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How I Do It - Utilising ARES AK and AO as a multi-factorial approach

3 October 2024 | | PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
The Advanced Regenerative Esthetic Solutions (ARES®) line from CMed Aesthetics positions itself as “the most innovative mesotherapy line”. Mesotherapy is a minimally invasive cosmetic treatment that involves injecting small amounts of vitamins, enzymes, hormones, and other substances into the middle...

In conversation with Dr Benjamin Ascher (2019)

1 January 2019 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The PMFA Journal was delighted to chat to internationally renowned plastic surgeon Dr Benjamin Ascher for his thoughts on training and changes to the world of aesthetics. Dr Benjamin Ascher How have things changed since you first started working in...

Finding the Common Ground

1 October 2013 |
Plastics, Maxillo-Facial surgery and Aesthetics. The potential spectrum of topics, disciplines, procedures and practitioners to involve and interest is vast and presents a great challenge in terms of finding common ground. However, it is our intention that PMFA News will...

Evolution of skin grafting for treatment of burns

1 February 2018 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
This is an interesting review looking at the history of the use of skin grafts and the evolution of grafting, including a paragraph on future concepts. The review is broken down into chronological sections describing different skin grafting techniques that...

The use of platelet-rich plasma in skin flap grafts

1 December 2016 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
This study was conducted to evaluate the ability of platelet rich plasma (PRP) to stimulate angiogenesis following skin flaps graft surgery, and its effect on flap survival rate. The use of PRP to improve the quality of bone regeneration and...

Perioperative management of the head and neck cancer patient

14 March 2019 | | PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
The perioperative care of patients with head and neck cancer is complex and requires significant preoperative planning and patient education. The issues include analgesia, antibiotics, stoma and wound care, general and chest physiotherapy, thromboprophylaxis and nutrition. This article provides a...

Platelet rich plasma

1 October 2019 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
Claudia McGloin provides an overview of this misunderstood procedure. Platelet rich plasma treatment is commonly known as PRP, Dracula Therapy, Vampire Facial / Facelift, S3, Self-Stimulated Serum, Liquid Gold or Vampire Therapy. Platelet rich plasma has been around for a...

How I Do It - Scar treatment with sequential combination of short full beam and photo-acoustic fractional 1064nm QS laser

1 December 2022 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Wound healing takes place by two distinct mechanisms. The first involves cellular proliferation and migration resulting in regeneration. This occurs in the epidermis and leaves no scarring. The dermis is a collagen-rich connective tissue and when this is damaged the...

CO₂ laser treatment for burn scars

2 December 2019 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Background Scars, of any type, can be a significant source of anxiety and psychological distress, not only for the affected patient, but also for close friends and loved ones. Scars represent focalised areas of fibrous tissue that replace normal skin...

White stretch marks treated with Revypeel High

4 December 2024 | | PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
Striae distensae (SD), commonly known as stretch marks, are visible linear scars that develop in areas of dermal damage as a result of excessive stretching of the skin. Striae generally develop in various physiological states such as pregnancy, growth spurts...

Oral supplementation for skin health and rejuvenation

1 December 2017 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Lauren Jamieson explores the increasing evidence behind the role of supplements in skin health – an exciting development in the world of aesthetic medicine. The fact that lifestyle factors – and diet most especially – have a profound influence on...

Bone augmentation for dental implant surgery

1 October 2016 | | PMFA - Dentistry, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
Crawford Gray, Dental Implant Clinician in Aberdeen, demonstrates how the development of grafting materials and techniques has allowed an improved aesthetic outcome from dental implant surgery. The provision of dental implants has become an accepted part of patient care, encompassing...