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How I Do It - Body contouring surgery using the body-jet

1 December 2014 | | Aesthetic Medicine, General Plastic Surgery
When the body-jet was first demonstrated to me in 2005, it was as a means to remove fat. It is now an integral part of my body contouring practice, and removing fat is only half the story. My own view...

In conversation with Dr Hugues Cartier

13 November 2019 | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
We were delighted to chat to Dr Hugues Cartier, Dermatologist and IMCAS Global Course Co-ordinator. Can you tell us a bit about your background and what led to you becoming a dermatologist? The question could simply be summed up as...

In conversation with Dr Yannis Alexandrides

7 November 2019 | Aesthetic Medicine, Facial Plastic Surgery, General Plastic Surgery, ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES
We were delighted to chat to Dr Yannis Alexandrides, the American and British board certified Plastic Surgeon, specialising in facial reconstructive surgery. You are internationally renowned in the field of plastic surgery – what made you choose this as a...

How will Keogh impact non-surgical services?

1 June 2014 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
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...

Focus on Cosmeceuticals: Skin anatomy and photoageing

1 April 2016 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
Skin anatomy The skin of the face provides crucial functions of temperature regulation, reparative functions following injury, facial expression, protective mechanisms against infection and ultraviolet radiation, as well as sensory perception. The integument consists of two principle layers, the epidermis...

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

1 October 2016 | | General Plastic Surgery, Facial 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...

How I Do It - Reduction ­thyroplasty

1 August 2014 | | General Plastic Surgery
Introduction Male to female transgender patients often undergo reduction thyroplasty – a procedure to reduce the external appearance of the thyroid cartilage of the larynx, and feminisation of the voice. Reduction thyroplasty, often erroneously called ‘tracheal shave’, is one of...

How I Do It - Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in the hand: addressing the cosmetic and functional deficit using joint replacements

1 December 2016 | | Hand and Wrist Surgery
In his work Orthopaedia Nicholas Andry was one of the first to define the ideal hand, in terms of ideal proportions and appearance [1]. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, erosive inflammatory arthritis thought to affect approximately 1% of the...

A short overview of the evolution of botulinum toxin type A formulations

1 June 2023 | | Aesthetic Medicine, Dermatology
Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) is a potent neurotoxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum [1]. BoNT-A has been used for various therapeutic and aesthetic purposes, including the treatment of muscle disorders, chronic pain and facial wrinkles [2-4]. Over the...

Masculinisation of the male face – ‘power-face’ surgery

1 December 2016 | | Facial Plastic Surgery
What do men want when seeking facial improvement? Authors from the world-renowned European Face Centre explore the modern approach to ‘power-face’ surgery. A growing number of men are seeking the ‘ideal face’ for physical and psycho-social reasons. Orthofacial surgery aims...

OPINION - Impact of the Paterson Inquiry on the cosmetic and aesthetics sector

2 August 2023 | | Aesthetic Medicine, General Plastic Surgery
On 15 December 2022, The Department of Health and Social Care published the ‘Government response to the independent inquiry report into the issues raised by former surgeon Ian Paterson: 12-month implementation progress update’. The reference documents (which apply to England)...

Treatment of facial subcutaneous fibrosis with hyaluronic acid

12 October 2021 | | CPD - The PMFA Journal
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. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare and chronic connective tissue disease (CTD)...