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Hollywood plastic surgeon turned inventor is changing how we view our patients

31 July 2014
Safety in Cosmetic Surgery has taken a quantum leap with the introduction of the IC 360 camera system, now available in the UK, at The Chelmsford Day Surgery Centre. Preop evaluation, patient education and understanding, and outcome are far more...

In Conversation with Dr Tristan Mehta

9 May 2024 | Aesthetic Medicine, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
We were pleased to have the opportunity to speak to Dr Tristan Mehta, Founder and CEO of Harley Academy, a leading postgraduate training provider of higher education in aesthetic medicine within the UK. Dr Tristan Mehta. What led you to...

How I Do It - Aesthetic reconstruction of the nasal radix-rhinion complex

1 February 2016 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Rhinoplasty
The radix-rhinion complex forms one of the most important pillars of nasal aesthetics. Due to its complex anatomical nature and distance from the point of access, this region can be commonly involved in suboptimal results. Tailor-made operative planning Most of...

How I Do It - NSR with dermal fillers

1 February 2022 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Rhinoplasty, Facial Plastic Surgery
Year on year non-surgical rhinoplasty (NSR) has become increasingly popular and after first learning the technique with a needle, I was taught the cannula technique. Currently, I practise both techniques regularly and often use threads on bulky noses. Indications The...

Allogenic submandibular gland transplantation

11 February 2014 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | Allogenic transplantation, Dry eye, Graft-versus-host disease, Micro surgery, Submandibular gland
The authors discuss and report success with an elegant but difficult solution to a difficult problem. Dry eyes are a difficult problem and incidence increases with age. It can lead to severe reduction in the quality of life of patients....

A novel integrated practice unit (IPU) approach to periocular skin cancer management

2 February 2024 | | Oculoplastics, COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic was one of the biggest challenges to face NHS workers. However, history has repeatedly shown that times of difficulty can result in the development of significant social and technological advances. We describe our own experience of this...

Medical racism and the surgical ‘correction’ of the nose in Brazil

3 October 2023 | | Facial Plastic Surgery
Anthropologist Professor Carmen Alvaro Jarrín has conducted extensive research into plastic surgery practice in Brazil. Here, she explains why social and cultural ideas about race may shape rhinoplasty objectives for patients and surgeons in the country. Health professionals worldwide are...

The fault in our scars

5 July 2024 | | Dermatology, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
A groundbreaking study recently presented to the British Association of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgeons (BAPRAS – www.bapras.org.uk), conducted at Great Ormond Street Hospital, in collaboration with the University of Toronto's Hospital for Sick Kids and University College London, has...

Clones and tigers

2 June 2014 |
Shortly after I qualified MB, ChB in 1963, I had a position in the pathology department of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. I was surprised to discover there that there was a word that I didn't know – ‘clone’. I did...

Support groups for hidradenitis suppurativa

1 October 2015 | | Dermatology
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is an inflammatory condition characterised by painful inflamed nodules in the apocrine regions of the body. It follows a chronic relapsing clinical course and is a very difficult condition to treat. It has an estimated prevalence of...

In Conversation with Professor Jian Farhadi

18 June 2024 | General Plastic Surgery, Breast Surgery, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
We were delighted to speak with Professor Jian Farhadi, Consultant Plastic Surgeon and past Director Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital in London. He is a specialist in reconstructive and aesthetic breast surgery and...

Ultrasound use in non-surgical, aesthetic medicine clinics

3 October 2023 | | Aesthetic Medicine
The use of ultrasound in hospital settings is widespread, however, while the use in aesthetic clinics is in its infancy, it’s steadily increasing [1]. This rise in popularity is a result of an increased desire for safety and accuracy of...