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Letter from Hong Kong (17 December 2020)

17 December 2020 |
This will be the last ‘Letter from Hong Kong’. I began back in April with a simple message, wear masks.

Skin antisepsis and the prevention of infection: where tradition, science and guidelines collide

5 September 2023 | | ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES, PMFA - General Plastic Surgery
“…the quality of the studies was not good enough for the committee to make a strong recommendation for the choice of antiseptic preparation.” NICE Guidelines NG125 Skin preparation before an invasive procedure is a part of all surgical procedures and...

An anecdotal and historical review of the median forehead flap

1 December 2016 | | PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery
The specialty of plastic surgery has roots stretching back centuries. Here HS Adenwalla, renowned cleft surgeon, provides a fascinating account of the development of the median forehead flap. In the early 1970s a young boy of 16-years-old was brought to...

Thread veins and varicose veins: medical or aesthetic?

1 June 2015 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
I was recently attending a national aesthetics conference when I got talking to a very well-known opinion leader in the aesthetics world. During the conversation, I was astounded to be asked: “What do you think now that NICE has agreed...

Could a left-sided facial perceptual bias affect satisfaction with oculoplastic procedures?

1 December 2021 | | PMFA - CPD, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Maxillofacial Surgery, PMFA - Oculoplastic
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. Facial symmetry is usually a priority for both patient and clinician when...

BAS (British Association of Sclerotherapists) 2019 Conference

14 May 2019 | Aesthetic Medicine
Report by Hilary Furber, BAS Operations Manager. An enthusiastic group of over 80 surgeons, doctors and nurses gathered in May at the magnificent lakeside Eton Dorney Conference Centre near Windsor for the British Association of Sclerotherapists’ (BAS) 2019 Conference. This...

Liquid Face Lift

1 December 2013 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
In recent years aesthetic medicine and aesthetic surgery have been getting closer. This phenomenon is modifying our approach to patients: aesthetic medicine doctors have increased their range of treatments to include more aggressive methods, while aesthetic surgeons tend to choose...

Case Study: Combination therapy with energy-based devices for improvement of facial photodamage, skin laxity and textural irregularities

5 June 2020 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology
Renowned dermatologist Michael Gold takes us through why combination therapies are becoming increasingly popular in facial rejuvenation. Combination therapies with energy-based devices (EBDs) have become very popular in cosmetic and aesthetic surgical circles. This applies to both the more invasive...

Filler complications: is there a way to prevent vascular compromise with 3D-anatomy?

10 October 2017 | | PMFA - Aesthetic Medicine, PMFA - Dermatology, PMFA - Facial Plastic Surgery, PMFA - Imaging
The use of facial filler injections has increased dramatically over the last 10 years and so has the incidence of complications. The main and most serious adverse event is vascular compromise. The most feared consequences are devastating: blindness, skin necrosis...

A history of the Asia Pacific Burn Association

5 September 2019 |
To accompany his Newsround report on the 12th APBC meeting in the October/November issue, Editor Andrew Burd shares the story of how the APBA was set up.

Letter from Hong Kong (1 April 2020)

1 April 2020 |
By Professor Andrew Burd 1 April 2020. It is past midday so this is real. Just under three weeks ago, 9 March, I was invited to write a guest editorial for the Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery. I described the...