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Threads are back

At one time or another, everyone over 40 (and some under 40) will have faced the mirror, pushed up their cheeks, and thought “hmmm, that looks better”.   Who hasn’t done that?   All the while wishing we could keep … Continue reading

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February > Forever

With the pre-Christmas rush over, the parties a blurry recollection, holidays gone, all back at work and school, we all feel, a little, some end-of-summer pause. ….. Think back, close eyes. It’s November. It’s sunny. You have shopping to do. … Continue reading

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e-Derma Stamping

You want effective facial skin firming. More collagen. Stronger dermis. Fewer lines   You can afford hardly any downtime.   You want it safe as possible, with little to no risk of complications   You want e-Derma Stamp treatment.   … Continue reading

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PEACH Hydrators

Here, I would have used the word “Moisturisers” but then I wouldn’t have the acronym PEACH: I’d have PEACM. Everyone thinks moisturising is hugely important in skin care – but it isn’t so. 1) Moisturising is important IF your moisturiser … Continue reading

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Most of you who have had contact with beauty therapists would have heard their perennial mantra “Cleanse Tone Moisturise”.   Well, I’m prepared to stick my neck out and say that cleansing is overvalued in cosmetic skin care. That doesn’t … Continue reading

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Fractionated erbium laser – for big changes in a hurry

The Erbium laser revolutionised facial skin resurfacing when it first emerged in the mid 1990s. It offered big changes to facial skin texture with less downtime than seen with CO2 lasers.   But, today,  patients want their face skin renewed … Continue reading

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the lesson of “Falstaff”

    Tonight I saw “Falstaff” at the Opera House.   The main character is a balding, ageing, rotund old knight who attempts to woo a couple of married women.   He writes a couple of corny letters, he whispers … Continue reading

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Obese man sues GP:

    The Australian medical community was struck last week by this court decision:   http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/obese-man-wins-350000-payout-from-gp-20130207-2e0b6.html   It appears that the patient, Luis, was attending the GP, Dr V, for 14 years from 1997 to 2011, and in that time … Continue reading

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No dumb questions please!

NO DUMB QUESTIONS PLEASE   From time to time I am asked to present at one doctors’ meeting or another on topics related to cosmetic medicine, and, in these, I always warn the audience that I want no dumb questions. … Continue reading

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Miss Moustache, anyone?

  Aren’t people strange?   According to this recent piece of journalistic fluff, the number one cosmetic issue women don’t want their men to know about is bleaching/waxing/shaving their moustache:   http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/beauty/trends/article/-/15445766/the-beauty-secrets-you-should-never-let-your-partner-see/   The odd thing about that is that … Continue reading

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