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Outcomes and complications of supramaximal levator resection
1 December 2014
| James Hsuan
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PMFA - Oculoplastic
This is a report of 35 children with unilateral congenital ptosis who underwent a supramaximal levator resection, involving extensive dissection of levator including cutting Whitnall’s ligament. The average preoperative margin reflex distance to the upper lid (MRD1) was 0.5mm, and...
Finding the Common Ground
1 October 2013
| Andrew Burd (Prof Rtd)
Plastics, Maxillo-Facial surgery and Aesthetics. The potential spectrum of topics, disciplines, procedures and practitioners to involve and interest is vast and presents a great challenge in terms of finding common ground. However, it is our intention that PMFA News will...
Burns: A Practical Approach to Immediate Treatment and Long-Term Care
1 December 2013
| Dan Widdowson
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PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
This is a concise book written with a broad reader base from all clinical backgrounds, aimed specifically at those caring for burns victims. It is worth noting that all the proceeds from sale of the book go to a charitable...
The use of platelet-rich plasma in skin flap grafts
1 December 2016
| Clara Smith
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PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
This study was conducted to evaluate the ability of platelet rich plasma (PRP) to stimulate angiogenesis following skin flaps graft surgery, and its effect on flap survival rate. The use of PRP to improve the quality of bone regeneration and...
Is rib cartilage a safe material for rhinoplasty
2 April 2015
| Eduardo Morera Serna
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PMFA - Rhinoplasty
This is a meta-analysis of complications associated with use of autologus costal cartilage in rhinoplasty involving 10 studies with 491 patients with a mean follow-up of 33 months. The results of the meta-analysis show a very low rate of complications...
An update on alopecia treatment options
In this paper the authors make a thorough review of the different medical and surgical options for the treatment of androgenic alopecia. Combined therapy with oral finasteride and topical minoxidil continue to be the mainstay for medical treatment. Follicular unit...Perceptions and deceptions: a personal blog by the editor 8 December 2016
8 December 2016
| Andrew Burd (Prof Rtd)
A Death in Hong Kong An evolving essay and insight into medicine and the law in contemporary Hong Kong (part two). The death of a young person. A fit and healthy person. A person for whom adult life has only...
Building sustainable global partnerships – the BFIRST perspective on future-proofing global plastic surgery
3 June 2024
| Ailbhe Kiely, Luke Mattey, Magda Arderiu, Deevyesh Sunder, Wee L Lam, Naveen Cavale
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PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Hand & Wrist Surgery, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
The British Foundation for International Surgery and Training (BFIRST) marks their 10-year anniversary this year as an organisation. As the international outreach arm of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS), BFIRST focuses on supporting surgeons in...
Maxillomandibular advancement for sleep apnoea
1 February 2019
| Stuart Clark
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PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
This is a meta-analysis compiled from India. Of the initial 103 publications 20 were analysed. Surgical cure was defined as postsurgical AHI of fewer than five events per hour. Of the 251 patients assessed for AHI, 12 where considered normal,...
Optimising Aesthetic Toxin Results
2 February 2024
| Amanda Demosthenous
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PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
This is an excellent book for people who are more advanced in their aesthetic practice and looking to optimise their toxin results. The book covers introduction to botulinum toxin and its immunogenicity including neutralising antibodies. The book then discusses combination...
Botulinum Toxin in Aesthetic Medicine: Injection Protocols and Complication Management
A brilliantly succinct hardback discussing various approaches to botulinum toxin treatments for the face and the body. There are six chapters each outlining a specific category from general background and pharmacokinetics to upper and lower face, as well as non-facial...Revirgination is not the same as hymenoplasty
1 February 2016
| Vishwa Prakash, Neeta Garg
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PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The operation called hymenoplasty is requested by women all over the world before marriage if they have engaged in premarital sex. They think that by undertaking the procedure of hymenoplasty they will regain their lost virginity, a theory that is...
