In medico-legal practice the assessment of scar quality is important when determining quantum. However, the quality of the scar may bear little relationship to how noticeable it is, as this is largely determined by its size and site. The notional ‘conversational distance’ is the range at which a scar can be reasonably categorised as
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Cosmetic surgeons know that managing expectations is key to ensuring a happy patient after surgery. Patients should be shown a range of before and after photographs to illustrate a variety of outcomes and not just a surgeon’s carefully selected best results. Everyone is different and much of the outcome after surgery
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Cancer Research UK launched it’s SunSmart campaign in 2003, aimed at raising public awareness about skin cancer from an evidence-based platform. Cancer Research UK is the largest funder of skin cancer research in the UK and relies upon public fundraising for its research activity. The forthcoming RideLondon 2013 100-mile cycling sportive, the first London Olympics 2012
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Sunbed use before the age of 35 increases the risk of developing malignant melanoma by 75%, yet up to 14% of young people aged 11 – 17 years in Scotland, and around 6% in England, report having used sunbeds (view the report from the research from the British Medical Journal).
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The cosmetic surgery industry has once again come under the spotlight with calls for greater independent regulation. Aggressive marketing and cut-price treatments are the focus of current criticism; the recent PIP breast implant scandal was one example where cheaper surgery left patients disadvantaged and potentially at risk. It is likely
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