Gift # 1: 30% off Bot*x treatments.  Look fresh and youthful for the Christmas season with the world’s most popular aesthetic treatment. Erase frown lines, crows feet, and forehead lines with simple and safe muscle-relaxing injections.  All our treatments are administered by doctors including specialist dermatologists.

Gift # 2: 30% off Photo-Fractional laser treatments. Receive up to $660 off our most effective skin rejuvenation treatment, the Photo-Fractional laser.  This combination treatment involves use of two lasers together to given results and safety unrivalled by any other treatment available today.  Ideal for treating typical sun-damage on the face, neck and chest.  Most fair skinned-individuals are suitable candiates.   Look amazing in time for Christmas or take advantage of time away from work to have treatment during the holiday period. For a short time only, treatment costs now range from $560 for a partial face treatment (eg cheeks) to $1540 for treatment of full face, neck, and chest.  This offer is available to both new and existing patients, however is subject to availability.

Photo-Fractional laser – single treatment.

Photo-Fractional laser – single treatment.

*These offer are valid until 31st Jan 2012. The offer is limited by appointment availability so please book early to avoid disappointment. This offer can be used on a maximum of two ocassions by the same patient in the offer period.

*This offer is valid until 30th November 2011. The offer is limited by appointment availability so please book early to avoid disappointment. The offer is for Sub-Q filler only and substitution with other hyaluronic acid filler types is not permitted. The offer is for a minimum (standard) volume of 2ml of product; however if you require further volume replacement, as assessed by the treating doctor at the time of consult, then further product used will be discounted at the same 50% reduction.  There is no limit on the volume that may be used in the single half-price treatment session. This offer can be used on a maximum of two occasions by the same patient in the offer period.

View emailed version here…

Enjoy a complimentary IPL rejuvenation treatment to the hands, neck, cheeks, or equivalent medium area with any IPL or laser treatment performed in the month of July 2011.   For example if treating the nose with IPL (typically $350) you may also have treatment to the cheeks or hands at no extra cost.  Or, if having anti-wrinkle injections to frown lines or crows feet, you may also have treatment to the cheeks or hands at no extra cost. This offer represents a saving of up to $450 depending on the treatments chosen.  This offer is available to both new and existing patients.

This offer is valid until 30th Aug 2011. The offer is limited by appointment availability so please book early to avoid disappointment. The complimentary laser treatment must be undertaken at the time of the the anti-wrinkle, IPL, or laser treatment used to qualify for the offer.  Patient who have had antiwrinkle injections performed in the last two weeks will also qualify for the complimentary treatment.  The complimentary IPL treatment is not transferrable to another patient. This offer can be used on a maximum of two ocassions by the same patient in the offer period.

View emailed version here…

Vitamin D is important in multiple processes in the body including the control of calcium and healthy bone growth, and it is possible that it helps reduce the risk of internal cancers such as prostate, breast and colon cancer.  Therefore, like most things required for good health, a sensible balance is required between sun protection and sun exposure. In sunny NSW, for fair-skin individuals, the sun-exposure time required for adequate vitamin D levels is quite low and it is always important to protect high skin cancer risk areas of the body such as the face, chest and hands.  Those at risk of vitamin D deficiency are those with dark-skin, and those with severely limited sun-exposure.  We believe that in NSW, 30 minutes of sun exposure per week to 20% of the skin (eg the back or legs) is adequate for fair-skinned individuals to acheive adequate vitamin D levels.  We suggest, where possible, getting the sun exposure on areas of skin that are not chronically exposed to the sun, and therefore at risk of aging and skin cancer, such as the face, hands and forearms.  The amount of sun exposure required for vitamin D production is much lower than the amount of sun that increases the risk of skin cancer.  The amount of sun exposure required should not result in a tan and certainly there should never be even a mild sunburn.  Of course oral vitamin D supplementation is a safe alternative to sun exposure.

Before and after Photo-Fraxional laser treatment

*This offer is valid until 30th June 2011. The offer is limited by appointment availability so please book early to avoid disappointment. The half-price treatment offer is valid for one treatment session only and is not transferrable to another patient. Filler treatments may be performed at the time of laser treatments whereas anti-wrinkle injections must be performed no closer than 5 days either side of a Fraxel treatment. The half-price treatment must be undertaken within 3 months of the Fraxel laser treatment. There is no limit on the volume of filler or units of anti-wrinkle injection that may be used in the single half-price treatment session.

View emailed version here…

Due to popular demand, and being booked out in April, we have extended our IPL special to 31st May 2011.

Call early to take advantage of this offer and avoid missing out on an appointment.

Before and after dual-filter IPL for rosacea and capillaries

At Sydney Specialist Dermatology, we are fortunate to have the world’s leading and most advanced intense pulsed light device, the Ellipse Flex dual-filter I²PL.  There is a huge variation in the devices that come under the umbrella term of ‘IPL’.  They vary greatly in power, safety, adjustability, and cost. The major distinguishing feature of the Ellipse Flex is the fact that it employs dual light filters (eliminating unwanted light at the high and low end of the spectrum) rather than the standard one (at the low end of the spectrum).  This important difference is reponsible for the Ellipse Flex’s superior precision and safety profile.  Cheaper IPL devices cannot acheive results as great and have a much higher risk of skin burns and ‘stamp’ marks on the skin.  Of course the most important determinant of IPL safety is the practioner performing the treatment.  Many other clinics employ non-medical staff to perform treatments, however at Sydney Specialist Dermatology, all treatments are performed by our highly qualified and experienced doctors.

The Ellipse Flex IPL is an excellent option for treating redness, capillaries, pigmentation, and obtaining a rejuvenation effect.  It is most suited to treatments on the face, but also very effective for treatments on the neck, chest and limbs.  While we have stronger treatments such as Fraxel and combination IPL+Fraxel treatments, IPL alone is an excellent, less expensive alternative with less downtime.  Treatments require no preparation, no anaesthetic, and often have no noticable downtime.

Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about this treatment or any of our treatments at Sydney Specialist Dermatology.

Until 30th of April, IPL treatments are even more affordable with discounts available.  Almost everyone has some skin changes that could benefit from the Ellipse Flex.  A single treatment is vastly superior to multiple chemical peels, multiple microdermabrasion treatments and use of any topical anti-ageing product. 

Some patients qualify for rebates up to $140 (or greater if reached the safety net) depending on the condition being treated.  

Phone early to take advantage of our current offer: 30% off all IPL treatments until 30th April 2011.

Vogue’s Beauty Editor, Sigourney Cantelo, on what’s hot…

“I’ve been testing out the Essential Six, a line of highly active products by cosmeceutical range Rationale Skincare. The blackheads on my nose have disappeared and my skin is more even textured and brighter. Could this be the secret to an immaculate complexion?”

Rationale is an Australian made skin care range established 15 years ago and is fast becoming Australia’s leading medical skincare range.

Rationale’s philosophy is simple: make use of the purest medical-grade ingredients to help prevent and alleviate skin ageing, sun damage, pigmentation and acne. 

Contact us to find out what all the fuss is about.