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from David Williams (Editor)
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I welcome new and old readers to Body Language International, the
independent magazine of best practice for cosmetic and plastic surgeons,
and medical practitioners in associated disciplines. We have extended
our distribution across Europe and the Middle East to share a practical
and theoretical perspective of cosmetic and plastic surgery as practised
around the world.
Our practical remit is to discuss procedures, methodology,
and — plain, simply —different ways of working. Our intention is to
pass on as much as we can from leading specialists in the profession. There is
much to learn from the application of new techniques and methods behind achieving
state of the art aesthetic and reconstructive results. I’m sure our surgeon
writers will impart some useful knowledge in the way they proceed pre, intra
and post-operatively.
The plethora of new products and services also
gives practitioners something to think about. Exactly how can they be used to
best effect? We’ll try to answer that question as well as publish overviews,
surveys and reports to keep you at the forefront of developments and how they
may affect you.
Looking ahead, the future will be full of opportunities,
Practitioners will benefit from the increased demand for their services, the
higher profile of the profession, and the unrelenting advances that each new
wave of technology brings. In parallel, the patient
satisfaction rate will rise.
The evolution of cosmetic and plastic surgery in the 21st century will be exciting.
You can trust Body Language to keep you
up to date.
 You’re likely to have already noticed two differences in this
issue of Body Language magazine. First, is the change of name. We’re
not dropping Body Language, which was conceived as word play for the
title of an apt but subtle magazine for plastic and cosmetic surgeons.
Body Language will now take a secondary position to Plastic and Cosmetic
Surgery, always the true focus of this publication.
The rebranding coincides with the publication of our second medical magazine:
Body Language Dermatology. The coverage of both magazines slightly overlaps in
the cosmetic arena, where wrinkles and other ageing concerns are treated by both
cosmetic surgeons and cosmetic dermatologists. But clinically the picture is
very different, with both professions following their traditional practice.
The second change you can feel: Body Language Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery is
now printed on glossy paper. The principal reason for switching from matte is
to benefit from glossy’s apparent higher resolution, which we felt is a
better medium for the numerous photographs we publish.
Let’s not gloss over content, however. The pages of Body Language have
printed the work of some of the world’s leading plastic and cosmetic surgeons.
In this issue, Professor Ivo Pitanguy presents a report on his 44+ years’ experience
of breast reduction and augmentation. The professor discusses the techniques
that have earned him so much respect among fellow professionals.
As well as reporting on plastic and cosmetic surgical advances in the world’s
operating theatres, Body Language Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery will also be publishing
articles in non-medical subjects. In this issue you can read a legal perspective
written by lawyer Ian Long focusing on the initial moves to regulate the UK’s
cosmetic surgery sector.
In closing, if you wish to elaborate on a point, disagree with one, or raise
another, please email your thoughts to letters@
bodylanguage.net. I particularly welcome letters that add to the clarity of an
issue or make a strong point. Such specimens will be especially considered for
publication for our readers to share.
Comments on the Body Language website and magazine can be emailed
to the Editor, david@bodylanguage.net
Letters may be published in a letters page of the website and/or magazine.
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