Better health
Proactive treatments & preventive care specialising in a full range of medical skin care.
GP & Skin Health Clinic in Unley.
Overview
Our doctors operate with concern and respect for your overall well-being by utilising the latest, most effective medical remedies including the analysis and treatment of various skin conditions.
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Immunisations
Immunisation protects against a range of preventable diseases and infections.
We provide childhood immunisations, catch up immunisations, travel immunisations and occupational health immunisations. Experienced general practitioners and nurses are on-site to provide immunisations and travel advice as per the National Immunisation Program.
Childhood immunisations
Our GPs and nurses provide children with their immunisations as per the National Immunisation Program Schedule. All immunisations are recorded with the Australian Immunisation Register.
Adult immunisations
We offer adult immunisations including those required for occupational health, booster vaccines, pregnancy and travel vaccines.
Travel vaccinations
Our GPs offer education and advice to minimize health risks associated with travelling and can provide medications and immunizations to assist you to stay healthy while traveling abroad.
If you are planning to travel abroad, make sure you see your local GP and travel safely. Our travel vaccines and travel medicines include:
- Yellow Fever
- Cholera
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Influenza
- Malaria Medications
- Chicken Pox
- Altitude advice
- MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)
- Pneumococcal
- Polio
- Rabies
- Tetanus, Diphtheria, Whooping cough
- Typhoid
Skin Cancer Checks.
Full body dermoscopy analysis is available by our experienced GPs, checking for pre-cancerous actinic keratoses, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma and melanoma.
Skin Cancer Removals/Excisions
After having a skin check you may require or opt to have a skin lesion to be removed to improve cosmetic appearance, facilitate a diagnosis of the lesion, relieve discomfort associated with a lesion or remove an inflamed or frequently infected cyst.
During your consultation the GP will explain the excision to you and ask you to sign a consent form. Please tell the doctor if you are taking any medication (particularly aspirin, clopidogrel, dabigatran, warfarin) including over the counter medication or supplements as these may cause abnormal bleeding.
The most common type of excision is an elliptical excision. The ellipse is designed so that the resulting scar runs parallel with existing skin creases to make it less noticeable to the eye. A local anaesthetic injection will be administered to numb the area of skin involved. The lesion is then removed using a scalpel and sent to the laboratory to be examined under a microscope. The wound is closed using sutures and a dressing applied to keep the site clean and free from infection. A report on the skin lesion is provided to the GP to discuss at your follow up appointment and sutures are removed after 7-10 days.
Cosmetic Mole Removals/Excisions
After having a skin check you may opt to have a skin lesion removed to improve your cosmetic appearance.
Skin lesions are removed in a way to reduce visible scarring such as using less tension during suturing, removing the lesion using existing folds in the skin to make scarring less noticeable to the eye or using a diathermy device which shaves away the mole until it is smooth with minimal to no scarring.
Diathermy
Diathermy uses radio frequency energy that does not damage the surrounding tissue, resulting in minimal scarring.
Skin Health
The skin is the largest organ in the body.
It protects tissues from environmental insults, maintains homogeneity and hydration of the underlying tissues, and at any given time, contains 20% of the body’s blood volume.
We manage a range of skin issues including:
- Acne
- Rosacea
- Melasma
- Psoriasis
- Stretch marks
- Scarring
Using various modalities:
- Micro-dermabrasion
- Visia Complexion Analysis
- Dermal Peels
- Micro-needling
- LED therapy
- Cosmeceutical products to complement treatment and continue treatment in your home
Questions & Concerns.
Please contact us to discuss your needs. Or book an online appointment.
