Michael Smith’s Story Overcoming recurrent paronychia “When I first went to the clinic, I really did feel that I was with people that knew what they were doing.” Michael Smith’s journey from detection to diagnosis to surgery began in June 2021 when he noticed a small, tender lump on his toe. Initially, “it didn’t cause …
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SHI’s Skin Checks by Dermatologists program – John Rogers’ potentially lifesaving experience Conscious of several moles on his legs, John was originally referred to the Skin Health Institute in 2020. Fortunately, those suspicious spots did not return any cause for concern at that time, however he was advised to undergo regular checks and make …
Martin King is a child of the 50s and grew up typically Australian. Hot summers spent down at the beach or fishing in a dinghy wearing next to nothing. At that time, there was no such thing as sun protection – sunblock hadn’t even been invented yet. “There were no hats, no sunglasses, no sunblock, …
Andrea first noticed a skin issue as she approached the end of her third pregnancy in 2015. Initially it was treated as acne and symptoms would vary from a little to a lot. Over the next few years, her skin condition worsened as doctors would treat her flare ups with antibiotics and send her to …
Cathy had been feeling unwell for some time with low energy, bruising for no reason and little appetite. In 2012 at the age of 59, Cathy was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML), a rare form of blood cancer, which without treatment, would only give her a short time to live. The diagnosis began a …
Could you tell us about your experience with psoriasis? I was diagnosed as a young boy – aged between 8 to 10 years old – by a doctor who was looking after my mum who also had psoriasis. I started with treatment, including all the normal creams, lotions, dressings, but nothing worked out for me. …
Could you tell us about your experience with eczema? I can’t remember all the details very well, since I was only a couple of weeks old. However, this entire journey with my skin condition has been as much of a struggle for my parents as for myself. From only a few weeks of age, I …
I always thought I was pretty good with sunscreen and skin care – into my 30s in particular, I would wear SPF50+. In saying that, I still didn’t appreciate the importance of reapplying, or wearing a hat, or seeking shade during the day. I found out I had skin cancer in April this year – …
I grew up a fair-skinned child in Melbourne and spent much of my childhood summers in the sun, so I have a lot of spots. My wife Jenny had been keen for me to get a skin check but I always thought I was too young. In 2000, when I was 34, a family friend …
With a full-time job and twin five-year-old girls, Jodie Harper doesn’t have a lot of spare time to spend waiting around the doctor’s office for a skin check. Although she had a small mole removed from her neck ten years ago, Jodie never had any unusual-looking moles that she could see. So, like many Australians, …
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