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It’s the biggest organ in the body and protects us from invasive viruses, but caring for our skin’s own health is also vital. To highlight the concern for detecting melanomas, operations manager, Tarlia Rajeswaran, points out that skin cancer can develop in areas of the body that have never been exposed to direct sunlight. To add to the dilemma of not being able to detect subtle changes in skin, Dr Vin Rajeswaran explains that many people don’t get themselves checked as they can’t afford it. “This is why we offer bulk billing for all medicare rebatable services at our clinics.”
COMMUNITY MELANOMA AWARENESS INITIATIVE
Doctors of FNQH Cairns and Innisfail clinics have a range of specialised services on offer to the community. These include PhotoDynamic Therapy (PDT) for reducing the risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer by up to 80% with one treatment, mixed light chronic wound healing, blue light acne treatments, Total Body Photography (TBP), and comprehensive skin checks using state-of-the-art MyScan imaging. Each clinic has private consultation rooms which have
display monitors where patients can view changes to their skin. They have two fully equipped operating theatres in each clinic, where they conduct skin cancer removal surgeries with anaesthetic capabilities. “At our Cairns and Innisfail clinics, we also have the only nonhospital services that have sedation anaesthetic capabilities, which can be accessed to help reduce waiting times in the hospital system for minor skin cancer removals,” says Tarlia. FNQH has commenced the Community Melanoma Awareness Initiative which seeks to educate people on the prevention, detection and treatment of skin cancer. “95 percent of melanomas that are detected early are curable with an excision,” says Dr Vin Rajeswaran. Your health is important and there can be a misnomer that if you are young or always use sunscreen you won’t be affected. People can come in to get their skin checked now. Male and female doctors are available.
FNQH Medical And Skin Cancer Centre
• Total Body Photography (TBP) • PhotoDynamic Therapy (PDT- red light) • Sedation anaesthetic capabilities • Two fully equipped operating theatres • MyScan imaging system • Acne treatments (Blue Light) • Chronic wound advanced healing treatments (Mixed light) • skin cancer preventative treatments
ALL MEDICARE REBATABLE SERVICES ARE COMPETELY BULK BILLED! DFO Cairns 274 Mulgrave Rd Westcourt 07 4041-2857 MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30AM-5PM Innisfail 35 Palmerston Drive 07 4061 - 4471
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Innisfail clinic: Dr Valeria Beardsley Dr Maninder Ghotra Dr Vin Rajeswaran (Director) Dr Damien Foong (Director) Cairns clinic: Dr Vin Rajeswaran (Director) Dr Damien Foong (Director) Dr Phoebe Chisnall Dr Caroline MacLeod