Unfortunately, New Zealand has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, with melanoma being one of the more common types.
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The good news is, if it’s caught early, it can be curable.

The “winter itch” as it’s known in the cosmetic industry, is a condition which leaves skin tight, itchy, and blotchy.
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The cold, dry, windy weather draws the moisture from your skin, leaving it dry, flaky and exposed. This can lead to a range of issues, but most noticeably, a breaking out of facial veins, leaving a permanent “blush”.

About 60% of your body is made up of water. For a lot of people this doesn’t make sense, but think of it this way; you can go three weeks without food, but only three days without water. That’s how important it is to your body.

Dermal fillers are growing in popularity as word spreads of this non-surgical, anti-aging treatment. 
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It may seem like the latest trend, but our experienced doctor and cosmetic nurses have been using dermal fillers for more than 20 years. 

We still tend to only stock dermal fillers approved by the New Zealand Society of Cosmetic Medicine (NZSCM).

We all know that our bodies change as we get older, but those changes come in many different forms and from many diverse sources. Some of those changes we can do something about, while others are just the natural ageing process.

Suffering from acne can destroy a person’s self-confidence, and it’s not only teenagers who are affected by it. Millions suffer daily and many spend their entire lives combating this common skin disease.

​The good news is, acne prevention and management has progressed in leaps and bounds in the past decade, with new products and treatments showing improved results year on year. Our Clinic offers modern, advanced treatments to control and treat virtually every case of acne. Our latest treatments can even control severe acne, resulting in clear skin and improved confidence and self-esteem.

​New Zealand has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, in fact relative to population, it’s the highest.

Most Kiwis will be quick to tell you it’s because of the hole in the ozone layer, or that the ozone is “thinner” here. While this isn’t strictly true, the country does get more than its fair share of UV exposure, with peak UV intensities around 40% greater than at comparable latitudes in Europe. 

​The Vein and Skin Clinic are experts when it comes to Photorejuvenation treatment. We utilise various methods including Lumenis M22 IPL, Quantum IPL, Fraxel (Laser) and Omnilux (LED) to make your skin more youthful in appearance. 

We all get older eventually, it's just a simple fact of life. But how you look as you get older is up to you.​ As we age our skin can start to sag. Wrinkles appear and skin can discolour. These visible signs of ageing are due to loss of tension and elasticity, poor collagen formation, and an inability to bind water. Anti-aging treatments from the Vein and Skin Clinic can help slow the appearance of aging, and even help make you look younger.  

Visible redness to the face is often a sign of broken facial veins beneath the skin’s surface. When these tiny blood vessels and capillaries break beneath the skin, the affects can greatly impact our appearance.

At the Vein and Skin Clinic, we understand that visible facial veins and facial blush can be distressing to the sufferer and we see a range of severities on a weekly basis.

Visible facial veins come in many different forms and affect both men and women. Redness can occur in small patches on the face, or cover a wide area, sometime travelling down the neck and to the chest.

There are a number of factors that cause facial vein conditions. Age, genetics, sun exposure and alcohol consumption are some of the more common reasons. However, anything that has the potential to put pressure on our delicate facial veins can break them and result in visible and sometimes permanent redness.

​The Vein and Skin Clinic offer a treatment for spider veins, rosacea, blush areas and poikiloderma of civatte (tiny red vessels that cause pigmentation changes) with sessions of IPL (Intense Pulse Light). This is a highly effective treatment with a consistently successful track record.