DermaSurg Skin Clinic - Patient centered medical and cosmetic skin treatments. A referral option for healthcare professionals.
A patient-centered approach leads to exceptional outcomes
-- Expertise combined with experience
DermaSurg Skin Clinic in Maroochydore offers leading-edge medical and surgical methods underpinned by a commitment to evidence-based medical approaches to improve the overall well-being and quality of life of our patients. Our doctors are highly trained accredited skin experts, and very experienced in all things skin related.
Our interests include skin checks for the early detection and treatment of skin cancers, treatment of photoaging (premature aging and coloured spots caused by long-term exposure to sunlight UV radiation), the treatment of childhood and adult acne, rosacea and facial redness, melasma and pigmentation, eczema and dermatitis, psoriasis, and cosmetic management of skin blemishes.
We prefer to utilize natural and organic remedies that are backed up by science, and avoid the toxic and harmful agents found in many commercially available and misleadingly recommended moisturizers.
“Advice and education about incorporating healthy skin regimes and simple yet effective nutritional strategies for reducing the risks of skin cancer on the Sunshine Coast sets DermaSurg Skin Clinic apart”.
– Dr Daniel Bothma
Skin Cancer Facts
-- An inconvenient truth about life in Australia
Non-melanoma skin cancers are far more common than melanoma, and make up over 85% of all skin cancer diagnoses. The two main types of non-melanoma skin cancers are basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. If you are diagnosed with a skin cancer you have a 50% increased risk of further skin cancers developing within 2 years.
Skin cancers grow unpredictably, with some very quickly expanding or invading deeper layers, while others are very slow in getting bigger.
It is best to get your skin cancer attended to as soon as possible. All skin cancers need to be removed, and most require some form of surgery. Most skin cancers treated appropriately and in a suitable time frame by an experienced skin surgeon will not recur or leave disfiguring scarring. The larger the skin cancer, the bigger the excision needed to remove the cancer, the more scarring involved and the higher the cost of treatment. Medicare rebates are based on their size when removed.
While it is true that any doctor can cut out a skin cancer, not all possess the surgical skill needed to repair the defect with a minimal amount of scarring and deformity. You will live a long time with the visible consequences of your decision, and it is important to be as informed as possible about where you choose to have a skin cancer removed.
