Author: BCMC

BNE’s Top Dermal Filler Treatments

When it comes to the latest and best reports on fashion, beauty, style, cosmetics, and much more, all eyes turn to famous and esteemed stylemagazines.com.au. Great honour and pride was felt when we were mentioned in their blog post as one of the top places in Brisbane where you can get Top Dermal Filler Treatments. In their amazing blog, they referred to us...

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Bayside Cosmetic Clinic featured in Style Magazine

So our cosmetic clinic has recently had the honor of being featured in a blog post on the prestigious stylemagazines.com.au, who report on the latest and best in fashion, style, beauty, cosmetics and much more. They graciously listed us as one of the places in Brisbane where you can get the “Most Glow Worthy Facials” among many other sleek skin procedures...

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The Emperor’s New Platelets

be rewarded for your healthy lifestyle and receive all the goodness your platelets can offer... not the Emporer’s New Platelets.

If you strive to be healthy by eating right and exercising, then you understand how appealing and satisfying it is to have the natural goodies in your blood reinjected in your dermis to stimulate your own cells to be healthy and youthful. Broadly speaking the goodies are growth factors released from the reinjected platelets. There are many Clinics about town that will do...

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How to Get Rid of Forehead Wrinkles

Women receiving facial Botox injection

HOW DO YOU GET RID OF FOREHEAD WRINKLES? SIMPLE -ANTIWRINKLE INJECTIONS! Well, yes but have you ever noticed women who get “cartoon lines “ above their lateral brows when they raise their brows or suddenly develop very low brows at rest? This can be a side effect of anti-wrinkle injections. Not that the judicious use of anti-wrinkle injections does not have a role in...

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I’ve Come to Suck Your Blood! Platelet Rich Plasma

Platelet Rich Plasma PRP BCMC

PRP, or Platelet Rich Plasma is used in medicine to promote healing and fight ageing. In cosmetics it is sometimes referred to as the ‘Vampire Facelift’! MMMluu ha ha (scary laugh) Just like a midnight encounter with Dracula, blood is involved as well as sharp pointy things penetrating your skin. MMMluu ha ha (scary laugh) I don’t like needles (though I’m great at taking blood),...

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Can Anti-Wrinkle Injections Cure Migraines?

Treat migraines with Botox at BCMC

CAN ANTI-WRINKLE INJECTIONS CURE MIGRAINES AND THE ASSOCIATION OF ACID TILE COLON AND SAUSAGE POISONING The toxin in anti-wrinkle injections is pretty impressive. The story of the toxin is the story of acetylcholine, more on that later. We stole the toxin that is in anti-wrinkle injections from a bacteria. We knew about it because our previous experiences with the toxin were bad, the type...

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Have you heard that anti wrinkle injections can treat bruxism?

Bruxism can be treated with anti wrinkle injections

Bruxism or grinding teeth often occurs when you don’t know about it, ie. when you are sleeping.  We have found that anti wrinkle injections  improve bruxism in most cases and are an inexpensive treatment to try. Not everyone gets all of the problems associated with bruxism, but for some, the problems can be severe, debilitating and lasting many years.. Grinding and clenching of the...

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Give it up Hyperhidrosis….

Treating Hyperhidrosis at BCMC

GIVE IT UP HYPERHIDROSIS, YOUR DIABOLICAL PLANS WON’T WORK THIS TIME! Yes, I’m hilarious, and although the condition, hyperhidrosis, sounds like the name of a comical supervillain – it’s no joke. Hyperhidrosis is excessive sweating. Everyone knows the feeling of embarrassment from having sweat stains but imagine huge sweat stains, big dark wet rings under your arms, covering your shirt. Have a date tonight? Feeling confident? Not...

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Why don’t we advertise the brands of anti-wrinkle injections we use?

Botox injection

WHY DON’T WE ADVERTISE THE BRANDS OF ANTI-WRINKLE INJECTIONS WE USE? Antiwrinkle injections are injections of a toxin, a neuromodulator, which is used in the aesthetic industry to relax muscles of facial expression and hence decrease wrinkles ( a completely different kettle of fish to dermal fillers which are a gel and used generally to revolumise). They are classified as a prescription drug and therefore their use needs...

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Might Be Mites

rosacea mites

One theory on the cause of rosacea is mites. Rosacea comes in a few forms, but mostly it is redness of the cheeks and nose, sometimes mistaken for acne and is common in people of celtic origin who have white skin and blue eyes. The theory goes that tiny (0.3mm long), eight legged slug-looking beasties bury themselves into skin follicles on the...

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Does Paw Paw Cream Treat Skin Cancer?

paw paw cream

Today’s blog idea came from a patient this morning. During his skin check we found a sunspot on his arm. He informed me he had been treating spots like that for years with paw paw cream, quite successfully. Pawpaw cream?! Half of my dear readers by now are scoffing – ‘pawpaw cream! May as well use crystals or something!’ , and the other...

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Are Anti-Wrinkle Injections Right for Me?

wrinkle relaxers brisbane

You are starting to notice them more and more — those creases that line your skin. They usually appear anytime you smile or squint but recently, they seem to be entrenched within your skin. They are wrinkles and they are making you look and feel older. Treating the natural signs of ageing has come a long way. Plenty of treatment options are...

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Can Coffee Protect Against Skin Cancer?

foods that beat beat cancer

For today’s blog, it’s good news. Scratching around PubMed looking for inspiration I came across two meta-analyses which caught my eye: Coffee, tea and caffeine intake and the risk of non-melanoma skin cancer: a review of the literature and meta-analysis. (Eur J Nutr. 2017 Feb;56 (1):1-12.) Higher caffeinated coffee intake is associated with reduced malignant melanoma risk: A meta-analysis study. (PLoS One. 2016...

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3 Myths About Anti-Wrinkle Injections

3 Myths About Anti-Wrinkle Injections

3 MYTHS ABOUT ANTI-WRINKLE INJECTIONS Below we discuss 3 myths about anti-wrinkle injections that we have found people always want to know. 1. MYTH: IF YOU INJECT MORE DURING A TREATMENT THE EFFECTS LAST LONGER. Not so. Research performed by Dr Adam Rish has shown that no matter how much you inject the toxin remains efficacious for the same length of time. What does this mean? It means you...

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3 Causes Of Skin Ageing And How To Prevent Them

anti ageing melbourne

DNA damage UV exposure ( yes, that old one ) causes damage to skin cells’ DNA that can lead to cancer. The UV damage is predictably (CPD) cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers,(80HdG )deamination of cytosine and (PC ) protein carbonylation How to prevent solar induced DNA damage Judicious sun dosing AND Triple therapy skin topicals Research performed by Emanuele Erizo, James Spencer and Martin Braunand shows...

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Excel V Laser Q&A

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Unsightly veins, redness, wrinkles, freckles, blemishes and broken capillaries. Most of us have them, and thankfully now there is an effective laser treatment that can treat all of these at the same time in the same session and with minimal down time. It's called the Excel V Laser machine. Laser actually stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Electromagnetic Radiation (it’s a...

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