Important steps made towards greater availability of multiple tissue transplants

Investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have made an important step towards greater availability of hand transplants, face transplants and other transplants involving multiple types of tissue. BAPRAS Junior Member David Leonard, co-lead author of the study, tells us more

14^th January 2014

Breast implant registry must be permanent and compulsory

BAPRAS responds to Health Minister's comments about regulation of cosmetic interventions

21^st December 2013

BAPRAS backs Changing Faces 'Don't Call Me Freakface' campaign

29^th November 2013

Dublin plays host to international plastic surgery conference

27^th November 2013

BAPRAS urges activity to protect patients

27^th November 2013

BAPRAS responds to research published on Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery

15^th November 2013

Oxford transplant centre carries out UK's first abdominal wall transplant

14^th November 2013

The growing problem of dog bite injuries- A surgeon's perspective

Incidences of dog bite injuries are on the rise. BAPRAS member Christian Duncan and Rakhee Chawla from Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool give an insight to common challenges faced by plastic surgeons

7^th November 2013

BAPRAS responds to new research around PIP implants

31^st October 2013

Driving breast cancer care: prophylactic mastectomies and the advances in family history clinics

Prophylactic Bilateral Mastectomies and breast reconstruction have been in the news increasingly this year due to Angelina Jolie’s disclosure in the summer. To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, BAPRAS member Victoria Rose explores patient selection for breast cancer surgery.

28^th October 2013