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2nd Chance: reconstructive surgery for life reconstruction

Many populations throughout the developing world have no access to the specialist healthcare needed by patients who have suffered severe burns, war injuries or congenital disorders. The specialties of plastic and maxillofacial surgery can make a vital contribution and PMFA...

Overview of non-invasive treatments for submental fat reduction

Submental fat (SMF) is a growing aesthetic problem that is colloquially known as a ‘double chin’. It is a concern for both younger and older male and female patients. The 2017 American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Consumer Survey on Cosmetic...

Facial contouring with fillers

With the advent of hyaluronic acid fillers, safe and effective non-surgical facial rejuvenation has been advanced. Hyaluronic acid fillers are becoming increasingly popular amongst patient who seek facial enhancement. In 2013, there were over 1.8 million treatments using hyaluronic acid...

PMFA News editorial team get sent to Coventry

Diana and Jennifer from the PMFA News team recently met with Editor Andrew Burd and Sub-editor Dalvi Humzah for an editorial meeting at the Face Eyes Nose meeting in Coventry. Many interesting topics and ideas were discussed, so look out...

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

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...

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

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 - Combination treatment after nose trauma

At Rhinoplasty London we see many sports related nasal injuries. Straight after the injury, patients may require immediate attention if the nose is bleeding heavily and won’t stop, if they have difficulty breathing through the nose, if there is a...

The relevance of rhinoplasty and septorhinoplasty from the commissioner’s point of view

The rising costs of running the National Health Service and its overburdened resources has led to the constant monitoring of the low clinical value treatments. The operations of rhinoplasty and septorhinoplasty inevitably fall into this group and are subject to...

Nasal osteotomies

The authors performed a prospective cadaveric study (N=20). They evaluated different fracture patterns in order to define the necessity for performing paramedian or transversal osteotomies. To do so, the cadavers were divided into two groups. Ten had a paramedian osteotomy...

Who is Qualified The debate continues

At the beginning of November the Hong Kong Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko reported on the Working Group that was looking at the differentiation between Medical Procedures and Beauty Services. The group had met three times and seven...

The Unfavorable Result in Plastic Surgery: Avoidance and Treatment, 4th Edition

This is a well-written, comprehensive, two-volume textbook on all core topics of plastic and reconstructive surgery, which is designed to guide readers through commonly seen complications, possible solutions and the operative steps required to achieve this. Volume one contains five...

The new era of advanced AI-powered aesthetics

“AI is the most powerful technology force of our time.” Jensen Huang, Nvidia CEO. The 101 on AI Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to redefine our social, economic and healthcare infrastructure. Artificial intelligence represents machine learning designed to be intuitive...