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Mid cheek lift
9 February 2016
| Eduardo Morera Serna
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PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
Middle third rejuvenation is a hot topic in facial plastic surgery nowadays. Surgical versus non-surgical treatments, lifting procedures versus volumising procedures, transtemporal, transblepharoplasy, deep plane, percutaneou. The number of choices clearly points out the lack of a standard procedures to...
Z-plasty release of congenital muscular torticollis
12 February 2015
| Aina Greig
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PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
Congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) is common in neonates, with a frequency of 0.3% to 2%, and usually responds to passive stretching below the age of one year. This study evaluated the results of performing an inferior Z-plasty release of the...
How I Do It - Surgical upper lip lift
4 December 2023
| Natasha L Berridge
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PMFA - Facial 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. The shape and volume of the lips are highly significant features when...
A review of reconstruction of the burned ear
The exposed location of the ear, combined with its thin skin and subcutaneous tissue makes it prone to full thickness burn injuries. As a result, deformity and disfigurement of the ear is a common sequelae of burns. This is a...Gross Negligence Manslaughter in Healthcare: The medico-legal dilemma (part 15) – Duty of Care
16 February 2022
| Andrew Burd (Prof Rtd)
Just to recap; I have been looking at the Reasons for Sentence in the case of HKSAR and Kwan Hau chi, Vanessa. The verdict had been declared: “guilty”. Now, on 4 October 2021, the Hon D’Almada Remedios J is going to present her review of the case and the factors she has taken into account when deciding the sentence. I am referring to an official document which is in the public domain. The case reference is HCCC 200/2018. It is a shameful document, but we must all share in that shame.
In conversation with Dr Benoit Hendrickx
The PMFA Journal team were delighted to chat with Dr Benoit Hendrickx about his career in plastic surgery and this year’s Corsica Medical Summit. Can you tell us a little bit about what led you into the field of plastic...Revirgination is not the same as hymenoplasty
1 February 2016
| Vishwa Prakash, Neeta Garg
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PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The operation called hymenoplasty is requested by women all over the world before marriage if they have engaged in premarital sex. They think that by undertaking the procedure of hymenoplasty they will regain their lost virginity, a theory that is...
Medico-legal Forum (Laser/Polydioxanone)
1 June 2017
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PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
The PMFA Journal and Hamilton Fraser Cosmetic Insurance have teamed up to provide a series of articles that will give examples of claims that occur from different procedures. Conclusion to the previous case Last issue’s Medico-Legal Forum discussed a case...
How I Do It - Buttock augmentation
19 July 2021
| Maria Vazquez
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PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Online exclusive articles
Buttock augmentation is a popular treatment in high demand in South America. As in all aesthetic treatments, gluteal enhancement is not free from risks. Practitioners looking to expand into the gluteal area should know the gluteal anatomy, and they also...
How I Do It - Laser-assisted submental liposuction
The author shares a low risk, minimally invasive procedure that offers excellent aesthetic results. Liposuction of the submental and jowl regions is a low risk outpatient procedure that gives a profound aesthetic result. Since the late 1960s, the techniques have...COVID-19: thoughts from an Edinburgh plastic surgeon
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost every aspect of life. Ken Stewart, Consultant Plastic Surgeon and Special Advisor for The PMFA Journal, outlines for us how his own plastic surgery department has adapted to the crisis. What did you do...Patient-Specific Hybrid Rhinoplasty
1 February 2014
| Pietro Palma (Prof), Iman Khodaei
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PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty has changed considerably over the past one hundred years, not only in terms of the surgical techniques used, but also in the outcome desired by patients. There are now a large number of surgical techniques used which deal with...
