by Megan Pakes | Apr 10, 2015 | Blog
New Zealand has some of the highest rates of Malignant Melanoma in the world, and the Bay of Plenty region has the highest rates in the country. Most people know of someone who has been diagnosed with Melanoma, and sadly, many know of someone who has died because of...
by Megan Pakes | Mar 14, 2015 | Blog
New Zealand and Australia undoubtedly have the highest ratesfor both melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer in light skinned populations in the world. So what can we do about this? We don’t want to move. We love where we live and who would not envy us for living...
by Megan Pakes | Feb 27, 2015 | Blog
These two ingredients keep appearing in the magazines as the latest and greatest thing to put on your skin. I keep hearing “have you heard about Vitamin C and Hyaluronic Acid?” Well, I hate to be the one to tell you, but these ingredients have been a...
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...
