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Volunteer Surgeon returns to UK to give prestigious Norman Rowe Lecture, 38 years from where vision for his lifework began

29 August 2025 | charity, Mercy Ships, international, lifetime achievement
Dedicated surgeon, Mr Gary Parker, has spent almost four decades volunteering as an oral and maxillofacial surgeon for international healthcare charity, Mercy Ships. Earlier this year, Mr Parker returned to the UK to give the prestigious Norman Rowe Lecture on...

Facial nerve injuries in fixing mandibular condylar fractures

13 August 2015 | | PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
The commonest fracture of the mandible is reported in the region of the condyle. Untreated this can lead to shortening of the ramus, facial asymmetry, arthrosis of the temporomandibular joint, impaired mastication and speech. The standard treatment is open reduction...

Do You Know Your Advertising Standards?

1 February 2014 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
Over the last couple of years we have seen many organisations, including the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) seek to ban or at least rein in some of the advertising practices which go on in this industry [1]....

Suspension thread lift combination treatments

5 February 2020 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
A true facelift can only be achieved through surgical means, at least for now, and given advances in techniques and anaesthesia, this has become far safer. Not everyone, however, requires a facelift. Non-surgical modalities such as thread lifts with or...

Breast reduction in the older woman

1 December 2022 | | PMFA - Breast Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
Breast reduction (bilateral breast reduction or BBR) is an operation to reduce the size of the breasts, helping to improve the shape of the breasts and lifting the nipples to an appropriately higher position. Some women have difficulty with their...

The importance of skin preparation

1 June 2018 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
With both aesthetic procedures and antibiotic resistance on the rise, good skin disinfection to reduce the risk of infection is more vital than ever. Anna Baker takes us through the evidence behind commonly used skin preparation formulations for aesthetic injectable...

Support groups for hidradenitis suppurativa

1 October 2015 | | PMFA - 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...

Aesthetic restoration following GLP-1 agonist–induced facial volume loss

3 October 2025 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
GLP-1 receptor agonists such as semaglutide (Ozempic®, Wegovy®, Rybelsus®) have significantly improved the management of obesity and type 2 diabetes, providing effective weight loss and cardiometabolic benefits. However, as their use becomes more widespread, there has been an increase in...

How I Do It - Skin peeling

1 August 2015 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
For thousands of years chemical peels have been used for ameliorating the signs of photoageing, reducing scarring and skin lightening. The term ‘chemical peel’ is both loose and frightening to consumers. Some patients only think of the images they see...

Enhancing safety in upper face injections: Anatomical considerations for precision and efficacy

6 August 2024 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
The upper face, including forehead and temples, is often overlooked in non-surgical cosmetic procedures with dermal fillers. While horizontal forehead or glabella lines may be a common complaint amongst patients, seldom do they attend with concerns of loss of volume...

Handy Solutions

1 October 2013 | | PMFA - Hand & Wrist Surgery
Very few people, if any, enjoy the ravages associated with the ageing process. Apoptosis (programmed cell death) occurs throughout life, but for some unknown reason (possibly associated with epigenetics) cellular replacement and therefore matrix volume decreases. The result is that...

Acid Survivors Trust International

1 August 2014 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
The shocking acid attack on two British nationals in Zanzibar in August 2013 drew attention to a little known and under-reported form of interpersonal violence. Acid attack is a particularly vicious form of a premeditated assault, where acid is thrown,...