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How I Do It - 360° body contouring through combined techniques

2 December 2019 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology, General Plastic Surgery
Today, patients are looking for non-invasive and customised aesthetic procedures with no downtime. They want a global body treatment for a natural and harmonious result. To get the best possible results, treatments have to be combined. It is rare for...

Novel picosecond handpieces for the treatment of pigmentation

4 February 2021 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
Pigmentary disorders are common; several treatment modalities are available, ranging from topical therapy to chemical peels and lasers. The advent of ultrashort pulsed picosecond lasers (PSL) has transformed the way tattoos and benign pigmented lesions are treated. Unlike long-pulsed lasers...

The REAL Clinic: the sustainable building and running of a new clinic

3 February 2023 | | General Plastic Surgery
Naveen Cavale is CEO and Consultant Plastic Surgeon at the REAL Clinic, a small clinic near the Battersea Power Station, South London. He has offered The PMFA Journal his insights into the setting up, and running, of a new hospital....

The development of PDO threadlifting in the UK

1 October 2016 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
Dr Jacques Otto looks at the development of polydioxanone (PDO) threads as an anti-ageing treatment, the creation of the Association of Polydioxanone Threads (APDOT) UK and what the future holds for threadlifting in the UK. Up to early 2014 the...

How I Do It - Primary rejuvenation upper blepharoplasty – tips from an oculoplastic surgeon

1 April 2016 | | Oculoplastics
Preoperative For me the preoperative stage is actually the most important part in the patient’s journey and can take much longer than the actual operation itself. It takes me about 45-60 minutes to assess, counsel and consent for a primary...

How I Do It - Approaches to lip augmentation: surgical lip lift

1 October 2018 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
A surgical lip lift is particularly effective in lips that require both an increase in vertical height and eversion. Upper lip lifts have been described since the 1980s [1,2] but the most commonly used form was described by Oscar Ramirez...

Obituary: Michael Felix Freshwater, MD 1948-2016

17 October 2016 |
Revelation By Robert Frost (my favourite American Poet) WE make ourselves a place apartBehind light words that tease and flout,But oh, the agitated heartTill someone find us really out. ‘Tis pity if the case require(Or so we say) that in...

Breast augmentation from a patient perspective

21 June 2022 | | Breast Surgery, General Plastic Surgery, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
When I was 17 and saw Pamela Anderson on Baywatch I knew I wanted to have breast implants. A plastic surgeon had an office nearby so I went to find out more. The woman who spoke with me was lovely,...

In conversation with Amanda Cameron

8 November 2022 | Aesthetic Medicine, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
We spoke to Amanda Cameron about her fascinating career in aesthetics, from her early clinical days as a nurse through to her experience in the field of publishing. You are legendary in the world of aesthetic nursing – can you...

In conversation with Ali Pirayesh

8 February 2024 | General Plastic Surgery, Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
Dr Ali Pirayesh. We were delighted to catch up with Dr Ali Pirayesh, esteemed plastic surgeon based in Amsterdam, about this career highlights and his involvement in AMWC Monaco. Can you tell us a little bit about what led you...

How I Do It - Adipocytolysis

12 October 2021 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Facial Plastic Surgery
Why is there an interest in adipocytolysis? Sub-mental hypertrophic adiposity and jowling of the lower face are frequently the result of ageing and weight gain but there is also a genetic component [1]. Scientific background on injectable adipocytolysis products Several...

Merz Aesthetics® launches the new indication for RADIESSE® as an aesthetic injectable

6 March 2024 | Research & Development
In the EU, Merz Aesthetics® has announced the approval for Radiesse® to treat the décolleté area. Radiesse® is a regenerative biostimulator with calcium hydroxylapatite capable of regenerating multiple components of the skin tissue, resulting in...