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Each of these types of changes to the décolletage requires a different treatment, and it is therefore important to establish during the consultation which changes are affecting the patient the most,...
When precision of supraperiosteal placement of a filler with a sharp needle was compared with a non-traumatic cannula in cadaver specimens, the cannula was shown to be more precise in placement of the...
Melanocytes make two forms of melanin: eumelanin and pheomelanin. The relative amounts of these two pigments help to determine the colour of a person's hair and skin. People who produce mostly...
According to Hamilton (1995), 80% of patients with needle phobia described the same strong needle fear in a first-degree relative, indicating that it is learned from a role model during childhood (Du...
The average age of the menopause in the UK is 51 years (NHS UK, 2019), and with ever-increasing life expectancy, which is now around 82.9 years for women (Office for National Statistics, 2018), we...
In 2013, the DHSC embarked upon classifying services for weight management into a series of tiers:.
‘I am looking at a time scale of about two or three years to get to a point where the government will propose legislation. My job is to encourage the government to do that.’.
The sudden loss of vision following dermal filler procedures is rare; however, it can happen and can have catastrophic results. The aim of this study was to provide an update on the published cases of...
The use of retinoids for topical treatment of acne and photoageing has increased in recent years, both in pharmaceutical and cosmetic arenas; however, as with other key topical ingredients for...
It is well known that the cosmetic industry is booming in the UK. Reported to have been worth £2.3 billion in 2010, and estimated to rise to £3.6 billion by 2015, it is fair to assume that more recent...
BDD is a psychiatric disorder in which individuals see themselves as ugly, and they distressingly obsess over a slight perceived physical ‘defect’ in their appearance for at least 1 hour per day...
So what makes patients seek out cheek augmentation, or actually do they do that at all? Many aesthetic practitioners will have experienced patients presenting to clinic requesting erasure of their...
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