As an adult do you experience stubborn acne, frequent breakouts and embarrassing skin bumps? It’s embarrassing now, but as a teenager it can be excruciating. While prescription oral treatments (such as Roaccutane) are effective, the side effects can often be harsh. TheraClear acne treatment is different because it treats acne by addressing the several causes of […]
Non-surgical Procedures
Upper lip lines occur due to; Non-surgical cosmetic procedures to address wrinkles, volume loss and laser treatments can be used to treat these wrinkles. In addition to clinic treatments, a consistent skincare routine and lifestyle changes can help with lip lines. What causes wrinkles above the lips? Fine vertical lines can occur for a number of […]
What is non-surgical rhinoplasty? Non-surgical rhinoplasty offers a less expensive alternative, with minimal downtime to surgical rhinoplasty. Because the central focal point of your face is the nose, other people’s eyes are naturally drawn to it. It’s important to note that surgical rhinoplasty is still regarded as the gold standard for nose reshaping. Non-surgical rhinoplasty […]
Coming up to a milestone birthday, you want to look your best. With the venue booked and invitations sent out, it’s time to figure out what to wear. As you try on outfits, you feel good. For the last few months you’ve ramped up your exercise routine and paid attention to your diet. And it’s […]
Non-surgical Procedures
The appearance of enlarged pores can be treated using treatments and skin care. Since 2005 our skin needling treatments have helped patients with their enlarged pores. Why do enlarged pores form? Skin pores are tiny openings in the skin that release oil (sebum) and perspiration to cool the body. An increased flow of sweat and […]
It’s school concert night and you’re backstage with other mothers helping out with costumes and makeup. Surrounded by primary school aged children who are super excited about performing in front of their family and friends. When you rushed in after work, you were assigned make up duty. And when the line of eager faced children […]
You normally check out your own groceries at the supermarket – but today has been full on. In between family and work commitments, you just want 5 minutes of not doing anything. Because when you get home, there’s dinner to prepare, washing to do and kids to wrangle! You’ve loaded up your groceries on the […]
Skin care
What is melasma skin pigmentation? Melasma is a form of facial pigmentation stimulated by UV radiation and your natural circulating oestrogens. This form of skin pigmentation is stimulated by oestrogen from the contraceptive pill, pregnancy and hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Melasma skin pigmentation usually affects women more than men and can be found on sun-exposed […]
A new dermal filler, Emervel, has arrived in Australia, and I was privileged to demonstrate this new dermal filler on stage at the launch event in Sydney. Kerri-Anne Kennerley was the MC for the launch event, to which many of Australia’s doctors and nurses were flown in to attend. It was a grand event, that […]
Skin care
Did you know the breakout on your face can be linked to factors that can be happening within your body? In traditional Chinese Medicine, the face is an indicator of health or disease. They say by studying skin conditions or changes, we can determine stressed areas of the body of inner imbalances. The link between […]
VCI Products
Here at The Victorian Cosmetic Institute as an alternative to laser treatment we also offer skin needling in order to combat acne scars, traumatic/ surgical scars, wrinkles, skin texture and tightness. So what exactly is skin needling? Skin needling is a procedure which involves puncturing the skin multiple times with small needles attached to a […]
Let’s be honest, we all have areas of our body that we’d prefer to avoid when looking in the mirror. For some it’s a slightly rounded tummy, that bulge that just won’t seem to budge no matter how many sit ups you do or how many times you say no to eating that tempting piece […]
