The Neverest Foundation
In September 2019 I travelled out to Nepal with Neverest foundation. This is a charity established after the earthquake of 2015 to support training in trauma and orthopaedic surg
A Case of Thumb Reconstruction
Death from accidental shotgun discharges is fortunately uncommon in England and Wales but injuries from firearms are still observed in civilians. Not only do such injuries cause im
Surgical Mission to Rwanda
In February 2016, and again in September 2017, Antony Fitton visited Rwanda as part of a team of surgeons from the United Kingdom working with the charities Operation Hernia and Rw
Tranexamic Acid in Plastic Surgery
Tranexamic Acid in Plastic Surgery is a common problem facing plastic surgeons The most common problem facing plastic surgical intervention is bleeding either at the time surgery o
Credentialing of Plastic Surgeons
The system of credentialing plastic surgeons For a number of years concerns have been raised regarding the unregulated nature of certain aspects of aesthetic surgery. A growing num
Types of Skin Lesions
The term “benign skin lesions” encompasses a wide range of lumps and blemishes from simple moles and warts to cysts, lipomas and pigmentary changes. Treatment can invol
Surgery for Breast Asymmetry
Breast asymmetry is common and varies in severity. All but the most fortunate patient have some degree of asymmetry which should be regarded as normal. Where the difference in size
Surgery of the Breast
What defines a woman? The Victorian notions of frailty and the feminist movement of the 60s both tried to label the gender with their doctrines, giving us two very different images
