At Skin & Medical Northbridge, we have dedicated team of experienced doctors who will be able to perform the following minor procedures:
- Laser Dermatology
- Vasectomy
- Iron Infusion
- Skin Lesion Biopsy
- Skin Lesion surgical removal
- Cryotherapy of skin lesions and warts
- Ingrown toenail excision
- Implanon Insertion and removal
- Mirena / IUD Insertion and removal
- Suturing of laceration
- Wound and Burn management
- Yellow fever vaccination
Doctors at Skin & Medical Northbridge have their own special interest. When booking for any procedure, please ensure to discuss with our receptionist staff. They will organise the doctor most suitable to perform these procedures.
Booking and Procedure Fees
- It is essential to call when booking for any procedures. Our friend staff will be able to advise you which doctor is most suitable to perform the procedure you required.
- An initial consultation appointment is usually required prior to the procedure.
- There is usually an associated additional fee for the procedure. Our doctors or staff will advise you the out of pocket expenses associated with the procedure.
- It is essential to call 24 hour prior for any alteration or cancellation of your appointment. Failure to inform my incur a non attendance fee of $40.
Minor procedure services
- Laser Dermatological Therapy
- Vasectomy
- Iron Infusion
- Skin Lesion biopsy/removal
- Cryotherapy of skin lesion & warts
- Ingrown toe nail excision
- Implanon Insertion & Removal
- IUD Hormonal & non Hormonal
- Laceration Suture/Glue, Wound/Burn Management
- Yellow Fever Vaccination
The following are some of the common laser dermatological procedure we performed:
- Facial Laser Rejuvenation
- Acne / Rosacea Laser Therapy and Acne scarring laser treatment
- Facial or Neck hyperpigmentation / Melasma Laser treatment
- Pigmented and non pigmented skin lesion removal using laser treatment
- Tattoo Removal
Please refer to our Laser Dermatology page for further information
At Skin & Medical Northbridge, we have doctors experienced in offering No-Scalpel, Open ended Vasectomy.
Please refer to our Vasectomy page for further information
Many symptoms you may be feeling could be caused by low iron or anaemia, including tiredness and fatigue, lack of focus or concentration, low immune symptoms and recurrent sickness, low mood and depression, hair loss , headaches and cold intolerance.
Diagnosing iron deficiency or anaemia is simple. Please speak to our doctor to organise for a blood test.
Management of iron deficiency can be as simple as increasing dietary iron source, to taking oral iron tables. Occasionally, you doctor may suggest the use of iron infusion procedure to rapidly boost up your iron supplies in your body.
WHAT IS IRON INFUSION?
Iron infusion is a minor procedure whereby the iron is infused intravenously into your veins and body over 15 to 30minutes.
When your arrive at the clinic, the doctor will
Side effects associated with iron infusion:
Most patients tolerate the iron infusion very well.
Common side effects includes:
- Discomfort and occasional redness or rash around the injection site
- Flushing during and after the infusion
- Alteration in blood pressure
- Headache and nausea
Uncommon side effects includes:
- Muscle ache and pain, including back pain.
- Altered taste sensation
- Fever
- Hypersensitive or allergic reaction
Most of these symptoms are self limiting. Some requires the nurse to adjust the infusion rate, while others would resolved within 24 or 48 hours.
Extremely rare side effects and complications:
- Anaphylaxis reaction to the iron carboxymaltase: like any severe allergic reaction, it is not known until the patient is expose or given to the allergen. Our doctors and nurse will be looking out for symptoms related to this reaction.
- Skin staining at the site of injection caused by iron accidentally leaked from the veins. This can be permanent. This is rare
THE BENEFITS OF IRON INFUSION
- It is a safe and effective way of replenishing your iron stores, working almost immediately compared to oral iron tablets which takes between 3 to 6months t be effective.
- Occasionally when the iron stores is critically low or you are actually anaemic from low red blood cells, iron infusion is the only way to rapidly boost up the iron stores and allowing your red cells to recover.
- Iron infusion will be useful for some patients who are losing or using up iron stores faster than dietary or oral tablet can sustained. This can be patients with heavy periods, underlying medical reasons and chronic illness or even patients with high exercise requirement and atehlites
- Some patients are not able to tolerate oral supplements. Iron infusion becomes an alternate option for the patients.
- Iron requirement is increased significantly during pregnancy. It is not uncommon that infusion is required. Iron infusion is safe to be given during pregnancy, after the first trimester of pregnancy.
If you wish to read in more details about iron infusion, please refer to the following resources :
During the skin cancer check up by our doctors, it is not uncommon that certain skin lesions requires further diagnostic evaluation and hence skin lesion biopsy is required.
Occasionally, either before or after the biopsy of the lesion, a surgical excision is required
Please refer to our page on Skin Cancer for further information.
Cryotherapy is a simple procedure using liquid nitrogen to freeze and remove abnormal skin lesion. The most common reason for this procedure is to treat warts, skin tag or Seborrheic lesions.
Ingrown toe nail is a common problem. This occurs when your toenail starts to grow and bend inwards into part of your toenail tissues. This can lead to pain and infections.
Occasionally, doctors would suggest the treatment of your toe nail issues using minimally invasive partial or total toe nail excision. This can provide temporary pain relief and sometimes permanent cure to your toe nail issues.
There are range of treatment available to manage ingrown toenail problems and infections. Conservative measures including soaking feet into warm water, appropriate nail trimming and cutting and changing to appropriate shoe wear. Occasionally, medications is required for infections and pain. In severe or persistent cases, doctors may suggest surgical options to remove the toenail partially or totally.
Implanon is a long acting contraception device, usually inserted under the skin of your upper arm, providing contraception lasting for 3 years. The implanon is required to be inserted using a simple procedure involving local anaesthetic and needle consist of the implanon devise. Every 3 years, the implanon is required to be removed and new device inserted. The removal of implanon requires the use of local anaesthetic and a small skin incision is required.
These IUD are inserted inside the uterus via the cervix. Hormonal IUD often last for 5 years while non hormonal IUD can last longer.
The procedure is usually done with the doctor using a speculum to examine the cervical canal, similar to having cervical screening or Pap smears. Once the cervical canal is aligned and depth is measured, the doctor will insert the IUD device using an applicator.
Doctors and nurses at Skin & Medical Northbridge are able to provide urgent management of any laceration, wound and burns.
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Commonly, travellers requires yellow fever vaccination or a valid yellow fever vaccination certificate prior to travelling to certain countries. At SMN, we are able to organise an appointment, vaccination and providing the certificate in short notice.
