastopexy

1 August 2019 | Tariq Ahmad | Breast Surgery, General Plastic Surgery

The first aspect of postoperative care is to prevent or pre-empt potential problems; two main concerns are bleeding and infection. Towards the end of the procedure, I always undertake an antiseptic or saline washout before closing and check the blood...

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