by Megan Pakes | Dec 19, 2014 | Blog
Our very own Dr Neil Mortimer comments in this highly interesting and informative Bay of Plenty Times article regarding skin cancer and the best way to choose a sunscreen. “Slip, slap, slop – how sunscreens measure up” – By Dawn Picken...
by Megan Pakes | Sep 2, 2014 | Blog
The solution to stamp away wrinkles and scars is here…… Dermastamp, the latest technology available at the Skin Centre, is a collagen induction therapy and scar reduction therapy procedure that works by stimulating your own body’s collagen and breaking down scar...
by Megan Pakes | Mar 30, 2014 | Blog
Did you know that each year, many more people die from skin cancer than road accidents in New Zealand? Did you know that 2 out of 3 New Zealanders will be diagnosed with skin cancer before the age of 70? Did you know that each year, New Zealanders are four times more...
by Megan Pakes | Nov 26, 2013 | Blog
Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer. Left untreated there is a high risk of melanoma spreading around the body, and this can be fatal. At the Skin Centre this cancer is treated with the highest priority. Surgery may well be fitted in out of hours to...
by Megan Pakes | Nov 18, 2013 | Blog
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a very common type of skin cancer. Luckily, it is not usually a threat to life, as secondary growths are uncommon. SCCs typically affect people of fair complexion. They develop in areas which have been exposed to the sun over a long...
by Megan Pakes | Nov 12, 2013 | Blog
Further to the overwhelming interest in our Education Information Seminars held earlier in the year, over the following few weeks we will be posting Skin Cancer information, beginning with information on Basel Cell Carcinoma: Basal Cell Carcinoma Basal cell...
