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The role of thrombolytics in acute and chronic occlusion of the hand

6 April 2016 | | Hand and Wrist Surgery | Arterial occlusion, Catheter, Hand ischemia, Thrombolysis, Thrombolytics
In keeping with much of this edition of the Hand Clinics journal, this article accurately and appropriately sets out the background, epidemiology and current approach to management of acute and chronic upper limb ischaemia. The background sections ease the reader...

Guidelines for the management of craniosynostosis

1 December 2015 | | Facial Plastic Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery
A Dutch national working group developed this guideline with representatives from the societies representing 11 different specialties and the Dutch national patients’ society. Medical, social and psychological aspects of care for both syndromic and non-syndromic craniosynostosis are included, for both...

The life cycles and biological end pathways of dermal fillers

1 December 2014 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology | calcium hydroxylapatite, cosmetic procedure, hyaluronic acid, injectables, poly-l-lactic acid, polymethylacrylate
This is an extremely comprehensive and well-designed study of short-term and long-term degradable fillers as well as permanent fillers. Having identified and reviewed 109 relevant manuscripts between 2001 and 2013, Ahn and Rao have produced an excellent paper on this...

Measures against female hair loss

1 December 2013 | | General Plastic Surgery | Alopecia, Donor site, Female hair transplantation, Female pattern hair loss, Recipient site, Scalp, Telogen effluvium
The author presents a detailed, well-structured review about female hair transplant surgery. Female hair pattern loss usually differs from male hair pattern loss, resulting in regions of the scalp where hair density falls without complete alopecia. Surgery for female patients...

A comprehensive proforma for maxillo-facial trauma

1 October 2013 | | Maxillofacial Surgery
The authors begin by emphasising the importance of complete medical records in maxillo-facial trauma by pointing to the fact that the records not only provide the necessary clinical information but also provide legal protection of both the patient and the...

The double-half bilobed flap or traditional bilobed flap – which is better?

1 April 2018 | | Facial Plastic Surgery, Rhinoplasty | bilobe flap, Skin cancer, Reconstruction, Local flaps
Reconstruction of the nasal tip following ablative surgery can be taxing. The nasal tip is a very visible area with largely immovable skin and reconstruction needs an appreciation of the various sub-units to achieve best results. The traditional superiorly based...

In conversation with Anna Baker

1 October 2018 | | Aesthetic Medicine
The PMFA Journal team were delighted to chat to Anna Baker, Aesthetic Nurse Prescriber, about the importance of continuing professional development (CPD) for those in the field of aesthetic medicine. What do you think is the purpose of CPD? The...

Perceptions and Deceptions: a personal blog by the editor 5 October 2016

5 October 2016 |
And there was me thinking Hong Kong is in a bit of a political mess! What an extraordinary few weeks in the UK as far as medicine is concerned. After months of insisting that he, The Right Honorable Jeremy Hunt,...

Cellulite therapy in 2022 – new treatment options making grades for the new year

30 March 2022 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
World-renowned dermatologist Michael H Gold introduces two of the newest FDA-approved modalities for the treatment of the common skin condition cellulite. Cellulite is one of the most common skin concerns for women. It is estimated that between 80-98% of women...

Body dysmorphia disorder in the cosmetic clinic: a novel encrypted screening approach

2 August 2023 | | Aesthetic Medicine, General Plastic Surgery
In the following article and case study, the condition of body dysmorphia disorder (BDD) is examined in the context of its pathogenesis and the role of the cosmetic practitioner. BDD is a problem that affects patients on a deeply personal...

Revirgination is not the same as hymenoplasty

1 February 2016 | | 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...

The scandal of NHS contracts with the independent healthcare sector

20 August 2020 |
Since March 2020 it was sensible medical practice to consider making all possible beds in the NHS available to potentially admit ill patients with COVID-19. The expected admission rate was supposed to risk overwhelming the NHS, so independent sector facilities apparently volunteered and were then contracted to the NHS as priority, with full remuneration for their losses, and all private practitioners were effectively frozen out from seeing, admitting and operating on their own self pay patients.