Aging skin is perhaps one of the most visible signs of ageing; Sun & Skin Medical Centre’s anti ageing clinic is here to help, with professional, medical-grade skin care. Our experienced skin doctors can recommend treatments for you such as dermal fillers and anti-wrinkle injectables. Our qualified skin therapists are also available for skin analysis consultations to tailor an appropriate skin care routine for you.

As we grow older, our skin changes. The result of these skin changes and the visible ageing are due to two factors: intrinsic factors and extrinsic factors. Intrinsic aging factors are those that are genetically programmed into the individual, and include things such as hormonal factors (for example, the decline of oestrogen as women get older). Extrinsic factors are those external to the person, such as environmental factors including UV exposure, smoking, diet, and air pollution.

Extrinsic ageing factors are those that we can influence, and with the guidance of our trained and experienced skin doctors, our anti ageing clinic can help you to combat the signs of skin aging and restore youthfulness to your skin.

Skin ageing often appears as wrinkles (both fine lines and deeper lines), loss of bone structure in the face, loss of volume, changes in the texture of the skin (either thinning or thickening), and changes in the colour of the skin (known as dyschromia).

At Sun & Skin Medical Centre’s anti ageing clinic, our skin doctors can offer you expert advice on the most appropriate treatments to combat the signs of aging for your skin. We offer anti-wrinkle injections, dermal fillers, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy, skin needling and LED light therapy.

Our qualified skin therapists are able to perform an in-depth analysis of your skin. They will provide a thorough assessment of your skin type, identifying any problem areas, and making recommendations as to what the best treatments for your skin are.

Additionally, our skin therapists will offer their expertise in assisting you to choose the best skin care products for home use, so that you can achieve the best results from your skincare regime at home, after leaving our anti-ageing clinic.

At our anti aging clinic, we always recommend micro-needling to perfect the skin tone and texture. Skin needling uses minute punctures to the skin, using precision medical micro-needles.

At Sun & Skin Medical Centre, our anti aging clinic uses and recommends the Dermapen 4 technology. This technology uses the most advanced needle cartridge available, to provide a faster and safer treatment time, and produce the best results for our patients.

During the skin needling process, the micro-needles housed within the Dermapen casing penetrate the skin at a depth of 0.25-2.5mm, creating microscopic “wounds”. This activates the skin’s natural wound healing processes, resulting in increased blood flow to the area, stimulation of growth of new blood vessels, synthesis of compounds that help the skin to bind and retain water molecules, collagen synthesis and destruction of damaged cells. The result is an improvement in the overall texture and tone of the skin. This process occurs over a period of weeks to months, and patients can expect the results to be progressive.

Skin needling is useful for:

• Aging skin
• Skin tightening and rejuvenation
• Vertical lip lines
• Hyperpigmentation, age spots or uneven skin tone
• Enlarged or dilated pores
• Acne
• Stretch marks
• Hair thinning & Hair Loss

Cosmetic anti-wrinkle injections are one of the most popular treatments we perform at our anti ageing clinic here at Sun & Skin Medical Centre. Anti-wrinkle injections help to soften the lines of the face, giving a fresher, more youthful look to the skin. Your medical expert will be able to tailor a treatment to suit your skin. All of our injectors are qualified and experienced Doctors, using safe, TGA-approved products, to give our patients the best possible results.

You can read more about medical anti-wrinkle injections.

Dermal fillers are used to achieve a fuller or a more youthful appearance for the skin. They are very versatile, and can be used in various problem areas of the skin that may need an extra lift or volume to be replaced. Some common areas that we treat with fillers at our anti aging clinic include:

• The lips, for size, contour and shape
• The cheeks
• Contouring the chin and profile of the face
• Correcting the nose shape non-surgically
• Improving the appearance of scars, including acne scarring
• Hydrating the skin (particularly on the face, hands and chest)
• Improving the appearance of chest wrinkles
• Restoring volume to the forehead and temple areas
• Treating tear trough areas (assists to lighten dark circles under the eyes, replacing lost volume and softening wrinkles).

Our anti aging clinic offers platelet-rich plasma therapy (PRP). This is a 3-step medical treatment that can have both medical and cosmetic benefits. PRP therapy involves collecting 8-10mls of the patients own blood, which is then processed and the PRP portion of the blood sample is then reinjected into the area to be treated. It is 100% the patients own blood by-product.

PRP therapy stimulates collagen production and reenergizes cells, encouraging rejuvenation. It can also be beneficial in triggering natural growth of hair follicles and increasing the thickness of the hair shaft. As such, it is commonly used for:

• Treatment for hair loss or hair thinning for both men and women
• Skin rejuvenation from the inside-out
• Assisting with healing of inflamed tendons.

LED light therapy is a non-invasive treatment that rejuvenates the skin. It is an ideal choice for patients with sensitive skin. Photosmart light therapy is considered a safe treatment that stimulates and activates cellular processes deep within the skin.

We regularly use LED light therapy in our anti aging clinic, as it has many practical applications. A wide variety of skin conditions can be treated using LED light therapy. Just some of the applications where LED therapy may be advantageous include:

• Reducing fine lines and wrinkles
• Firming and toning the skin
• Increasing circulation, stimulating collagen and elastin
• Reducing scarring and uneven skin tone
• Reducing melanin production and age spots
• Reduces inflammation and redness, so it is useful for eczema, psoriasis and dermatitis.
• Help healing & prevents further breakouts for Acne & Rosacea.

If you are interested in visiting our anti aging clinic Mount Eliza, please contact Sun & Skin Medical Centre today. Appointments can be made by telephoning our clinic, or by using the online booking system.