Dr Cat's News Update - March 2020
Last Friday I had surgery to remove the two adjacent breast cancer lumps and the first few lymph nodes in my armpit (called a Sentinel Node Biopsy, it checks whether there is any cancer in my lymph nodes). The surgery went well, with my incredible surgeon Erica...
Progressive not aggressive
The most positive, long-term changes in the skin come from feeding it with good, topical nutrition. By contrast, treatments that force the skin into repair through trauma without nutritional support will at its worst have a negative outcome and at best have a very short-term effect. Many...
Dr Cat's News Update - February 2020
I received some pretty shocking news last week that kind of threw me for a bit. I’ve had a lump in my left breast for about two and a half years, which a biopsy in November 2017 showed as just hyperplasia (overgrowth of tissue). In the last 3-5 months it...
Lauren's Ultimate Guide to Safe Sun & Great Skin
As we enjoy our beautiful summer, it’s important to remember to keep safe. New Zealand has the highest skin cancer rate in the world due to our elevated levels of UV. Following a healthy sun exposure protocol is imperative and regular mole checks are recommended. At The Face Place we...
Topping Up the Tan - How Pigmentation is Formed
So, you’re looking forward to getting some rays this summer and working on your tan? Before you make the decision to tan, you might want to consider the consequences. A tan is a defence response, your skin is desperately trying to protect itself. Repeated sun exposure...
Dr Cat's News Update - January 2020
Welcome to the first newsletter of 2020! It’s the start of a new decade, and the opportunity to celebrate how far we’ve come in the last year, ten years, and almost 20 years! If you haven’t done so already, I hope you take the time to reflect and celebrate your challenges,...
Dr Cat's News Update - December 2019
Wow, the final stretch to Xmas, it’s hard to believe another year has gone by so quickly! November was another incredibly busy month, not only in both clinics but also with ongoing training, conferences, photoshoot and a wonderful new team member! ...
Dr Cat's Top 5 from Aesthetics 2019
On the 8th-10th of November Dr Catherine Stone and our Face Place team attended the Aesthetics 2019 conference in Sydney. The inaugural aesthetic conference aims to promote the ‘Best and Safe’ standard of facial injectables care and the latest in non-surgical therapies with a...
Banning Instagram plastic surgery filters - Dr Cat's take
We are celebrating the recent move by Instagram to ban plastic surgery filters such as Plastica and FixMe, which created exaggerated features, unrealistically smoothed out skin, and even bruising emulating cosmetic surgery. Not only do these filters glorify cosmetic procedures...
Dr Cat's News Update - November 2019
Wow, it’s hard to believe November is upon us already, and that it has been a year since we opened the Takapuna clinic! It’s been an incredible year of growth at Takapuna, and we are delighted to introduce our new medical skin therapist Raechel, who will be mainly based at the...
Adult Acne - We Break Down the Breakouts
So, you’re in your thirties, forties, fifties, and you’re still getting acne?? It’s understandable to think adult acne is a terrible injustice and that acne should be contained to those early pubescent years. Unfortunately, as we age, skin health deteriorates, which can...
Dr Cat's News Update - October 2019
I had a wonderful trip to Bali, celebrating one of my bestie’s 40th birthday, with friends who I have known for between 15 and 20 years! Anna’s actual birthday is in August, the day before mine (although I’m always 5 years older for some reason!), and over the years we have...
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