As of Monday July 14th 2008, our Berwick branch is moving to Suite 2, 72 Gloucester St, Berwick.
The new premises are walking distance (one block) from the previous.
There should be no disruption to our usual services. The phone number remains unchanged: 9707 0888
Plasma skin regeneration, used to resurface skin, has been FDA approved for the treatment of acne scarring.
A study conducted by Potter et al in the UK showed a 23% improvement in acne scarring after 6 months and this was sustained for 2 years. The study used silicone elastomer moulds to measure the improvement of the scarring pre and post treatment.
Clinically, at The Victorian Cosmetic Institute, we have noticed an improvement in acne scars for those who undergo the high energy (PSR3) plasma treatments, with a noticeable improvement in skin texture, wrinkles and pigmentation also.
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Traditionally, the primary mechanism for facial ageing was gravity leading to facial descent. Hence the logical answer to this probem was to combat this with a variety of surgical procedures such as a facelift, browlift or blepharoplasty (removal of the upper or lower eyelid skin).
A paradigm shift has occurred, and the way we think about ageing and reversing the ageing process has now progressed. Pioneers like Dr. Sydney Coleman have lead the way of this change, and believe that volume loss, in the form of soft tissue, bone, and fat loss are key factors in facial ageing rather than simply just facial descent/droop. An analogy is that a young person’s face is like a grape, full of volume and no wrinkles. As this person ages, their face becomes more like a sultana. To revolumise the face is therefore the most important part of reversing the ageing process, rather than stretching the skin.
Revolumising can be performed in a number of ways, including fat transfer from another part of the body, or simply with dermal fillers. Dermal fillers offer the advantage of being a minimally invasive procedure with little or no downtime. They can be used to reshape and revolumise the face and return the youth to a face.
Dr. Tzikas reports in the recent Dermatologic Surgery Journal his findings about the use of Radiesse, or calcium hydroxylapatite, for facial soft tissue augmentation. His study spanned over 52 months and involved in the treatment of 1000 patients.
More than 80% of patients in this study reported persistance of the product for greater than 12 months, with the most common side effects as redness or bruising.
Radiesse in this study was used in the lips leading to the formation of nodules in some cases which needed to be physically removed (for this reason Radiesse is not recommended at The Victorian Cosmetic Institute for the augmentation of lips). Outside of the lips, only 2 patients experienced nodule formation.
The picture shown illustrates a patient before and after cheek augmentation with Radiesse performed by Dr. Tzikas.