Is my skin shade ivory or porcelain?! If you’ve ever attempted to find the perfect foundation for your skin tone, you will understand just how hard skin typing can be. But it doesn’t need to be! What is the Fitzpatrick Skin Scale? The Fitzpatrick Scale was developed in 1975 and helps to provide a scientific classification [...]
Today marks the 2021 Winter Solstice, and we are loving these cooler days! Without the scorching summer heat, it is even more enjoyable to stay outdoors for longer periods of time. Many of us do not instinctively take the necessary protective measures that we do in summer. Unfortunately, North Queensland’s UV index during the winter months remains [...]
Did you know that melanoma and other skin cancers can form under the fingernails and toenails? Melanoma of the nail is not widely known about, and it usually comes as a surprise that people with dark skin are affected by this type of melanoma. In fact, famous musician Bob Marley died in 1981 from an acral lentiginous [...]
Melanoma March is over, and what a month it was! Here at Skin Repair, along with so many Townsville locals, we were happy to really get involved with the Melanoma March campaign. Across Australia, the campaign boosts public awareness of melanoma, and raises funds for essential melanoma research. Here’s a recap of what happened [...]
March is the national month for melanoma awareness. One person is diagnosed with melanoma every 30 minutes in Australia. Living in North Queensland, we have some of the highest rates of melanoma occurrence in the world. It is incredibly important to spread awareness about this deadly disease. Male, female, fair- or dark-skinned, melanoma does not [...]
It’s a tough reality to face. For most of us, cancer will have a direct or indirect impact at some time in our lives. Today is World Cancer Day, a day to highlight and spread awareness of a disease that affects hundreds of thousands of Australians each year. In North Queensland, we are susceptible to [...]
Uniforms…check. Books…check. Sunscreen…did it make your back to school list? For many adult Australians who have been affected by skin cancer, the damage to their skin was done during childhood. As parents, keeping our children healthy is our top priority, and unlike previous generations, we now know there are many ways we can help reduce [...]
The famous ‘Slip, Slop, Slap’ campaign in the 1980s did much for raising awareness of sun safety in Australia. Who could forget Sid the Seagull or the catchy jingle? Although many things have changed since Sid first appeared on our TV screens (including the sun safety guidelines themselves!), our sun is still the same. 99% [...]
This week marked an incredible milestone for our team at Skin Repair Skin Cancer Clinic as we welcomed our 20,000th patient to the clinic. https://www.facebook.com/WINNewsTownsville/videos/3293699847417803 We are very grateful to the North Queensland community for its continued support over the last 11 years and – while we would prefer that sun damage and skin cancer [...]
You don’t have to get sunburnt to develop skin cancer. Many people believe that they need to have had a severe, blistering case of sun burn in order to develop skin cancer. Unfortunately this isn’t the case. Because Australia’s UV index is so high for so much of the day, even limited sun exposure can [...]
