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New approaches to soft tissue reconstruction involving adipose tissue engineering

1 August 2015 | | Facial Plastic Surgery
Introduction The spectrum of patients affected by subcutaneous tissue loss is both wide and varied, including those who have undergone tumour removal, trauma patients, such as those injured in road traffic accidents, and individuals who have suffered from deep burns...

How I Do It - Treatment of pigmentation and melasma

6 April 2021 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
Uneven tone and pigmentation disorders are frequent problems that motivate patients to seek help. The gold standard for treating the majority of these hyperpigmentation changes is the use of a picosecond laser, as the effect is predominantly photomechanical and photochemical,...

How I Do It - Patient selection in aesthetic surgery

1 June 2014 | | General Plastic Surgery
What this article is about I will discuss areas that I consider to be important aspects of the patient consultation with particular regard to how to: ask the right questions, examine the patient, discuss the limitations of surgery, explain the...

UK allergy crisis: deploy the ‘LIMED’ mnemonic

1 October 2019 | | General Plastic Surgery, CPD - The PMFA Journal
In response to the revelation that allergies now cost the NHS approximately £900 million pounds per year, Professor Frame and colleagues in Chelmsford explain why the mnemonic ‘LIED’ needs to be updated.

Practising surgery in a war zone: an interview with Dr Volodymyr Melnyk

8 December 2022 |
It is now nine months since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine commenced in late February 2022, with Putin announcing a “special military operation” to “denazify and demilitarise” Ukraine. The rest of the world, however, saw it for what it...

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Reconstruction of complex wounds in the trunk and pelvis (part 1)

1 August 2017 | | General Plastic Surgery
This is the first part of a two-part article looking at the challenges of reconstruction of complex defects in the torso. The articles are based on a presentation given at the World Union of Wound Healing Societies held in Yokohama...

How I Do It - High-energy acne scar treatment with a fractional Q-switched Nd:YAG laser

30 March 2022 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
Acne vulgaris is one of the most common skin diseases, affecting one out of two people in their lifetimes. About 80% of people between the ages of 11 and 30 suffer from acne, of which many will further experience some...

How I Do It - Bio-remodelling of the face and neck

2 August 2023 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
- VIDEO CONTENT AT BOTTOM OF ARTICLE - Profhilo® is a unique hybrid complex of high molecular weight, 1100-1400kDal (long chain) H-HA and low molecular weight, 80-100kDal (short chain) L-HA pure hyaluronic acid. A propriety process of thermal relaxation and...

Cord lining mesenchymal stem cell exosomal proteins and their effects on hair follicles

4 December 2023 | | Aesthetic Medicine
Umbilical cord lining (UCL) mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) produce proteins and growth factors that, when packaged into exosomes in fixed proportions, can stimulate repair and regeneration in recipient cells. The pleiotropic properties of UCL-MSC have been shown to be effective...

Modern laser-assisted acne therapy in practice

4 December 2023 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
Laser and light-based technologies have expanded the therapeutic arsenal for acne, and can improve the skin appearance of inflammatory acne and scarring in a short time, which increases patient compliance and satisfaction. Acne is an inflammatory dermatosis in which pathophysiological...

The role of maxillomandibular advancement surgery in obstructive sleep apnoea

1 August 2014 | | Maxillofacial Surgery
Facial surgery for the correction of acquired or developmental skeletal and occlusal abnormalities has been practised within the scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) for several decades. OMFS surgeons have an understanding of the influence of skeletal movements on...