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Rhinoplasty for cleft nose deformity
5 August 2020
| Anthony Holmes
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PMFA - CPD, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Maxillofacial 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. Modern cleft lip and palate repairs produce excellent functional and aesthetic results...
Maxillo-facial and neck surgery in Iraq and Afghanistan
1 February 2015
| Joseph Brennan
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PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
Over the past 150 years, military personnel wounded in action had a survival rate of approximately 80% [1]. During the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, those servicemen wounded in action have a 90.4% survival rate [2]. During the past...
Debate: cannulas vs. needles - Needles
It is generally agreed that the choice of cannula or needle is site and material dependent, but the injector‘s comfort and skill in creating a desired aesthetic result is also important. The two most important considerations are the aesthetic outcome...How I Do It - Contouring the lower jaw (surgical)
1 October 2014
| Manolis Heliotis
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PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
It is essential to clearly understand the patient’s needs so I usually see patients three to four times prior to operating if major changes to appearance are planned. You must also be able to manage expectations and postoperative outcomes; for...
We need to talk about amputation – a difficult conversation in the developing world
What do you do when a patient refuses amputation? The author shares various cases and outlines her team’s approach to this scenario in Gaza. What to do when a patient refuses amputation for a severely damaged lower limb that will...Recurrent corneal erosions secondary to isotretinoin use
4 March 2021
| Priyancaa Jeyabaladevan
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PMFA - Dermatology
This article originally appeared in Eye News Dec/Jan 2021 Isotretinoin (13–cis-retinoic acid) is the first line treatment for moderate to severe nodulocystic or papulopustular acne [1,2]. Although it is a safe medication, it has several adverse side-effects, including ophthalmic manifestations,...
The role of maxillomandibular advancement surgery in obstructive sleep apnoea
1 August 2014
| Ian Ormiston, Shofiq Aslam
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PMFA - 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...
New additions to the editorial team
23 June 2015
We are delighted to announce that Ian Ormiston has been appointed as Maxillofacial Sub-editor for the magazine. Ian is Consultant Maxillofacial Cleft Surgeon based at Leicester Royal Infirmary, England. He has a background in dentistry, medicine and surgery. His interests...
A review of treatment options for acute flexor tendon injuries in zone one
1 October 2013
| Martyn Webster
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PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
This review reports the techniques that have been and are still used to repair acute injuries in this difficult area. The review does not end with a ‘best buy’ in the tradition of a consumer magazine, concluding that there is...
A study of chronic refractory tibia osteomyelitis treated with surgery and adjuvant hyperbaric oxygen
19 August 2020
| Vishal Mago, Mohd Rashim, Altaf Mir Mohd, Mohit Dhingra
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
Introduction Chronic tibial osteomyelitis is a difficult problem to eradicate and often fails to respond to surgical treatment. Orthopaedic surgeons find it difficult to treat these infections which reside as a nidus in dead bone. There is always a risk...