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Oculoplastic Surgery, 3rd Edition

This is a single author textbook in its third edition that reflects the author’s extensive experience and also their detailed, methodical and organised approach to oculoplastic, orbital and lacrimal surgery. It is a widely known and popular textbook, not only...

Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is an extensive, in-depth textbook dedicated to surgical problems in children that require the attention of a plastic surgeon. Most of the authors are consultant plastic surgeons practising in the United States and the United...

Botulinum Toxin in Aesthetic Medicine: Injection Protocols and Complication Management

A brilliantly succinct hardback discussing various approaches to botulinum toxin treatments for the face and the body. There are six chapters each outlining a specific category from general background and pharmacokinetics to upper and lower face, as well as non-facial...

Mohs Micrographic Surgery: From Layers to Reconstruction

This textbook is impressive. It combines the basics of Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) from principles, set up and technique, through to a multitude of reconstructive choices for defects of the head and neck. This would be a useful textbook for...

Hand Flaps

This article reads as a book chapter, providing an overview of the different aps available to cover soft tissue defects in the hand. It starts off by providing a general introduction to the functional and anatomical differences of the hand,...

A comparison of academic output of Welsh burns and plastic surgery trainees pre- and mid-COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the work of doctors worldwide, with surgical resources being diverted and non-emergency surgeries postponed. With surgical activity at 33.6% of expected levels in 2020, this sudden, vast decrease in surgical activity may have granted some...

IMCAS Americas 2024

Uncover Innovation and Science IMCAS Americas ventures for the first time to Sao Paulo, Brazil for our 6th edition! Uncover the latest advancements in dermatology, plastic surgery, and ageing science, and explore the connections between beauty and science. Gathering in...

IMCAS Asia 2024

Returning To Revolutionise Treatment IMCAS Asia is excited to return to the animated city of Bangkok in June of 2024! This edition promises another transformative event that brings together the brightest minds in dermatology, plastic surgery, and ageing science from...

Honey in the management of mucositis

This is a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Despite some limitations, they were able to identify that honey could reduce the severity of radio / chemotherapy induced oral mucositis. They acknowledge that the exact aetiology in the effect of honey...

Bad splits

This is a meta-analysis of reported risk factors of a ‘bad split’ in a sagittal split mandibular osteotomy. They identified 30 observational articles and therefore acknowledged it is based on low quality studies. It is compounded by the definition of...

Carnoy’s and the KOT

This is a retrospective review of 105 patients with keratocystic odontogenic tumours treated over a 23-year period with a mean follow-up of 86 months. The recurrence rate was 11.4%. Permanent neuro-sensory deficit of the inferior alveolar nerve was 16%. Younger...

First signs of late nodal metastases

This is a retrospective review of 65 patients who had late metastases during follow-up after initial curative treatment. They analyse the detection methods of palpation, ultrasound, CT and subjective symptoms. Palpation detected the nodes in 31 patients, ultrasound in 17,...