The #1 Ingredient You Need For Great Skin
Let’s talk about Vitamin A - the #1 ingredient you need to get your skin back on track! We’ve heard so much about Vitamin A, especially in relation to good skin care, that it could be easy to dismiss it as ‘old news’ – especially when comparing it to the hype around...
So What Exactly Is Pigmentation?
Pigmentation is defined as brown spots, discoloration, or shadows on the skin. For some, it’s a minor nuisance, while in others it can be quite debilitating. Understanding pigmentation, how it's formed, and where it sits in the skin can help you determine what...
Adult Acne – How To Achieve Dramatic Change
Are you STILL experiencing acne or hormonal breakouts as an adult? At The Face Place there is a healthy, long-term solution to acne and recurring hormonal breakouts. Discover what acne is, what can be done to treat it, why conventional prescription drugs...
The Latest in Skin – 3 Learnings From The ASDC Skin Conference
Our skin team recently attended the Australian Society of Dermal Clinicians 8th Annual Conference in Melbourne. The conference focused on the importance of working collaboratively with other allied practitioners. We wanted to share some of the knowledge gained...
7 Things To Look For In A Safe Injectables Clinic
We know most of you are already raving fans of The Face Place, however with our current focus on filler safety, we felt it timely to offer some reminders, so you can ‘spread the word’ to your friends and family: 1. Look out for too-good-to-be-true prices or heavy...
5 Myths About Having Injectables
After consulting cosmetic patients for nearly 20 years now, we regularly hear the same fears and misconceptions from patient around the cosmetic industry, and whether they want to, or should, have any treatment. These fears/misconceptions can often be a...
The Working Professional’s Guide To Good Skin
In past articles I’ve written about the innate and subconscious evaluation we make of one another in terms of our appearance. A positive interaction with people, in particular a business environment involves a positive aesthetic experience too. This first...
Why We Won’t Treat Your Skin Without At-Home Care
At The Face Place, we have your best interests at heart and a business can only survive long-term through a good reputation and a solid referral base. For this reason, we won’t just take your money for in-clinic treatments alone as there will be no long-term...
Everything you (and your clinician) need to know about lip filler
Let's talk about lips! One of the most attractive features on a female face is their lips. Modern society offers us many options to enhance our lips - we can outline them, colour them in with gloss or lipstick, or tattoo them for a more permanent look, and...
Skin Products You Need To Avoid
There are some products out there that impair the skin and have completely the opposite effect to that which, as a skin specialist, we are trying to achieve. When we initially meet and assess our clients, often the priority is to restore what is known as the ‘lipid...
Dr Cat Discusses Dermal Filler Related Blindness
Filler-related blindness is a very rare but serious complication that both the injector and patient should know about before any filler is injected into the face. Although there are less than 100 cases reported in the literature, according to the most...
Why We May Say No To Your Next Injectable Treatment
Read on for an inside look into being a cosmedicine clinican: To be an excellent “injector” you are required to have a thorough understanding of facial anatomy, danger zones, aesthetics, and the process of ageing. Excellent communication skills and possessing the...