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Anchor: Fillers

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October 2015

Breast Cancer Awareness

October is breast cancer awarness month.

Dr Raboobee discusses the essential facts about breast cancer.

Make you appointment today to have yourself checked and learn how to perform self examinations for early detection of breast cancer.

October 2015

Dermal Fillers

Dermal Fillers are at the forefront of aesthetic innovation and understandably their demand has increased exponentially.

A dermal filler is a gel formulation that is composed of hyaluronic acid, a compound which is produced naturally in the body and decreases with age.

Anchor: Atopic Dermatitis

October 2015

Innopen Microneedling

This is a minimally invasive rejuvenating therapy which stimulates collagen

production in the skin.

It uses a device which contains fine needles. The needles are used to puncture the skin and cause controlled skin injury. Each puncture creates a channel that triggers the body to fill these microscopic wounds with collagen and elastin.

November 2015

Atopic Dermatitis and infection

Read the article on Atopic Dermatitis and infections, published in the November issue of the Medical Chronicle.

While secondary bacterial infection is a common occurence, infection with viruses such as herpes simplex (Kaposi's varicelliform eruption) and pox virus (molluscum contagiosum) may also occur.

Anchor: Vitiligo study

February 2016

Hair loss

We will be updating this topic soon!

2016

Vitiligo Study

Read the Case study co-aurthored by Dr M Raboobee on Suction Blister Grafting - a new surgical treatment for the management of certain types of Vitiligo. More on Suction Blister Grafting.

Anchor: Shingles

August 2016

Atopic Dermatitis

Atopic Dermatitis CPD article in the August 2016 edition of the Medical Chronicle. Contact the Medical chronicle to subscribe to their magazine or visit their website here: www.medicalchronicle.co.za.

February 2016

Shingles

Read the article on Shingles (Herpes Zoster) published in the Medical Chronicle in February 2016. The article covers the manifestations of this viral infection, its complications and treatment.