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Female Cosmetic Genital Surgery: lifestyle or science?

1 February 2014 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The demand for female cosmetic genital surgery (FCGS) has increased over the last decade [1]. This rise is difficult to quantify, as the majority of these procedures are performed in the private sector. However, this trend is also obvious within...

Do You Know Your Advertising Standards?

1 February 2014 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
Over the last couple of years we have seen many organisations, including the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) seek to ban or at least rein in some of the advertising practices which go on in this industry [1]....

Laser tattoo removal

1 April 2019 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
The authors, experts in dermatologic laser surgery, provide us with a comprehensive review on the use of lasers for tattoo removal. The advanced development in laser devices that can be used for tattoo removal has helped patients and clinicians attain...

Letter from Hong Kong (9 July 2020)

9 July 2020 |
“I see hope in the stars. Take time to look at them.”

Management of masseter hypertrophy and bruxism with Botulinum Toxin A

3 August 2021 | | PMFA - CPD, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Maxillofacial 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 squaring of the lower third of the face can be an...

Staying in touch

19 September 2014 |
Although I am retired, I still receive the British Medical Journal every week and feel slightly guilty if I do not at least tear off the plastic cover before I throw it into the recycle bin... By taking off the...

Aesthetics Awards 2014

23 February 2015 |
This year’s much awaited event was held at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel at the start of December. A total of 21 winners were selected from 145 finalists and presented with their awards in front of an audience of 500...

Perceptions and Deceptions: a personal blog by the editor 7 December 2016

7 December 2016 |
Zoey had two sisters, Leung Lee Michelle and Leung Mei. On 11 June, 2010 one of them made a formal statement to the police. She had questions that needed to be answered. She presented her queries in the form of...

An anecdotal and historical review of the median forehead flap

1 December 2016 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
The specialty of plastic surgery has roots stretching back centuries. Here HS Adenwalla, renowned cleft surgeon, provides a fascinating account of the development of the median forehead flap. In the early 1970s a young boy of 16-years-old was brought to...

Revirgination is not the same as hymenoplasty

1 February 2016 | | 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...

The development of PDO threadlifting in the UK

1 October 2016 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Dr Jacques Otto looks at the development of polydioxanone (PDO) threads as an anti-ageing treatment, the creation of the Association of Polydioxanone Threads (APDOT) UK and what the future holds for threadlifting in the UK. Up to early 2014 the...

How I Do It - Body contouring - PAL-HD liposculpture in men and women

7 December 2020 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
Both men and women seek to improve their physical appearance, contour their figure, and achieve results that cannot be always be obtained solely with diet and exercise. Therefore, liposuction is one of the most popular aesthetic procedures. Power-assisted liposuction (PAL)...