Our Selection Process – What You Need to Know
The Melasma Clinic is a small, boutique practice in the Eastern suburbs. Our goal is to give every patient the best possible care and results. Because of our size and limited appointment times, we currently focus on conditions that respond most effectively to the treatments we provide.
In the future, we hope to extend our services to include conditions that may take longer to treat or that are best managed together with medical dermatologists.
If we are unable to offer you treatment at this stage, please don’t be discouraged. We will let you know by email and, where possible, guide you toward other dermatologists who may be able to help. While we can’t influence their waiting times, we want to support you in finding the right care.
For a list of dermatologists across Australia, you can visit: https://www.dermcoll.edu.au/find-a-derm/
How does our selection process work?
What is a virtual consultation?
When do we involve other specialists?
Pigmentary conditions, treatment success scores
High success rate
- Sun damage
- Age spots
- Melasma
- Hori
- Ota birthmarks
- Freckles
- Mixed pigment in Asian skin types
- DPN
- Post inflammatory pigmentation – face
Moderate success rate
- Dark circles
- Lip pigmentation
- CALM birthmarks
- Low contrast melasma
- Post inflammatory pigmentation – limbs/trunk
- Iron infusion stains
Low success rate
- Pigmentation around the mouth
- Underarm pigmentation (genetic causes)
- Ashy dermatosis, lichen planus pigmentosis, Riehl’s
- Dermal melasma
- Acanthosis nigricans (pigmentation neck, underarms, groin)
- Groin pigmentation
- Pigmented birthmarks such as Becker’s naevi
- Mole removal for junctional & compound moles
Other conditions, treatment success scores
High success rate miscellaneous conditions
- Acne scarring (in patients with no acne)
- Rosacea
- Sun damage
- Broken blood vessels
- Vascular birthmarks (port wine stains)
- Volume depletion in patients requiring soft tissue fillers
- Collagen stimulating injectables
- Mild to moderate skin laxity
- Dynamic wrinkling
Moderate success rate miscellaneous conditions
- Syringomas
- Xanthelasma
- Dark circles
- Poikioderma; neck
- Enlarged pores
Low success rate miscellaneous conditions
- Acne scarring in patients with active acne
- Non-surgical eye rejuvenation in moderate to severe laxity (best treated surgically)
- Flushing & blushing (intermittent)
- Non-surgical options in patients with moderate to severe laxity (including facial & neck laxity)
- Extensive syringomas
- Stretch marks
- Cellulite
What avenues do I have if my condition has a low to moderate chance of treatment?
If you fall under classification of low to moderate success, it does not mean that no treatment is available as there are other clinics who may take up this job.
From time to time, we may undertake treatments for low yield cases for publication purposes or academic work. If this was the case, you will be notified & your condition may be treated by a clinical nurse either in Brisbane or in a hospital in Sydney.
