COVID-19 UPDATE 3-APR-20 The current pandemic has affected our daily life significantly. Unfortunately, the risk of having a skin cancer does not change during a viral pandemic. At OZ Skin …

COVID-19 UPDATE 16-MAR OZ Skin Cancer Clinics Pakenham takes our patients’ health as priority and endeavours to make the clinic a ‘low-risk’ zone for COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Please do not attend …

NATIONAL SKIN CANCER ACTION WEEK 2018 With two in three Australians diagnosed with skin cancer by age 70, the action week is an important reminder of the risks of exposure …

A MORNING STROLL THAT SAVED TOMMY One early morning, Tommy was walking pass our Skin Cancer Clinic and saw someone opening clinic’s door for the day. He thought he better …

DUMP YOUR SPRAY SUNSCREENS THIS SUMMER Not once, not twice, but for many times, people told me that they were allergic to Sunscreens. When asked for more details, we found …

WHY IS SKIN CANCER SO COMMON IN AUSTRALIA? Australians have the highest chance of being diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer and the 2nd highest risk of melanoma (only outpaced by New Zealand in 2016). At …

WATCH YOUR HEAD! So, a couple of weeks ago, Mr Head visited his barber and asked for a Number 1 haircut. Then, all of a sudden, the barber stopped and …

DO NOT PICK YOUR NOSE, IT IS NOT A PIMPLE! ‘My doctor told me it was a pimple, and asked me not to worry about it’. Joan pointed a pink …

WHO IS WATCHING YOUR BACK? One-two-three. This is the third melanoma we found on the back last month. But no one knows how long they had been there. Fortunately, all …

JOHN’S ‘ULCER’ – NOT ALL MELANOMAS ARE DARK “It is just an ulcer. I accident ripped my skin 8 weeks ago and got infected,” said John in our consulting room, …