Matthew, 21, from Geelong, had his then girlfriend’s name tattooed into a cross on his back when he was ”young and dumb”. Their relationship ended. He is now in the process of having it erased.

Names are a huge problem, the kiss of death on any relationship is to get a partner’s name tattooed on you.

Ashley, 24, has recently had her fifth treatment in almost a year to remove a Playboy bunny tattoo inked on her lower back when she was 15.

She said she hoped to have the last of the logo removed before the end of the year.

”When I’m on the beach I feel as if I shouldn’t be around children with it,” she says. ”It’s not really appropriate.”

Victorian Health Services Commissioner Beth Wilson advises people considering tattoo removal to turn to trained practitioners answerable to the Medical Board for the procedure instead of other businesses that offer the service, such as beauty therapists.

It is more difficult to prosecute complaints about unsatisfactory work by a medically unregistered practitioner (e.g. beautician) because the Commissioner does not have the assistance of the Medical Board: ”You can’t suspend their licence if they never had one to begin with.”

The process of tattoo removal surgery involves a laser that shatters the particles of ink in the tattoo into smaller fragments so the body’s white cells can clear them out of the lymphatic system.

Laser removal is not regulated in Victoria and anyone with access to the technology can use it without training, including beauty therapists.

The importance of choosing an experienced medical laser practitioner is essential. At enRich clinic our experienced doctors and nurses are able to educate and treat you with the highest standard of care. Call 9500 9500 for more information.

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Mothers Day Pamper Package

1x Glycolic Facial Peel

1x Diode rejuvenating light therapy

&

Skin care gift pack including enRich 25mL vitamin C face lotion

Refresh your mother and treat yourself this Mother’s day.

Special Clinic price of $69

*conditions apply*

• Do not smoke – smoking prematurely ages the skin and will causing you to look years older. Smoking damages your collagen and fibres which give skin its elasticity and strength.Quitting smoking is vital for skin health.

• Be gentle with your skin – cleansing your skin every day with harsh chemicals can eventually damage it. When cleansing, use products which are gentle on your skin and be kind to yourself. Do not rub your eyes vigorously this can lead to premature aging.
  
• Diet – a healthy diet contributes significantly to healthy skin. A diet which lacks  antioxidants found in  fresh fruit and vegetables will be reflect in the mirror. Ensure that you maintain a healthy diet and you will begin to glow from the inside out.     

• Stress – some studies have suggested that uncontrolled stress can make the skin more sensitive and the sufferer more susceptible to certain conditions. Managing stress properly is most likely to benefit skin health.

• Alcohol - excessive amounts of alcohol can lead to damage of the blood vessels in the skin’s surface, leading you to look reddened and flushed.

Ingredients

400 g wholemeal spaghetti
4 medium zucchini 
2 tbs olive oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
320 g skinless chicken breast
½ cup frozen peas
¼ cup reduced-fat cream cheese
1 tbs lemon zest
2 tbs lemon juice
Cracked black pepper

Method

1. Cook pasta
2. Peel zucchini into ribbons using a potato peeler.
3. Heat ½ tbs of the olive oil in a medium frypan add garlic and sauté for 30 seconds. 
4. Add another ½ tbs of the olive oil to heat and brown chicken strips in batches, adding olive oil if necessary.
5. Stir through zucchini and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes, until soft.
6. Add peas and stir through for a minute.
7. Fold through cream cheese, lemon zest and lemon juice. Season with pepper.
8. Serve over pasta 

 ENJOY!

As weight rises

  ’sunshine vitamin D’ declines

A 10 percent rise in your body-mass index – BMI (a measurement of body fat based on height and weight) has been linked with a 4 percent drop in concentrations of vitamin D in the body by new British data.

With nearly one third of Australian adults now suffering vitamin D deficiency according to a recent study of more than 11,000 adults from around the country, vitamin D deficiency is now an active health concern around the world.

The new data which surveyed over 165,000 people found a link between BMI and vitamin D levels in both men and women, as well as in younger and older people. Vitamin D, which is essential for healthy bones and other functions, is produced by the skin when exposed to sun light and can also be obtained through some foods and supplements

While many health messages have focused on a lack of sun exposure or excessive use of sun creams, we should not forget that vitamin D deficiency can also caused by obesity.

The study highlights the importance of monitoring and treating vitamin D deficiency in people who are overweight or obese, in order to alleviate adverse health effects caused by a lack of vitamin D.

 For more information please call 9500 9500

Stressful work and social occasions are often made much worse by what comes with them: sweat.

This type of sweat is different than the perspiration brought on by hot weather, which is intended to cool the body. The purpose of stress-triggered sweat mostly remains a mystery, but now scientists are piecing together new clues about the role it might play in the way people function.

Most people devote a lot of effort trying not to sweat or smell from stressful situations. Americans spent $2.69 billion on deodorants and antiperspirants in 2011, up about 13% from five years earlier, according to market-research firm Euromonitor International.

What we know is that women and men respond differently to signals sent by bodily smells such as sweat. When researchers tested some 40 different fragrances to see if they could cover up other people’s body odour, they found that men were fooled the bulk of the time. But for women, the masking scents almost never lessened the intensity of the body odour.

Difference in sweat

Sweat from being overheated is produced by eccrine glands, which are located just under the skin all over the body. But sweat caused by stress, fear, anxiety and sexual arousal is produced in the apocrine glands, found only in certain areas, such as under the arms.   In addition to water and salt, the main ingredients of heat sweat, stress sweat also contains fatty substances and proteins that readily interact with bacteria living on the skin to create what is commonly called body odour.

Choose Your Weapon

Ways to fight the effects of stress sweat:

• Deodorants often contain a mild antimicrobial to make the skin less attractive to bacteria. Scents may help mask odour.
• Antiperspirants usually contain aluminum compounds that help block sweat pores and reduce sweat.
• For excessive sweating – hyperhydrosis, Botox is now a Medicare rebated treatment for certain areas.

Stress sweat is triggered by the same hormones, mainly adrenaline, that prompts us to react quickly when faced with a threatening situation. It’s highly tied to the fight or flight response. Still, the purpose of sweating while under stress isn’t clearly understood.

Scientists are divided about whether underarm sweat—which includes apocrine and eccrine sweats, along with naturally occurring bacteria —contains compounds that may have a pheromone-like affect on humans. Pheromones are common in animals and insects to communicate sexual attraction and other messages and to trigger certain behaviours. But it’s unclear if humans communicate through chemical methods.

Stress and anxiety can intensify sweating disorders, but these typically involve excess activity by the eccrine gland, which is responsible for producing heat-related sweat. A common disorder, hyperhidrosis, which is estimated to affect as many as 3% of Americans, can occur in one area, such as the palms, or all over the body.

Possible treatments for hyperhidrosis include oral medications, prescription antiperspirants or Botox injections.   Botox can last about 6 – 9 months by blocking neurotransmitters that stimulate the sweat glands. Serious complications from Botox use are rare though some patients can experience some bruising or temporary muscle weakness.

Other treatments for very sweaty palms or feet include placing the appendage in water with a very low electric current. If done regularly, it temporarily prevents the nerves from producing sweat.

For more information on any of these options call 9500 9500 to chat to one of our friendly specialist nurse.

The popularity of laser procedures and other non-surgical cosmetic treatments is set to soar in 2013, it has been predicted.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, “more people are realising good skin is the cornerstone of ageing beautifully” and, as a result, they are looking into solutions that allow them to look younger, but without having to go under the knife.

The newspaper noted that one of the great things about laser treatments is that in the hands of experts there are few side effects and recovery times are shorter than other types of cosmetic procedures.

Botox and fillers will remain popular with these treatments now considered “mainstream”.
Other beauty trends that are set to be huge in 2013 are false lashes, super foods such as chia seeds and spirulina powder and regular salon hair treatments.

For more information about any of these treatments and advice of expected results, call to speak to one of our specialist nurses – 9500 9500

Health officials from Sydney are banning tanning salons amid evidence that they cause malignant lesions. Use of tanning beds causes all three types of skin cancer, especially for people younger than 25.

Doctors say prompt tougher warnings on tanning machines that emit ultraviolet radiation.

The FDA has been reviewing its classification of tanning beds since 2010. The machines are subject to general controls such as establishment registration requirements and quality system regulation.

The FDA currently ranks tanning machines as Class I devices — as safe to use. Few other health groups share that position. The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer in 2009 added ultraviolet radiation from tanning machines to a danger category of carcinogens that includes radon and plutonium.

Indoor tanning before age 35 increases the risk for melanoma by 75 percent.

Brazil banned cosmetic tanning devices three years ago. Two Australian states have passed legislation to ban salons by 2015 and a third plans to introduce a similar bill within months.

Ninety percent of skin cancers are associated with radiation exposure mainly from the sun, according to the International Skin Cancer Foundation. The use of tanning beds, compounds the impact of sun exposure because the amount of radiation they emit is stronger than the long-wave UVA and shortwave UVB rays that reach the earth naturally.

There is nothing healthy about a tan.

Cosmetic procedures in women over 50 have soared by nearly 70 per cent

The number of women opting for post-menopause cosmetic treatments is on the rise.  A drop in the level of the reproductive hormone oestrogen during menopause makes it difficult for the skin to retain moisture, resulting in a dry and sagging complexion. But take heart, women are now taking charge of ageing!

Confidence-boost: Jane Fonda, 72, admits to having had cosmetic surgery, while Raquel Welch, is rumoured to have had Botox.

There has been a dramatic rise over the last year in the number of older women opting for treatments such as dermal fillers, laser treatment and Botox .  Skin peels have also soared to over 70% in a year.

 Body changes can be dramatic when we go through menopause. We can suddenly look and feel quite different to how we did when we were younger. Menopausal women can face a raft of changes to their bodies whether it is to their skin or other physical effects, including thinning hair, weight gain, facial veins, acne break-outs and patchy discoloration of the skin, all of which can hugely affect our confidence.

At the enRich clinic we too have notice a definite increase in the number of mature women interested in non-surgical treatments. Women do not necessarily approach us to look younger – they approach us to look better, for longer.

The skin is the largest organ in our body so it is important we look after it to keep our best appearance. Collagen is a vital component to our skin for its fresh appearance; younger women’s skin replenishes its collagen supply every 26 to 28 days. Post-menopausal women’s skin  replenishes their cells every 50 days which is why their skin can appear dull and more sallow in appearance.

Here at the enRich clinic we are the “skin experts!”

If you have any skin concerns, or would just like to find out what your options are, come and talk to one of our friendly skin nurse consultants.  We can advise you and recommend appropriate treatments from laser treatments, skin peels or dermal fillers, any of which can be used to enhance your skins texture, tone and appearance. We can also explain how wrinkle relaxants and dermal fillers ( a natural product) can be used to restore your facial features.

Come and talk to the “skin experts” our team of doctors and nurses can advise you of the best treatments available to look and feel great, call 9500 9500 for a cosmetic consult.

SPF (sun protection factor) is a clinical measurement of how long it takes for you skin to burn. Once applied correctly SPF30+ protects against UVB rays by 96.7 per cent while SPF 50+ offers protection to 98 per cent. Don’t be mislead by SPF 50+ it dose not offer full protection from the sun and must be reapplied. 

Do we still need lower SPF labelled sunscreens, like SPF 15 and SPF 30? 

The Cancer Council recommends applying sunscreen even when the UV rating is ‘medium’. You can choose to apply a lower SPF sunscreen during the non-peak hours or in areas that are not as susceptible to UVA and UVB rays. 

What is the different between UVA and UVB? 

UVA exposure will lead to aged and damaged skin 

UVB can cause sunburn leading to skin cancers 

The vitamin D debate 

Vitamin D is a hormone triggered by the sun that is essential for good health. However, the more we hear about the benefits of vitamin D, the more concerned experts are that we are forgoing sunscreen and risking skin cancer.

The key is to find a balance with safe sun care (for example, staying out of the midday danger period) in order to get just the right amount of sun exposure to clock up good vitamin D levels. 

SPF50+ is now available in Australia, but some countries sell sunscreens up to SPF100+, are we missing out on this as well? 

When you have SPF50+ sunscreen, you’re blocking something like 98 per cent of the UVB rays, but when you get to SPF100+ is something like 99 per cent, so there’s very little gain for that extra amount of SFP,” says Professor Hanrahan. 

Will higher protection sunscreen will be thicker, whiter and more difficult to apply? 

No SPF50+ sunscreens lotions are no thicker, no greasier and contain no more chemical than our lower SPF sunscreens. Higher protection therefore does not mean tougher application. 
Sunscreen Tips: 

Make sure your sunscreen is at least SPF30+, water resistant and broad spectrum, which protects you from UVB and UVA 

Apply 20 minutes before you go outdoors and reapply every two hours 

Use at least one teaspoon of sunscreen for each limb, your face and the front and back of your body 

Check the use-by date 

Never rely on sunscreen – whether it’s SPF30+ or SPF50+ – as your only defence against the sun.