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Perceptions and deceptions: a personal blog by the editor 14 December 2016

14 December 2016 |
A Death in Hong Kong: an evolving essay and insight into medicine and the law in contemporary Hong Kong (part five) Whilst the death of Zoey Leung was now the focus of a criminal investigation I found myself dealing with...

New guidance marks a fundamental shift in clarifying requirements for providers of cosmetic interventions

1 June 2016 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
Following the Keogh Report there has been a shift to bring a more consistent approach to the practice of cosmetics in the UK. On 12 April 2016 the GMC (General Medical Council) released the guidance for doctors who offer cosmetic...

Columellar strut in rhinoplasty

1 October 2013 | | PMFA - Rhinoplasty
Several techniques are described to improve nasal tip shape; most of them include suture techniques or invisible grafts. In this article the author wants to put emphasis in the role of the columellar strut graft as a method to correct...

New game, new playing field: plastic surgery interviews in COVID-19

4 February 2021 | | PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
COVID-19 has drastically altered social norms. Anyone who dares to shake your hand, step within a two metre radius, or not wear their face mask is awarded disapproving looks. These public health precautions are now impacting plastic surgery residency recruitment,...

How I Do It - A guide to anterior neck lift aesthetic surgery

1 October 2016 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The difficult neck, particularly an obtuse cervico-mental angle, and the fatty neck are areas that have been concerning plastic surgeons for decades. This article will be chiefly limited to the anterior neck. The neck cannot be improved by anterior neck...

Cautions, contraindications and complications in aesthetics

5 August 2020 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine
All aesthetic practitioners will face complications during their career. It is therefore vital to be prepared. Dr Nestor Demosthenous provides a comprehensive guide to potential complications when treating patients with fillers. A complication during or following a treatment carried out...

An update on BIA-ALCL

1 June 2019 | | PMFA - Breast Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
The author discusses the concerns and new restrictions on breast implants due to cases of breast implant associated-anaplastic large cell lymphoma – should we be worried? Breast implants, first introduced in the 1960s, have continued to evolve, having survived a...

Part three: Aye, Aye. AI?

26 March 2025 | | AI, clinical guidelines, good practice, oncology, melanoma, cosmetic, aesthetic surgery
I wonder whether we should use the term 'augmented intelligence' rather than 'artificial intelligence'. I say this because at this moment in our evolution, artificial intelligence (AI) always begins with human intelligence. In this blog, I want to examine how...

Perceptions and deceptions: a personal blog by the editor 5 December 2016

5 December 2016 |
I have (temporarily) deactivated my Facebook account. Facebook is an indulgence, like chocolate, and I am sure I can exist without it. The Facebook experience reminds me of those happy Easter holidays I used to spend in 1960s and 70s...

Letter from Hong Kong (2 July 2020)

2 July 2020 |
There is an expression about “living through history”. I am not quite sure what it means but I have the inclination that it conveys a sense of being there, of being alive, when the world changes. Dramatically, irrevocably. We have a before, and we have an after, and we are now in the period of transition.

Gross Negligence Manslaughter in Healthcare: The medico-legal dilemma (part 13) – Records of necessary information

1 February 2022 |
Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year. This is the year of the Tiger. I am fine, I am a Dragon. This is going to be an interesting year.

BAMAN support Dawn Butler, the Honourable Member of Parliament for Brent East to introduce a 10 Minute Rule Bill in Parliament, to legally protect the title "nurse”

14 February 2025 | politics, nurse, aesthetic, trending, role
The British Association of Medical Aesthetic Nurses (BAMAN) support Dawn Butler, the Honourable Member of Parliament for Brent East, to introduce a 10 Minute Rule Bill in Parliament, to legally protect the title 'nurse': "Only an Act of Parliament can...