How Does Menopause Affect the Skin, and What Treatments Are Available to Help? image

How Does Menopause Affect the Skin, and What Treatments Are Available to Help?

Unfortunately, how menopause affects the skin is often overlooked and rarely spoken about topic, despite how normal this process is. Menopause is a transformative phase in a woman’s life, bringing various changes. Keeping it real, these changes can be a pretty tricky time for m...

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How Cosmetic Injectables Can Help Men Look and Feel Great: Debunking the Myths and Understanding the Benefits image

How Cosmetic Injectables Can Help Men Look and Feel Great: Debunking the Myths and Understanding the Benefits

We field quite a few questions in our Port Macquarie and Kempsey clinics, and recently we’ve been getting more and more interest in cosmetic injectables for men. There are countless benefits to cosmetic injectables but with so many myths surrounding ‘getting work done’, it'...

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What is Profhilo®? Are the results worth it? image

What is Profhilo®? Are the results worth it?

Profhilo® skin treatment is a relatively new cosmetic treatment that is becoming increasingly popular as a bioremodeller to naturally enhance face skin and features. Here's why it's worth considering...

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What is Tribella, and why should I consider it?

If you’re looking to treat fine lines, wrinkles, sun damage, uneven complexion or texture, the Venus Versa™ TriBella treatment is the superhero you didn’t know you needed. TriBella is highly effective and non-invasive, utilising three different treatment modalities to simul...

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The benefits of Niacinamide in topical skincare

There's a lot of hype around Niacinamide recently. And for a good reason, the ultimate multitasker, Niacinamide is known for its ability to brighten the skin, reduce fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin texture, reduce surface oils and reduce pigmentation.

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How long do cosmetic injectables last? image

How long do cosmetic injectables last?

This is a really common and important question we get asked in the clinic by anyone considering cosmetic injectables. How we look and feel is important, so it’s essential to do your research and speak to a qualified doctor or nurse.

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Dermapen vs Dermaroller…what’s the difference? image

Dermapen vs Dermaroller…what’s the difference?

Microneedling, aka collagen induction therapy, is one of Port Medical Aesthetic’s favourite skin treatments.

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Cosmelan® Peels - Are they worth it? image

Cosmelan® Peels - Are they worth it?

At Port Medical Aesthetics Clinic, we have been performing the Cosmelan® Peel for years and LOVE it. 

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Achieving Natural Looking Lips with Cosmetic Injections. image

Achieving Natural Looking Lips with Cosmetic Injections.

When it comes to cosmetic injectables, we love the natural look. 

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Dermaplaning… yay or nay? image

Dermaplaning… yay or nay?

Dermaplaning has been a trending treatment recently within the beauty industry and on social media. Performed by beauty therapists, the treatment is designed to remove unwanted vellus hair or “peach fuzz” and to exfoliate skin cells from the skin's surface. Make-up artists w...

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PMAC MythBusters: Common Cosmetic Injectable Myths Debunked image

PMAC MythBusters: Common Cosmetic Injectable Myths Debunked

Myth #1: Cosmetic Injections are toxic and harmful 

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Botox® to Reduce Sweating

Sweating is a normal part of being human, it helps us regulate our body temperature. But too much sweating, especially at times when it isn’t necessary, can be problematic and often a little embarrassing. It can cause us to avoid wearing certain clothes, social settings and ac...

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Mircrodermabrasion vs Microneedling image

Mircrodermabrasion vs Microneedling

So what’s the difference between microdermabrasion and microneedling, and which one might suit you best? 

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Cosmetic Injectables: The Low-Down image

Cosmetic Injectables: The Low-Down

Botox, filler, anti-wrinkle, Sculptra®, Profhilo®, PDO threads, BBLs, Kim K, what’s it all about? We don’t have much to do with the last two, but we can definitely help explain the rest. It can all be a bit much to take in, with the array of information and photos on socia...

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Injectables as a treatment option for Jaw Clenching

Our Port Macquarie clinic gets a lot of enquiries about treating jaw clenching, or “bruxism”. Bruxism occurs when you grind, gnash or clench your teeth, and it can happen either while you’re awake or when you’re asleep. A few things can cause bruxism, with the main on...

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Is there a difference between “anti-wrinkle injections” and “Botox”? image

Is there a difference between “anti-wrinkle injections” and “Botox”?

This is a question we get asked A LOT in our Port Macquarie clinic. The short answer is no! Botox® is a well-known brand of Botulinum Toxin, which is the prescription medication used for anti-wrinkle injections as well as for treating a wide range of clinical conditions. Due to...

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