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Perceptions and deceptions: a personal blog by the editor 4 July 2016

4 July 2016 |
I would like to take this opportunity to share a blog with Chris Day and the other junior doctors to talk about ‘whistle blowing’ and what it means. Typically, it refers to people who “speak out of turn”, “wash the...

An anecdotal and historical review of the median forehead flap

1 December 2016 | | 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...

Sushruta and Indian rhinoplasty

25 August 2021 | | ENT, Rhinology / Sinus
Vijay Pothula explains rhinoplasty’s roots in ancient Indian Ayurvedic medicine, and how it was introduced to the Western world. In 1794 The Gentleman’s Magazine published a surgical operation which was long established in India but unknown in Europe [1]. A...

Thermal injury and false eyelashes

1 April 2020 | | General Plastic Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery, Dermatology, Oculoplastics, CPD - The PMFA Journal
Please Click here for the CPD Feedback form on this article The authors provide a case of cyanoacrylate glue causing a thermal burn on the eyelid and explain how this type of burn should be managed. The use of false...

Preferred upper / lower lip ratio and perception of naturally looking lips, a study across generations and genders

2 February 2024 | | Aesthetic Medicine
Introduction ‘Beauty is in the eye of the beholder’. Although it sounds true, most often some beauty patterns or preferences can be innate or intuitive [1]. When it comes to the ideal lips, how much of their features can be...

Management of masseter hypertrophy and bruxism with Botulinum Toxin A

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

Sir Archibald McIndoe and the Guinea Pig Club

1 December 2013 | | Facial Plastic Surgery
The early life of Sir Archibald McIndoe Archibald Hector McIndoe was born in Dunedin, New Zealand on 4th May, 1900. His father John was a printer and mother Mabel an artist. He was the second eldest child of four children....

A new treatment for genitourinary syndrome of menopause

1 December 2015 | | Aesthetic Medicine
Genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) [1] is defined as a collection of symptoms and signs mainly associated with the progressive decrease in oestrogen levels. The lack of hormones, usually produced by the ovaries in fertile age, may lead to genital...

First there was Sophia

4 January 2019 | Written by | Facial Plastic Surgery, General Plastic Surgery, Hand and Wrist Surgery
A robot is a man-made machine which can do some things by itself. It is not alive. It has no physiology. But it does have a source of energy, sensors to interact with the external world, a rudimentary nervous system...

Technology for remote working and COVID-19 resources

2 April 2020 | | COVID-19 - The PMFA Journal
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered every aspect of how we live, and how healthcare needs to be provided for the welfare of patients and staff. I thought I would try to summarise a few potential technology tools that could be...

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

7 December 2020 | | 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)...

How I Do It - Skin tightening: NeckTite, FaceTite and AccuTite in combination with Morpheus8

1 June 2019 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Facial Plastic Surgery, General Plastic Surgery
The ‘BodyTite’ system is becoming increasingly popular, initially launched as the radiofrequency assisted liposuction (RFAL). We started using the BodyTite system over four years ago. Now the system has been updated to include the Neck / Face / AccuTite handpieces....