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The place of BoNT in TMD: review article and case report

1 June 2022 | | PMFA - CPD, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, 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. Over the last decade, there has been a great deal of interest...

Looking unusual: what it’s like and how skin camouflage can help

1 October 2014 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Appearance matters, nowadays more than ever. We live in a global culture where a smooth, blemish-free and consistent complexion, symmetrical features and perfect teeth are highly prized and believed to be the passport to happiness and success. If you are...

Perceptions and deceptions: a personal blog by the editor 21 July 2016

21 July 2016 |
It must be bloggers block! The information incoming is just too great to handle. I have cross-posted about this blog in an editorial I have just written for our magazine. I am revisiting the inquest of a girl that died...

A challenging new year

1 February 2016 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
2016 arrived with enthusiastic celebrations although these were more muted in some parts of the world due to local and regional difficulties. As we started to look towards the inevitable return to work in the UK, we heard of the...

A Reaction to the ‘Keogh Report’

1 October 2013 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
In April 2013, the British Government’s report on regulation and safety issues in the cosmetic surgery sector was produced, authored by NHS Medical Director Prof Sir Bruce Keogh. The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the British Association of...

In conversation with Emanuele Bartoletti (2024)

8 February 2024 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
We were delighted to catch up with Dr Emanuele Bartoletti, President of Società Italiana di Medicina Estetica (SIME), about the latest news from the society. You have been involved with SIME for many years now; what have been the highlights...

How I Do It - Non-surgical skin cancer treatment: topical photodynamic therapy

1 December 2015 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
The incidence of skin cancer is rising exponentially in the UK; in particular non-melanoma skin cancer, yet the current statistical data surrounding exact figures is thought to be underestimated. Topical photodynamic therapy (PDT) provides a non-invasive, safe and efficacious modality...

Immediate versus delayed post mastectomy breast reconstruction

1 April 2019 | | PMFA - Breast Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The authors review and analyse the current literature comparing the psychosocial outcomes of immediate versus delayed post mastectomy breast reconstruction. Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women and has a lifetime incidence of one in nine. Mastectomy may...

Botulinum toxin and dermal filler treatment for facial deformity: an analysis of patient satisfaction

1 December 2016 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Dermal fillers and botulinum toxin are being increasingly used to treat facial deformities but are patients satisfied with the results? Facial deformity can result in low confidence and self-esteem amongst patients due to cosmetic and functional difficulties [1]. There is...

Acid attacks: part 2

1 October 2019 | | PMFA - Breast Surgery, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The PMFA Journal Editor Andrew Burd continues with his exploration of the optimum treatment protocol for managing the devastating injuries wrought by acid attacks (see Part 1 here). In part one of this series I outlined the evolution of my...

In conversation with Uliana Gout

15 February 2023 | ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
We were delighted to once again catch up with Dr Uliana Gout, this time to focus on her role as Scientific Director with FACE. Can you tell us a little bit about what led you into the field of aesthetics...

Masculinising chest wall surgery (‘top surgery’)

31 March 2023 | | PMFA - CPD, PMFA - General Plastic 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. In this feature article, we discuss our experience in masculinising chest wall...