While Dr David Candler, principal of Skin Alert, is well known and highly respected for years of successful treatment of skin cancer in Cairns, his clinic also offers much more to help improve people’s lives. Dr Candler has been a GP for more than 25 years, and has specialized in skin cancer diagnosis and treatment for the last eleven years. Over recent years he has expanded his practice through the introduction of best quality skin care products, cosmetic treatments such as anti-wrinkle and filler injections and PRP, and state of the art medical lasers to treat a wide variety of conditions. “Laser medicine is an exciting new field that can help people in many different ways,” he said. “Lasers are definitely a thing of the future.”
Laser “ medicine is an
exciting new field that can help people in many different ways”
The lasers can be used for cosmetic mole removal, to treat acne and acne scarring (a medicare rebate may apply), and for skin resurfacing and skin tightening, and the treatment of vascular lesions and pigmentation among other things. One fantastic use of laser is to treat plantar warts, which people have often had for years and have not responded to multiple attempts to remove them. “The laser kills off the wart without any cutting and the results can be almost miraculous,” says Dr Candler. Dr Candler also uses laser to treat stress urinary incontinence and mild to moderate prolapse in women –common and distressing problems that otherwise usually need surgery to correct. Dr
Candler can also effectively treat snoring and sleep apnoea by laser. “The stress urinary incontinence and snoring laser treatments are non-surgical so clients can walk in, have the treatment and walk out,” said Dr Candler. “These treatments give a natural rejuvenation and firming of the tissues, and clients usually see a dramatic improvement.” Treatments are conducted in his large, immaculate clinic on Mulgrave Rd. Recently Dr Candler has purchased a TheraClear system, one of the very first in Australia, that very effectively treats acne without the need for antibiotics. “The combination of vacuum extraction of the pores and the use of IPL to kill the bacteria has given really wonderful results for many patients”, says Dr Candler.
Dr Candler keeps abreast of the latest medical knowledge and equipment, for the benefit of his clients, by attending national and international conferences. “I love to go to conferences to share and to learn. I am happy that I have equipment that is at the forefront of technology and medicine and that I can offer these treatments to the people of Cairns and surrounding districts.” His popular and well-respected practice includes two other doctors and a great team of nurses, professional skin therapists and administration staff. Skin Alert Cairns Suite 2, 200 Mulgrave Road, Cairns Ph: 4041 5770 Website: www.skinalertcairns.com.au
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