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Treating the male patient with dermal fillers
Concepts of beauty and attractiveness have always been associated with the appreciation of symmetry, balance and harmony of various facial features. An attractive face creates mystique and power. Its effects are undeniable, and for centuries, we have been trying to...Hand rejuvenation with injectable fillers
The author, an internationally recognised aesthetic dermatologist and Faculty Member for this year’s 5CC meeting in Barcelona, provides an expert guide to the use of injectable fillers in hand rejuvenation. Ageing of the hands can result in discrepancy between a...Finalists announced for Aesthetic Awards 2015
We are delighted that three of our editorial board members are nominated for the Aesthetic Awards this year.PMFA News Aesthetics Sub-editor Dalvi Humzah has been nominated for Medical Practitioner of the Year, while his Facial Anatomy Teaching has been shortlisted...
The Art of Skin Health Restoration and Rejuvenation, Second edition
This book showcases the author’s philosophy and experience as a dermatologist involved in skin care over the past 35 years. It is the second edition of the original book published in 2000. Three of the 15 chapters were written by...
Treatment of established facial palsy with botulinum toxin followed by half mirror exercises
Seventeen patients with unilateral facial palsy for more than a year were treated with botulinum toxin injections to relieve symptoms of facial synkinesis or hyperkinetic movements. Three injections were given at six to eight month intervals, followed by daily half...
Electrochemotherapy for BCCs
A remarkable account of an effective non-surgical treatment for basal cell carcinomas (BCCs). Electrochemotherapy (ECT) consists of making the area surrounding the lesion temporarily permeable using electric pulses (under local anaesthesia), then bleomycin is administered to the area. The treatment...
Locked or unlocked
This is as systematic review and meta-analysis from the Netherlands, evaluating postoperative complications of mandibular fractures using locking and non-locking systems. It is suggested that postoperative complications of surgical treatment of mandibular fractures occur in 20-26% of patients, and it...Preservation rhinoplasty
Hump reduction and osteotomies to close the open roof, or lowering the whole nasal dorsum? Charles East explains how preservation techniques can improve outcomes by maintaining the integral structures of the nose. What is preservation rhinoplasty? The origins of reduction...
Reconstruction with scapular tip
Post ablative defects in the maxilla can be extremely complex, involve all three dimensions and result in significant morbidity. Rehabilitation is fraught with difficulties, and a number of options are available, including an obturator or surgical reconstruction with a free...
Postoperative antibiotics after a free flap surgery – is one dose enough?
Major head and neck surgery with ablation of oral cancer, neck dissection and free flap reconstruction is a well-established part of maxillofacial surgery. These patients however already have significant co-morbidities and together with a long operation, large wounds open for...
Reconstruction with scapular tip following hemi-maxillectomy and rehabilitation with dental implants
Post ablative defects in the maxilla can be extremely complex, involve all three dimensions and result in significant morbidity. Rehabilitation is fraught with difficulties, and a number of options are available, such as an obturator or surgical reconstruction with a...
