MedicaSkin Clinic. Dr Anita Hegde.

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FYI earliest available appointments in 2023, are:
Sat 28 Jan
Wed/Fri, 1/3 Feb

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Appointments available:
Wed 11 January- limited spots avail.
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Our next available appointments start Wed, 6 April. Please Tel 1300 88 77 17

Seasons Greetings and Happy Holidays!
Wishing everyone a happy and peaceful time. We look forward to seeing you in 2022.
Last day for 2021 is Thurs, 23 Dec.

Closed from 24 Dec. 2021-5 Jan.2022
Re-opens 6 Jan 2022.

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Have you seen this petition yet? Reinstate QR codes, mandatory masks and capacity limits in NSW.

Happy Monday. Enjoy the sunshine, this Labour Day.
Looking forward to re-opening soon.
An email circular has been sent to all our patients.

Imagine you are planning to building a new house.

First, you’ll need to find and purchase the right block of land at a price that you can afford.

Then, you’ll need to find an architect who can design the home according to your wishes, whilst also complying with government safety specifications.

Of course, after that you’ll need to find a good builder who can bring your vision to fruition.

Unfortunately, the speed with which the builder can deliver your home depends on a number of things.

These include how many other jobs your builder is trying to complete concurrently. It depends on how quickly they can get raw materials from their many suppliers. It depends on the labour they have available on hand to do the tasks that need to be done. It depends on how quickly they can organise to get the certificate of occupancy issued after the job is done.

And influencing every single step of the build is the limitations of the budget you have available for the project.

The steps I describe above are the usual ones that home-builders need to go through in order to build their dream home.

But now, imagine the following.

The land has been in your possession for years, thanks to a wise purchase you made in your younger days when you recognised that property was a savvy future investment.

You even had an architect draw up the design for your dream home a few years ago, when you seriously considered building a forever home with your fiancé at the time. Unfortunately that relationship ended, and with it your plans changed. The designs to your dream home lay gathering dust.

But now you have a new partner. And they have very, very deep pockets. They are willing to pay whatever it takes to give you the forever home of your dreams. And because your tastes have changed a little in the years since, you want to adapt those same designs to make the home a little bigger and better. Your architect makes the changes quickly…after all, it’s still the same block and the blueprint just needs to be tweaked.

Your partner hires the best building firm money can buy. They are willing to pay extra to ensure that your home building project gets the builder’s unlimited time and resources.

So instead of the usual number of tradespeople, it’s all hand on deck. Your home is now the main priority for every electrician, plumber, tiler, framer and renderer in the town. An unlimited budget means they can work in tandem around the clock, to ensure that what would normally be delivered in six months is being delivered in one.

With an army of meticulous workers available, the speedy construction is completed without compromising on quality or safety regulations. The clever builder organises for the certificate of occupancy to be issued the day that construction is completed, to avoid any delays to your plans to move in.

And because you’ve been anticipating moving day, you’ve already purchased and stored all the necessary new furniture to fill your home of dreams, even before the certificate of occupancy was issued. Yes, it was risky to do so before receiving the keys, but you didn’t want anything standing in the way once you were given the all clear to occupy the home.

And so while other couples are frustrated by the usual constraints of building a new home, thanks to your pre-existing land, the tweaking of existing design plans, and an unlimited budget that delivers unlimited manpower and goods, you and your partner are able to move in to your dream home in a fraction of the time.

Two houses. One built slowly, the typical way. And one built in record time, thanks to the availability of every financial and creative resource available, without compromising on the building standards that need to be met. Both safe to live in.

Why have I drawn this analogy?

It’s because so many people are labouring under the misapprehension that COVID vaccines, especially those using mRNA technology, have been ‘rushed’ and hence must therefore be ‘unsafe’.

The fact is that this isn’t true. And it fails to acknowledge why these vaccines were produced in record time.

First, dedicated laboratories working with mRNA technology have been in existence for over a decade. They didn’t spring up overnight.

These companies have previously designed mRNA vaccines against HIV, rabies, Zika and influenza that have been tested in Phase I and Phase II trials, including in humans.

Previous attempts had been made to produce dedicated SARS and MERS vaccines in the aftermath of their epidemics in 2003 and 2013. These attempts were largely put on the back burner when the epidemics were swiftly brought under control. Because of the low case numbers of these diseases seen since, pharmaceutical companies were less inclined to invest in a vaccine that would only be used rarely.

But with so much data from previous attempts to design vaccines targeting the coronavirus spike proteins of the viruses causing SARS and MERS, mRNA vaccine design templates were repurposed very early on in the pandemic to create vaccines that targeted the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus causing COVID-19. And because of the nature of the pandemic, infecting and killing millions across the globe, pharmaceutical companies and governments around the world were very much more inclined to invest heavily in vaccine development.

With unlimited resources at their finger-tips, vaccine manufacturers were able to build the expensive, custom infrastructure and systems needed to produce millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines, even while vaccine efficacy was still being determined. While large-scale manufacturing usually occurs only after the Phase III trials have reported their results, pharmaceutical companies were able to make this expensive investment earlier due to the upfront funds put forward by all those wanting to see a vaccine developed, tested, and most importantly, rolled out, with as few constraints as possible.

Sometimes that expensive investment paid off, as in the example of Pfizer and Moderna. And sometimes that early heavy financial investment yielded no return, as was the case with the CSL-University of Queensland vaccine candidate that didn’t progress further in Phase trials.

So while people may think that COVID vaccine development is rushed, these vaccines are the culmination of combination of pre-existing technology, repurposed vaccine design, an army of dedicated scientists and researchers working around the clock, unprecedented financial resources from investors and countries enabling production to be ramped up in tandem with phase trials, and the bravery of hundreds of thousands of volunteers who were willing to roll up their sleeves to participate in the largest ever global trials to test for vaccine safety and efficacy. ‘Fast-tracked’ does not mean ‘rushed’.

It’s now been over 12 months since those first trial participants received their COVID vaccines.

And the question I like to ask is: ‘How much ‘long term’ data would suffice’?

Vaccine history teaches us that serious ‘long term’ adverse events almost always have an onset within eight weeks of receipt of the vaccine. The narrative that these vaccines are ‘rushed’ or that people will develop as-yet-unseen ‘long term’ adverse events, beyond those rare ones known occur within a month of vaccination, isn’t backed by fact or by vaccine precedent.

If only we could muster all the same resources to help address other concerning global issues. Imagine how much could be achieved.

- Sara

World-first study shows effectiveness of masks in preventing COVID transmission. Burnet Institute.
Co-lead author Dr Nick Scott said the introduction of mandatory mask use by the Victorian Government on 22 July 2020 while Stage 3 restrictions were in place, turned an exponential increase in community transmission into an exponential decrease, almost overnight.......“The introduction of masks was the single most important control measure that took place last year in bringing Melbourne’s second wave under control,” Professor Saul, Burnet Senior Principal Research Fellow (Honorary), said.
“It was the critical step that turned it around.”

World-first study shows effectiveness of masks in preventing COVID transmission Burnet research shows how the mandating of masks during Melbourne’s second wave in 2020 'turned the epidemic around'.

Checking in with you. Here's to a happy week.
This may be useful.
'To do' lists don't have to be hard work. Netflix binges and chocolate OK.

UPDATE 2 August 2021.
Currently, stay at home orders apply until 12.01am Saturday, 28 August, 2021. Our clinic remains temporarily closed.
Stay well and stay safe. Restrictions will be updated.

COVID-19 Update. Sydney Lockdown Restrictions
The NSW Government has extended Covid-19 restrictions for Greater Sydney.
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Wishing everyone well on this sunny Sydney day.

Here's an excerpt from a post by the lovely Lisa Messenger:
"One thing about lockdown is that our sense of time seems to be distorted. Going from a calendar that for many of us is full of events, meetings, catch ups with friends, family activities, workouts etc, it can feel a little strange suddenly having a fairly blank diary. What I have learnt (and I always find this ironic given freedom and spontaneity are two of my highest values) is that routine, rituals and discipline are some of the things that are most important. Things that mark time and give us a sense of momentum, purpose and achievement. I love a ‘to do’ list. And I love the sense of kicking goals. You can gamify this for a bit of fun. I’ll literally write down each morning things like: Meditate. Journal. Listen to a podcast. Do some yoga. Tick. Tick. Tick. Feeling good already!! Tighten up systems and processes and end to end workflows for the team. You can also get really granular like: Walk the dog. Feed the dog. Make the bed. Shower. De clutter wardrobe. Clean oven. Hahaha anything to make you feel like your days have purpose and meaning and that you can actually tick a bunch of boxes. I went on an absolute cleaning frenzy (so not my jam) on Saturday and Sunday after we went into lockdown and even though I really don’t like it, I felt SUCH a huge sense of achievement for something long overdue. Anyway, the long and the short of this message is, there is SO much we can do during unexpected times like Sydney is facing right now. Lets choose to mindset flip and think “wow – all this time. What can I do to really use it and make the most of it”. And don’t be too hard on yourself – you are also allowed to put on there “finish # # # Netflix series”

MedicaSkin Clinic will be temporarily closed for 2 weeks , 26 June - Friday 9 July inclusive.
Many thanks. Wishing everyone well.

All patients booked for next week( beg. Mon 28 June)have been contacted by email and text.

If you have an appt the week beginning Monday 5 July, please rebook, either email or
Tel 1300 88 77 17, business hrs, Mon-Fri.

In line with Sat. 26 June, 2021, NSW Health directive, the greater Sydney area, incl Central Coast and Blue mountains will be in a 2 week lock down.

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Vitamin A and its derivatives, particularly retinol, are among the most effective substances delaying the process of aging.

"topical retinoid treatment can partially reverse some of the clinical and histologic features associated with sun-induced premature skin aging (Kligman et al. 1986;Weiss et al. 1988)"

Hello Monday.
'When the wrinkle smoothing kicks in"
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Hope the morning has started well for you.
A few more images of facial anti-wrinkle treatments. The 'After' photos are at least 2 weeks after treatment.
Anti-wrinkle treatments take 2 weeks to have full effects. Early wrinkle reducing effects may occur in the first few days and continue to improve over the next two weeks.

Forehead before and after muscle relaxant treatment.
Treatment performed by Dr Anita Hegde, Cosmetic Physician.

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Before and After treatment

Forehead before and after treatment.

Good morning. Hope the long weekend was a nice one. We're back to work.

Forehead before and after muscle relaxant treatment.
Treatment performed by Dr Anita Hegde, Cosmetic Physician.

A 'before and after' image of results after anti-wrinkle injections.
All treatments performed by Dr Anita Hegde.

Further clinic treatments.

Clinic treatments update.
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Here's to a great week. When you love what you do, it's not work!