How I help my patients

I follow a structured and incremental approach, based on the proven and successful method developed by Prof Tirant.

For every patient, I…  

    • Using differential diagnosis techniques, I assess your skin's condition

    • I identify the primary triggers that initiated your condition. 

    • I also attempt to identify all the secondary triggers that exacerbate your condition. 

    • These may be present in your environment or related to your lifestyle and / or your diet. 

    • I develop a customised treatment plan to bring your skin condition symptoms under control. 

    • There are usually a number of variants in an individual's skin conditions.  

    • As a result, I can have vastly different treatment plans for people suffering from the same condition. 

    • I treat your symptoms and address your triggers to help you work towards a long term remission of your skin complaint. 

    • I develop a maintenance program to support you in achieving long term remission, if required.

Typically, every patient requires an initial consult and at least one or more follow-up consults, to achieve a long-term sustainable treatment for most skin conditions.  

Subject to the condition and treatment, consults can be held in-person or using telehealth methods such as video / phone calls. 

No referrals are necessary.  

The consults

Initial Consultation

During the initial consult I will

  • Take a detailed family, dietary and lifestyle history 

  • Examine your skin to assess extent and severity 

  • Clearly explain the treatment protocol

  • Suggest a treatment plan including likely costs and duration     

  • Prescribe recommended topical and nutritional medicines 

  • Provide you with various booklets and handouts as well as a detailed programme designed for you during the consultation.

  • Book an appointment for the first review consult 

Successful treatment is a process, and the reduction of symptoms occurs in stages / milestones.

Depending on how chronic your skin condition is, you can expect to see a significant reduction in symptoms of your skin condition in the initial 2 weeks.  

Sometimes it may take additional time to reach your first milestone.  

Up to 45-minutes duration inclusive of admin & medication preparation

Consultation fees - $ 100

*Private Billing only - no Medicare.

**Medicines and topical applications are additional to the consultation fee. Allow $180-200.00 at your initial consultation.

Review Consults

A first review is usually required after 14 days (2 weeks) from the initial consult.

During the review consult I will assess the efficacy of the treatment prescribed for you at your previous consultation and possibly replace / tweak the treatment.  

Adjustments to your treatment may be implemented as we finetune your treatment plan so that your condition continues to improve.  

Additional review consults may be required, based on your treatment plan.

In most cases, additional reviews may be necessary at monthly intervals for another 3+ months after reaching your first milestone in the healing process.

The initial treatment phase for chronic plaque psoriasis can be 6-12 weeks, to substantially reduce or resolve your symptoms. For other skin conditions, treatment duration may be less.

Up to 30 minutes duration inclusive of admin & medication preparation

Consultation fees - $ 55

*Private Billing only - no Mmedicare.

**Medicines and topical applications are additional to the consultation fee. 

Medications and Topical Applications

I prescribe proprietary Natural-based medicines and topical products (Creams, Gels, Conditioning Oils).

These may vary quite considerably between patients depending on the skin condition, severity and spread as well as variations in chronicity.

Results rely on patient compliance to take the medicines and implement the dietary changes.

Prescriptions during consults

At the initial consult, based on the treatment plan I develop for you, I will supply you with appropriate medication.

(This is at an extra cost of approx. $180-200 over and above the consultation fees). 

At the review consults based on the efficacy of the treatment, if medication is being tweaked / replaced, I will supply you with the appropriate medication.

This may be required as we progress from milestone to milestone.

(Again, this is at an extra cost over and above the consultation fees, and amounts can vary significantly depending on your condition). 

Ongoing Replenishment

Replenishment is dependent on your conditions severity and locality and varies from patient to patient. Your treatment plan will determine what you can purchase.  

To order a medicine outside of this scope, you will require a review consultation and an update to your treatment plan. 

Replenishment ordering can be done for delivery to you or can be picked up from the clinic. Simply, call the clinic or fill in the contact form.