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Gross Negligence Manslaughter in Healthcare: The medico-legal dilemma (part 6) - Cosmetic surgery in Hong Kong

15 November 2021 |
There is no formally recognised specialty of Cosmetic Surgery (and / or Medicine) in Hong Kong. Unsurprisingly, there are no formal training programs in cosmetic surgery or aesthetic medicine.

Life after medicine

1 December 2018 | | General Plastic Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery, Dermatology
Our Editor, Andrew Burd, renowned burns surgeon, takes us on a fascinating journey from his early days as a medical student travelling in the USA through his search for scarless healing in the 1980s and finally to his current work...

Letter from Hong Kong (13 April 2020)

14 April 2020 |
Now is not the time to start spreading blame. There will be time for that later. At the same time, now, is the time to recognise the great courage required in true leadership.

MD/PhDs or MD/MBAs: which do we need more to innovate in plastic surgery?

1 February 2014 | | General Plastic Surgery
I would like to thank Arlen Meyers and Victor Castro for submitting this article. One of the problems that I have seen in my professional lifetime is the failure of entrepreneurs to grasp that there is no infinite health care...

The importance of skin preparation

1 June 2018 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology, General Plastic Surgery
With both aesthetic procedures and antibiotic resistance on the rise, good skin disinfection to reduce the risk of infection is more vital than ever. Anna Baker takes us through the evidence behind commonly used skin preparation formulations for aesthetic injectable...

An overview of chemical peel formulations

7 October 2020 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology, Oculoplastics, Facial Plastic Surgery, CPD - The PMFA Journal
This article has been verified for CPD. Click the button below to answer a few short questions and download a form to be included in your CPD folder. Chemical peels continue to be one of the most popular aesthetic treatments....

In conversation with Uliana Gout

11 January 2021 | Aesthetic Medicine, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
We were delighted to catch up with Dr Uliana Gout, President of the British College of Aesthetic Medicine (BCAM), about her career and plans for the College. Can you tell us a little bit about why you initially chose to...

From clinician to creator: taking your brand to the next level through experience-based marketing

1 August 2016 | | Aesthetic Medicine
Woman with Plastic Surgery “addiction” on how it nearly destroyed her marriage (and her face) Huffington Post, 4 November 2015 Cosmetic Crisis Waiting to Happen BBC News, 23 April 2012 I was blinded by fillers: One woman’s horrifying story of...

Perceptions and Deceptions a personal blog by the editor 9 June 2016

9 June 2016 |
Distractions! I am getting behind my timetable for the on-going story. So let me press on. I shall only comment at the outset that with regard to the Junior Doctors Contract issue in the UK, I do think the government...

Topical phenytoin effect on pressure ulcers healing: A literature review of the evidence

1 December 2018 | | ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
A pressure ulcer (PU) is a localised injury to the skin and / or underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence, because of pressure, or pressure in combination with shear (EPUAP/ NPUAP 2009/PPPPIA 2014). Bennett et al. [1] claimed total...

How I Do It - Surgical upper lip lift

4 December 2023 | | Facial Plastic Surgery
This article has been verified for CPD. Click the button below to answer a few short questions and download a form to be included in your CPD folder. The shape and volume of the lips are highly significant features when...

Wound moisture sensing in traumatic wounds

1 June 2015 | | 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....