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In conversation with Steven Dayan
10 January 2023
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PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
We were delighted to catch up with Steven Dayan, esteemed Plastic Surgeon and US Scientific Director of AMWC. Can you tell us a little bit about what led you into the field of plastic surgery and what have been the...
Aerolase Neo Elite®
9 July 2024
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Research & Development
Aerolase Neo Elite® stands at the forefront of dermatological innovation, offering an unparalleled solution for treating all severities of acne. This advanced laser technology features a unique...
Rhoton’s Atlas of Head, Neck, and Brain
1 June 2018
| Billy Leung
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PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
Rhoton’s Atlas of Head, Neck ,and Brain is an all-encompassing anatomical atlas of the head and neck, ideal for surgeons, anatomists and students. The book is a collaboration amongst a group of neurosurgeons and anatomists, and it features an extensive...
A new standard: The Aura 3D Imaging System
12 March 2025
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Research & Development
Aura sets a new standard in the field of aesthetic medicine with its photorealistic 3D Imaging System, offering digital twin visualisations of the patient’s face and neck in an instant. Designed with both practitioners and patients in mind, this technology...
Reconstructive Plastic Surgery of the Head and Neck: Current Techniques and Flap Atlas
1 December 2017
| Lewis Dingle
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PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
Head and neck reconstruction continues to provide a challenge to surgeons, driving innovative approaches in free-flap surgery and a need to embrace developing technologies. This excellent text, written primarily by authors from the renowned MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas,...
Rib grafts for mandibular reconstruction
19 September 2019
| Sunil K Bhatia
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PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
The mandible provides support for the function of the lips, floor of mouth and tongue, and provision of oral competence and function such as swallowing, chewing and speech. Reconstruction of the mandible following ablation thus requires good bone stock to...
Imaging and histological relationship of orbital schwannomas
This is a retrospective review of 15 patients with orbital schwannomas comparing the radiological characteristics, in particular the signal intensity on MRI with the histological sub-types of the tumours. Five patients had MRI imaging alone, three had CT alone and...
Lymph node ratio – another predictor of outcomes in tongue SCC
1 August 2017
| Sunil K Bhatia
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PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is an increasing disease with over 263,000 diagnosed new cases and 128,000 deaths annually worldwide. Although there have been significant advances in diagnostics, surgery and anaesthetics there has been no increase in the survival rates...
Money saving using CAD-CAM in mandibular reconstruction
1 December 2016
| Sunil K Bhatia
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PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
Computer aided design and computer aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) are an exciting dimension in the functional and accurate reconstruction of the oral cavity. The fibula is commonly used for mandibular reconstruction as a free flap. This straight bone needs to be...
How will Keogh impact non-surgical services?
Following the PIP implant scandal of 2010, The Department of Health (DH) commissioned a review of the regulation of cosmetic interventions in September 2012. In April 2013, following extensive consultation the review panel published its recommendations. The recommendations set out...Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome
4 February 2025
| Aline Derlagne, Antigoni Koukkoulli, Katia Papastavrou, Loukiana Tsierkezou, Theodoros Potamitis
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PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - General, PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery, PMFA - Oculoplastic
Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (MRS) is a rare neuro-mucocutaneous disorder which is defined by a triad of orofacial oedema, furrowing of the tongue, and recurrent episodes of facial nerve palsy [1]. Due to the rarity of the disease and inconsistent presentation, MRS...
Use of spacers for mandibular defects after resection of mandible preceding definitive osseous reconstruction
1 October 2013
| Sampath Chandra Prasad
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PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery
The authors propose the use of rigid polyethylene and silicon spacers in mandibular defects as an interim measure before definitive osseous reconstruction after mandibular resections for locally aggressive benign disease. The authors point out that the current intermediate reconstruction systems...
