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Less extrusion of StopLoss Jones Tubes

9 June 2020 | | Oculoplastics
This is a retrospective comparison of the survival of StopLoss Jones tubes with conventional Lester Jones tubes. Between 2014 and 2016, 31 StopLoss and 59 Lester-Jones tubes were inserted. The authors compared the extrusion and sinking-in rates between the StopLoss...

CD73 in aggressive basal cell carcinoma

5 August 2020 | | Oculoplastics
This is a retrospective review looking at levels of CD73 in aggressive basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) that invade the orbit. Eleven patients who underwent orbital exenteration for invasion by BCCs were compared with 10 matched controls who had simple nodular...

Breast augmentation from a patient perspective

21 June 2022 | | Breast Surgery, General Plastic Surgery, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
When I was 17 and saw Pamela Anderson on Baywatch I knew I wanted to have breast implants. A plastic surgeon had an office nearby so I went to find out more. The woman who spoke with me was lovely,...

CQC regulators and private hospitals need more common sense

1 July 2018 | | Breast Surgery, General Plastic Surgery, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
There is a fundamental flaw in the way regulatory bodies are allowed to pressure and scare perfectly functioning private hospitals. Invariably the regulators themselves are of ordinary stock and have to justify their salaries by increasing administrative workloads on others....

Gross Negligence Manslaughter in Healthcare: The medico-legal dilemma (part 9) – Informed consent (i)

8 December 2021 |
It is one year ago today that Justice Judianna Barnes sentenced Dr Mak Wan-ling to be incarcerated for three and half years for a crime she did not commit (see parts 1-4 of this blog).

Informed consent and failure to disclose – legal perspectives for aesthetic surgeons

1 October 2016 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Breast Surgery, Dentistry, Dermatology, Facial Plastic Surgery, General Plastic Surgery, Hand and Wrist Surgery, Imaging, Maxillofacial Surgery, Oculoplastics, Rhinoplasty, Skull Base Surgery
As litigation and legal claims in aesthetic surgery and medicine continue to rise, informed consent is not only a legal imperative but also essential in protecting yourself and your business. Lee Seng Khoo and Francesco Mazzarone, from the world-renowned Ivo...

Cautions, contraindications and complications in aesthetics

5 August 2020 | | Aesthetic Medicine
All aesthetic practitioners will face complications during their career. It is therefore vital to be prepared. Dr Nestor Demosthenous provides a comprehensive guide to potential complications when treating patients with fillers. A complication during or following a treatment carried out...

The impact of COVID-19 on aesthetic plastic surgery in the UK: a survey of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons

3 October 2023 | | COVID-19 - The PMFA Journal, General Plastic Surgery
Introduction Devastating pandemics have occurred throughout human history, including the Antonine Plague (AD 165-180), the Justinian Plague (AD 514-549), the Black Death (AD 1347-1351) and the Spanish Flu (AD 1918-1919). The COVID-19 pandemic began in Wuhan, China in December 2019,...

Acid attacks: part 1

1 August 2019 | | Facial Plastic Surgery, General Plastic Surgery
In the first of a two-part series, Andrew Burd takes us through the background to the development of his protocol for the acute management of chemical assault burns (see Part 2 here). I have maintained a long-term interest in how...

Perceptions and deceptions: a personal blog by the editor 9 December 2016

9 December 2016 |
A Death in Hong Kong: an evolving essay and insight into medicine and the law in contemporary Hong Kong (part three). In the ensuing few months I came up with this idea of an Institute of Aesthetic Medicine. Chris Howse?...

Medico-legal Forum (Botulinum toxin)

1 February 2017 | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
The PMFA Journal and Hamilton Fraser Cosmetic Insurance have teamed up to provide a series of articles that will give examples of claims that occur from different procedures. The case in question In 2014 a patient underwent treatment using abobotulinumtoxinA...

Lip augmentation

1 February 2017 | | Aesthetic Medicine
In the second of our two-part special focus (see here for Part 1) on lips we are delighted to present this comprehensive clinical guide for practitioners undertaking lip augmentation. Lips and eyes enhance facial beauty. Highlighting these has been dated...