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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Before we talk about the emotional toll of acne, let me ask the question, “how common is it”? Well, it turns out to be very common and it is also increasing. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) assesses acne vulgaris as having affected 85% of people between the age of 11 and 30 and the incidence is increasing! Acne is a global issue. It...
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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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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, 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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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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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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1. The skin care cream you need depends on your age. No, there are numerous factors which play into the cream best designed for you, independent of age, such as the integrity of your epithelial barrier and how revved up your immune system is. 2. All you need to do is use a “good brand.“ No, it’s all about the ingredients and the science...
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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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Hello BCMCers, It's Spencer again! This time I'm going to tell you about photodynamic therapy. You may have already seen the photos, but I underwent photodynamic therapy (also known as PDT) a few days before Christmas. I had a few solar keratoses (sunspots) on my face that I needed to fix. Gertrude was the one who suggested the PDT with a mischievous grin. I...
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The hot weather has been brutal. The Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull has been tweeting to stay in doors during the heat wave and keep an eye out for our elderly. The company “Banana Boat “ has been in the news and not in a good way; it has been alleged that their sunscreen has been ineffectual. The Bureau of Meteorology announced today...
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Talimogene, the therapy know as T-VEC was recently approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration for use. Rodney Sinclair, director of dermatology at Epworth Hospital said it is, in essence, the first ever melanoma vaccine. The vaccine is injected into each melanoma lesion and the virus which is within the vaccine then replicates within the melanoma cells and kills them. This is exciting and...
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Hello Skin Spotters, my name is Dr Spencer Behan and this is my first blog!! I was inspired by a study published recently on melanomas. The study was printed in the prestigious Journal of American Medical Association but written by Australian doctors and performed on Australian patients. The study is titled ‘Clinical Features Associated With Individuals at Higher Risk of Melanoma’. It gathered...
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Our very own Deputy Prime Minister, Barnaby Joyce has recently been treated for skin cancer on his face for the third time this year. He encourages the use of sunscreen and wide brim hats whilst out in the sun. He also told the ABC that Australians working in the sun should be more vigilant with their sun protection, especially given the country...
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