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Facing the World (FTW) offers hope to children born with severe facial deformities

15 October 2024 | news, charity, international, Facing the World, Vietnam, paediatrics, children, maxillofacial, facial, deformity
Facing the World (FTW) has been active internationally since 2002, and in Vietnam since 2008. The children’s medical Foundation offers hope to children born with severe facial deformities. We have pioneered a bold new approach to sustainable healthcare, with self-run...

Medical racism and the surgical ‘correction’ of the nose in Brazil

3 October 2023 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
Anthropologist Professor Carmen Alvaro Jarrín has conducted extensive research into plastic surgery practice in Brazil. Here, she explains why social and cultural ideas about race may shape rhinoplasty objectives for patients and surgeons in the country. Health professionals worldwide are...

Body dysmorphia disorder in the cosmetic clinic: a novel encrypted screening approach

2 August 2023 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
In the following article and case study, the condition of body dysmorphia disorder (BDD) is examined in the context of its pathogenesis and the role of the cosmetic practitioner. BDD is a problem that affects patients on a deeply personal...

HA dermal filler with lidocaine: initial clinical outcomes

1 August 2015 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a natural occurring body polysaccharide essential for various body functions, present in connective tissues, skin, vitreous humour of eye, extracellular matrix, synovial fluid, etc [1]. It was first isolated in bovine vitreous by Mayer and Palmer...

Adapting to change in clinical practice: a post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation case

4 February 2021 | | PMFA - CPD, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
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. Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) secondary to any inflammatory cause or cutaneous injury is...

Ultrasound use in non-surgical, aesthetic medicine clinics

3 October 2023 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
The use of ultrasound in hospital settings is widespread, however, while the use in aesthetic clinics is in its infancy, it’s steadily increasing [1]. This rise in popularity is a result of an increased desire for safety and accuracy of...

Focus on Cosmeceuticals: Definitions, regulations and a review of the market

1 April 2016 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
In the previous section of this special focus, the structure and function of the skin has been reviewed as well as the cutaneous changes induced by UV exposure. This section will define the term cosmeceutical and discuss the current market...

How I Do It - NSR with dermal fillers

1 February 2022 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Rhinoplasty, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
Year on year non-surgical rhinoplasty (NSR) has become increasingly popular and after first learning the technique with a needle, I was taught the cannula technique. Currently, I practise both techniques regularly and often use threads on bulky noses. Indications The...

Prostaglandin associated periorbitopathy presenting as unilateral orbital fat prolapse

12 October 2021 | | PMFA - Oculoplastic, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
Case Report A 65-year-old gentleman with bilateral primary open angle glaucoma presented to an oculoplastic surgeon following referral from their glaucoma specialist. Following recent right eye glaucoma surgery, the patient had noticed right under eye swelling and had confronted the...

The use of neuromodulators in the management of TMJ disorders

1 April 2016 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) articulates the mandible to the base of the skull. Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) are a group of musculoskeletal syndromes affecting the TMJ and the supporting musculature. The muscles, bony articular surfaces and disc may all be...

The uses of BTX-A in maxillofacial surgery

1 February 2016 | | PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
Botulinum toxin type A has many uses in maxillofacial surgery. This article will cover its uses in the treatment of Frey’s syndrome, myofascial pain, masseteric muscle hypertrophy and sialorrhoea. Other uses relevant to maxillofacial practice but not covered in this...

Rediscovering the Lost Art of Endonasal Rhinoplasty

1 October 2013 | | PMFA - Rhinoplasty
The invention of modern rhinoplasty by Joseph transformed our understanding of nasal anatomy and surgery. His endonasal technique soon spread from Europe to the USA and dominated the surgical culture of the 20th century. The excessive removal nasal support structures...