While commiserating about my cheek I looked at my chin from the side view and noticed it looked a little “weak”. It’s important for a man to have a good chin and jaw and I knew exactly what to do.

I am training a nurse injector at the moment and I decided to be her test dummy. I filled the tube with exactly the right thick dermal filler, marked out on my face with an eye-liner pencil where I wanted it to go and while holding a mirror and giving exact instructions on how deep and how much per site etc I had my cheek and chin filled.

Dermal filler can give a lot of their result instantly and I tell you it looked great. It’s amazing what a little more facial balance can do to your overall appearance. I wasn’t grossly deformed before, the imbalance was small but when corrected it looked like my entire face was in harmony again. My strong chin makes me look more manly, which has always been an issue because of my boy-ish looks.

That night I took a Nurofen because there was a slight ache and I have a low pain threshold and it worked fine. I even had one glass of red wine (a good one of course) and I had no bruising.

The next day, while I could feel that something had been done, it did not hurt at all and the little swelling there was did not look out of place. Some people can bruise a little but it’s usually minor. This deep dermal filler will last about two years and it just gives me that little bit more confidence being in balance. I like to look my best while it not being obvious to anyone that I have had anything done.

Some anti wrinkle muscle relaxant injections twice a year, some dermal filler once a year and good skin care and I am done.

One of the most popular treatments performed at our Prahran skin clinic are the anti-wrinkle injections. Christmas and New Year is the busy social time of the year. Many people like to look fresh and at their best during this time.

The skin treatments are small, painless injections that have little or no downtime. Results are fast and effective. Frown lines and smile lines are improved leaving people looking refreshed and more youthful. Dermal Fillers are now available in many types of “thickness” so can be used in any part of the face and skin for deep folds or the finest lines. Muscle relaxants are placed to reduce active dynamic facial expression lines and of the two types available (B and D), we use “D” because it works faster, lasts longer and is less painful.

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Many people come to our skin clinic in Melbourne wanting to look better and appear younger but are unsure where to start or what to do. We take the time at Skinovate to listen to our clients, address their individual concerns and work out a skin treatment plan. We believe it is important to provide the best treatments whilst leaving people looking natural and fresh. We explain individual procedures including any down time, anticipated duration of effect and costs of treatments.

We enjoy meeting people for obligation free consultations.

Nobody wants to go under the knife anymore and it’s getting easier and easier to avoid surgery but still get those youthful looks again.

Suture Lift.

Suture lifting or Thread lifting has been around for a decade or so. It’s a mini face or brow lift by running a needle through the skin under local anaesthetic, dragging behind it a thread with one-way tiny little hooks or cogs on it. These cogs allow the thread to pass only one way under your skin, when we pull it in the other direction it “catches” on the skin and yes, lifts it up. So correctly placed and anchored above we can lift the lower or mid or upper face to reduce heaviness and sagging.

The new Promoitalia Threads are far more advanced than the two types of threads that have gone before (APTOS and Contour). The new threads have more cogs on them and each cog has a forked tongue with double the lifting power. To make things even better they dissolve over 7-10 months leaving behind your own collagen ropes holding everything in place.

Dr Spano can do a suture lift in 45 mins under local anaesthetic in his brand new Moonee Ponds Cosmetic theatre in Melbourne. Typical cost is $3500 and results last 5-10 years. “It’s a natural-looking lift, not overdone like the surgeons do, it’s the biggest threat to plastic surgery since Botox and Dermal Filling.” Dr Paul Spano.

Here at Skinovate skin clinic, we see a lot of people wishing to look their best for summer and the holiday period. This can be anything from reducing those pesky frown lines to plumping out lips for a luscious pout.

Having many years experience in cosmetic injecting with dermal fillers and wrinkle relaxants we are able to provide the best skin treatments to enhance your features but keep you looking natural and at your most beautiful. Reducing frown, forehead and smile lines is a very quick and effective treatment. Plumping lips and cheeks with dermal fillers is a comfortable and instantaneous treatment which provides terrific results.

New trends in the cosmetic field? The liquid face lift. This is a combination of injectable thicker dermal filler treatments with Laser resurfacing treatments like Fraxel to stimulate your own natural collagen and elastin production. The treatments are recommended based on individual requirements and we are able to best guide you on what is most suitable in order to meet your needs.

Come visit our friendly team in Melbourne for a confidential and friendly discussion.

Firstly, look at your face and notice any discolouration e.g. little red veins around the nose or cheeks (Broken Capillaries) or brown spots that were not there before (maybe sun induced freckles or moles) or dark areas, like the skin looks “dirty” (most likely pigmentation called Melasma or Chloasma).  These skin blemishes will attract people’s attention and detract from you signature points e.g. nice eyes, good lips etc and are “background noise” or visual static that is best minimised, removed or reduced. Moles need to be checked by a Doctor annually at least or sooner if they change in any way. The broken capillaries and brown age freckles can be treated with IPL Photorejuvenation very successfully, 1-3 treatments in good hands. Pigmentation that makes the skin dark and dull is faded with prescription only creams often custom made for you in conjunction with light acid washes like a Jessner type solution. Jessner is a mixture of three skin cleaning safe chemicals made for us by a specialist chemist. Fraxel laser treatments can be used for deeper pigmentation with the extra benefits of scar and wrinkle reduction improvement as well.  If your skin is dull or rough then Microdermabrasion and Jessner Skin Peels might be the answer.

I suppose the main point of the above is that first fix up the draping or external cover material of your face i.e. your skin. You will be surprised at how wrinkles or thin lips don’t look so bad if the overall skin is even in colour and texture and has a natural glow and softness. When we humans see nice even clear skin , we see health and vitality and we want to be near that person or involved in something they do as it seems they are biologically successful. That’s Human Nature and it’s predictable and you can use it to your advantage!

At Skinovate, the injecting Dr and Nurses place the PRP into the surface of the skin and in the deeper layers to stimulate the whole skin, not just a part of it. We have pioneered this technique are getting great results from it especially under the eyes and on the face neck and hands.

PRP is not an alternative to dermal fillers or microdermabrasion, its effects are different to Fraxel Laser and IPL. PRP makes the skin glow and become smoother and basically more youthfull.

Plasma PRP is totally ORGANIC. It is extracted from you like a blood test, then the red and white cells are removed by spinning the blood in a centrifuge. The plasma is then just reinjected with the tiniest needle into exactly the area you want made younger. Over the first 3 days after the injection the granules release your growth factors into the surrounding skin and the process of renewal begins. Our experience tells us that you need 3 treatments spaced 4-6 weeks apart. People in poor health like heavy smokers will not respond well as the poisons in their bodies suppress new tissue growth and repair.

PRP can be combined with Fraxel Laser, Chemical Peels or microdermabrasion to create even more amazing skin, but is a stand alone totally natural way getting revitalised refreshed and renewed skin.

I was treating a lady for laser hair removal, she has quite dark facial hair. After only 3 treatments she has had significant decrease. Although she is extremely happy with her results, she did ask about the couple of coarse white hairs she had on her chin. Unfortunately our hair laser does not treat fair colored hair but we can treat those hairs with electrolysis using a strong numbing cream to greater comfort. She was so happy that we could treat all her concerns and give her the results.

A lovely patient of ours came in to see me last week. She is about to turn 50 and said to me, I am really happy with forehead and around my eyes I am pretty well wrinkle free, but I feel i am looking a little sad I feel my cheeks have disappeared and my lips don’t curl up they seem angry!! So I talked to her about the benefits of Dermal Fillers, I showed her where I needed to fill!!! She looked at me and said I am in your hands. WOW was what she said I feel like a new woman. I have cheeks again, it seems to lift up my whole face, no more jowls. As for my lips they look natural, I have a pretty little pout again instead of a frowning mouth!! I am 50 and fabulous is what she said as she walked out the door.

Working on reception at Skinovate is always rewarding, offering advice and listening to our clients needs makes for very satisfied and happy clients. We had a gentleman in yesterday that had his second Fraxel Laser treatment, he told me about how many people he tells about this amazing treatment that has given him the results he has been trying to achieve for years. He know has a more youthful appearance and his acne scarring has dramatically reduced thanks to our Fraxel Laser treatments.

Pigmentation cases can be so interesting and incredibly satisfying to
treat. Different types of pigmentation are treated with different
treatments, with IPL Photo Rejuvenation being one of the most common. Most people present with various pigmentation issues and so
the treatment approach is a step by step process targeting pigment at
differing levels in the skin.

A lady I saw today came in with some darker patches under her eyes, which we refer to as Post Inflammatory pigment which was the result from the wrong treatment approach at another clinic! She presents with some general sun damage, freckles, capillaries and general widespread pigmentation. Step 1 in this case is a Jessner peel, to gently peel and lighten the surface pigment so that we can then address the deeper pigmentation more safely. Step 2 is a prescription compounded fading cream, again to lighten the existing pigment but more importantly, to suppress pigment production. Step 3, which actually happens a few months from now after summer, is IPL Photo Rejuvenation (Intense Pulse light) to clear any freckles and to shut down visible capillaries in the skin, often found lurking under the initial darker pigment making it appear darker. This approach works for this person, some people we address differently. Everyone is treated on a case by case basis to ensure we get the right outcome for YOU! Call us today to enquire about Dermal Filler & Ipl Photo Rejuvenation Treatments in Melbourne!

Thank you for you email regarding Hyperhydrosis, or excessive armpit sweating. We use a product called Dysport to treat excessive armpit sweating, which is the UK brand equivalent of Botox.

Pricing for the procedure varies depending on the size of the area treated as it is determined by how much product is required.  You are generally looking at between $800-1000/session.  This is determined in consultation with the doctor and you will be quoted specifically at this time. Generally we find the excessive sweating treatment will last between 8-12/months for most people.

Consultation with our skin clinic Nurse is $50 and this is fully redeemable off your first excessive armpit sweating treatment.  Should you wish to go ahead with the procedure at the time of consultation you will pay only for the treatment provided.

I hope this has been helpful and please contact our rooms at your earliest convenience to secure an appointment.

Many thanks and kind regards,

The Skinovate Team

Essendon 9326 0700

Prahran  9510 7266

www.skinovate.com.au

Thank you for your email enquiry regarding Lip enhancement. We offer a variety of lip fillers starting from $580 for 1ml of Esthelis or Restylane, up to $650 for the thicker, longer lasting products such as Fortelis or Perlane.  Restylane is also available in 0.5ml which is $380.

We do require an initial consultation with our Nurse prior to any treatment so that we can discuss with you your desired outcomes and give you an idea of the results achievable. Our Nurses all have many years experience and we see beautiful results in each lip enhancement.

We have a consultation fee of $50 with our Nurses and this is fully redeemable off your first lip enhancement treatment.

I hope this has been of some assistance and please do not hesitate to contact our skin clinic at your earliest convenience to organise an appointment regarding lip enhancement treatments.

Many thanks and kind regards,

The Skinovate Team

Essendon 9326 0700

Prahran  9510 7266

www.skinovate.com.au