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OPINION - Who should decide the qualification to do cosmetic surgery?

5 July 2022 | | Aesthetic Medicine, General Plastic Surgery, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
In my opinion – certainly not the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS), if the new requirements in their Cosmetic Surgery Certification Scheme are read correctly, because self-certification without a formal training assessment and formal examination is meaningless. The...
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Hair Transplantation, Sixth Edition

9 August 2023 | | Aesthetic Medicine
The sixth edition of Hair Transplantation, edited by renowned surgeons Robin Unger and Ronald Shapiro, is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to cutting-edge hair restoration techniques. With contributions from global experts, this edition builds on its longstanding reputation as a...

Gross Negligence Manslaughter in Healthcare: The medico-legal dilemma (part 25)

24 May 2022 |
Time out I am taking a time out because I want to go back to 2014. At that time there were no mandatory guidelines regarding the administration of procedural sedation in cosmetic practice in Hong Kong. Because of the call...

IMCAS 2023

1 February 2023 | Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries
Ethics in Aesthetic Medicine: presented the Consensus Paper of the major international experts

Recent developments in hyaluronic acid research

5 February 2020 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology, General Plastic Surgery
Hyaluronic acid has a role in many medical specialties, not just aesthetics. Anna Baker takes us through the latest evidence and therapeutic indications. The evidence and demand for hyaluronic acid (HA) based technologies continues to expand and evolve across a...

How I Do It - Earfold<sup>®</sup>: A new technique for the correction of prominent ears

1 April 2017 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Facial Plastic Surgery
To follow on from the last issue of PMFA News (now The PMFA Journal) in which we featured two different approaches to otoplasty (see HERE and HERE) Dalvi Humzuh, Sub-Editor for the section, approached Norbert Kang, Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive...

An update on alopecia treatment options

12 February 2015 | | Aesthetic Medicine, General Plastic Surgery
In this paper the authors make a thorough review of the different medical and surgical options for the treatment of androgenic alopecia. Combined therapy with oral finasteride and topical minoxidil continue to be the mainstay for medical treatment. Follicular unit...

Evidence based review of management for common head and neck cancers

1 April 2014 | | Head and Neck, Maxillofacial Surgery
As part of the PRS evidence based review series, this well written review summarises the up-to-date knowledge regarding the surgical and non-surgical management of the common facial skin cancers. The review is limited to BCC, SCC, MM and Merkel Cell...

How I Do It - Body contouring using truSculpt® flex

7 December 2020 | | Aesthetic Medicine
The truSculpt® flex is a ‘next generation’ electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) device that has been cleared by the FDA for strengthening, firming, and toning the abdomen, buttocks, and thighs, as well as improving posture and reducing back pain by up...

Liposuction – the evolution of the classical technique

1 April 2014 | | Aesthetic Medicine
From liposuction to adipose stem cells; from regenerative medicine to tissue engineering; and a vision of the future. Part 1 The history of attempts to sculpture fat dates back to the beginning of the 20th century, but Professor Yves-Gerard Illouz...

Treatment of facial subcutaneous fibrosis with hyaluronic acid

12 October 2021 | | 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. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare and chronic connective tissue disease (CTD)...

How I Do It - Laser hair removal: electrolysis

1 April 2020 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
Electrolysis remains the only method of hair removal permitted by law in the UK [1] and USA [2] to be described as permanent. This is distinct from light-based methods which are permitted the description “permanent hair reduction”. Electrolysis is very...