Patients coming to Palm Clinic regarding their varicose veins are often concerned that they may develop a venous leg ulcer. They recall an older relative “who used to have awful legs with ulcers, and I do not want that”.
While not common (up to 10% in some reported studies), long haul flights ie. those over four hours, can increase any individual’s risk of developing a DVT. This is particularly so if someone is over 60 years of age, has significant medical problems, is pregnant, is using oestrogen containing medications or has varicose vein disease.
Another simple method of helping to reduce this risk, apart from drinking plenty of non-alcoholic and caffeine-free beverages and frequently getting up to walk around, is to wear compression hosiery. There is no evidence that Aspirin protects against developing a DVT.
Palm clinic offers a full range of comfortable, affordable flight socks that our experienced team will fit for you.
This lovely set of lips belongs to a patient of mine who is a very beautiful 45 year old woman. She began noticing early signs of aging around her mouth. She wanted to have her lips returned to their youthful state.
I used a syringe of Juvederm Ultra to ease out her lip lines, her smile creases and her chin crease. Smoothing out these surrounding lines returned the attention to her beautiful lips. To finish I put some thin threads of Juvederm Ultra into both her top and bottom lips to give her some extra hydration and structure to the body of the lip without making them look obviously enhanced. She was delighted with her result.
Mandatory Information
JUVÉDERM®. ASK YOUR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL IF JUVEDERM IS RIGHT FOR YOU. JUVEDERM is an unfunded medicine device. Product and treatment costs apply. JUVÉDERM® a class III medical device must be administered by a healthcare professional. Always read and follow the instructions. The JUVÉDERM® range of products is a smooth, clear, colourless gel that contains hyaluronic acid to help correct or enhance facial contours; to define, correct or enhance lips; or improve the tone, texture and hydration of the skin. It also contains lidocaine (local anaesthetic) which helps improve comfort to the patient during injection. JUVÉDERM® has risks and benefits. For more information, please read the Patient Information Leaflets available on request from Allergan Aesthetics by phoning 0800 659 912 or from allerganaesthetics.com.au/products. JUVÉDERM® VOLBELLA® VOLIFT® VOLITE™VOLUMA® and VOLUX™are registered trademarks and trademarks of Allergan an AbbvieCompany.
Fraxel Dual laser was used in this patient for improvement of acne scarring and general skin texture.
Fraxel is a fractionated resurfacing laser which significantly reduces the risks and downtime with deep resurfacing of the skin. This makes it the treatment of choice for deep remodelling of the skin and for collagen regeneration resulting in a significantly smoother skin profile.
Lytera™ Brightening Complex is the next generation skin brightening system that effectively addresses the appearance of skin discolouration and enhancing your skin’s luminosity.
What is unique about Lytera?
Lytera™ Brightening Complex uses innovation to deliver results! It incorporates a patented blend of ingredients that actively work together to gently exfoliate and help brighten and even skin tone by reducing the appearance of dark spots. This unique formula is free from hydroquinone and through a recently published clinical study, 85% of patients saw a greater improvement in their overall skin condition after 12 weeks of treatment, as compared to 68% of patients treated with 4% hydroquinone.
The NEW e-Dermastamp is the next evolution of skin needling. Manufactured by the Genuine Dermaroller™, backed by German medical engineering is the highest quality, electric, skin micro-needling device available. Dermaroller have spent an extensive amount of time perfecting this new system. In fact, the release date has been pushed back as results of comparative studies showed that fewer needles on the tip (not more) proved greater in perforation, and (unlike the competitor) resulted in no dragging, tearing or scratching.
When considering patients for liposuction or liposculpture skin tone is an important factor to consider. Generally those with poor skin tone do not so well as the skin does not retract as well as those with good skin tone.
Stretchmarks can be a good indicator of skin tone and these generally show with rapid growth, rapid weight gain and/or pregnancy.
In this patient the stretchmarks were very apparent after pregnancy. Despite this she has had a very good result from liposculpture. Of course the stretchmarks remain but the contour is much more pleasing.
This patients rosacea has been treated with Elos IPL with good improvement in the facial veins. Most rosacea patients require at least two to three treatments to attain this level of clearance.
Treatments with medical grade Elos are generally spaced 4-6 weeks apart to allow all inflammation from the first treatment to settle.
The freckles have also improved with the same treatment.
Dermal fillers placed in the cheeks, nasolabial folds and oral commissures along with a lip enhancement have all helped to subtly rejuvenate the face. There has been an emphasis on natural results.
As we progress though our 40s, the bones and fat of the face start to shrink away, causing the overlying skin to sag, forming folds over the eyes, hollowing under the eyes, flattening of once rounded cheeks and formation of jowls. This can give a tired, saggy appearance to the face. We call this shrinkage of bone and fat ‘volume loss’. We can treat volume loss by placing dermal filler under the skin to mimic the lost bone and fat: we call this ‘volumizing”.
These photos show the effect ‘volumizing’ the brow and frown area with dermal filler. I have used one syringe of Juvederm Ultraplus shared between both brows and the frown area. As you can see it has taken up the excess skin over the eyes and restored the curved contour of the brow bone, giving the natural light reflection under the brow that we often highlight with makeup. The eyes look fresher and more open. Placing this hydrating, nourishing hyaluranon substance has also improved the quality of the skin, reducing the appearance of pores and enhancing radiance.
Mandatory Information
JUVÉDERM®. ASK YOUR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL IF JUVEDERM IS RIGHT FOR YOU. JUVEDERM is an unfunded medicine device. Product and treatment costs apply. JUVÉDERM® a class III medical device must be administered by a healthcare professional. Always read and follow the instructions. The JUVÉDERM® range of products is a smooth, clear, colourless gel that contains hyaluronic acid to help correct or enhance facial contours; to define, correct or enhance lips; or improve the tone, texture and hydration of the skin. It also contains lidocaine (local anaesthetic) which helps improve comfort to the patient during injection. JUVÉDERM® has risks and benefits. For more information, please read the Patient Information Leaflets available on request from Allergan Aesthetics by phoning 0800 659 912 or from allerganaesthetics.com.au/products. JUVÉDERM® VOLBELLA® VOLIFT® VOLITE™VOLUMA® and VOLUX™are registered trademarks and trademarks of Allergan an AbbvieCompany.
