Valid as at 30/09/2021 Skin Essentials will reopen the week beginning 11th October 2021. ​Per NSW government regulations, only double vaccinated patients will be served when we reopen and we will be checking vaccination certificates for all patients upon booking. This requirement may change as of December 1st, and we will advise you accordingly. Please email us (contact@skinessentials.com.au) or text us (0413174654) your vaccination certificate as soon after booking as you can. We will not be able to see anyone for treatments or confirm appointments without this. In the interest of full disclosure, transparency and patient safety, all patient facing staff will be fully vaccinated by the time of reopening.   Have questions? Read on to see if we have addressed them below!  ​1. Vaccinations and injectables - is there a time frame I need to wait before having injectables before or after my vaccination? There is no evidence that anti-wrinkle treatments have any bearing on vaccination timing. There is some evidence that dermal fillers within 2-3 weeks of vaccination may cause temporary swelling and so we advise you wait 2-3 weeks between vaccinations and dermal fillers to minimise these potential risks. ​​2. What COVID-19 safe measures will you be applying at all appointments? Given that cases are expected to surge post lockdown, we want to minimise your time in clinic spent on administrative tasks that can be attended to prior to your appointment, for the safety of all concerned. As such, please ensure you follow the instructions to the best of your ability. ​1. Please ensure all required forms, which will be emailed to you on booking, are completed prior to your appointment, including consent forms and acknowledgment of our late rescheduling/ cancellation policies. 2.Please arrive on time, allowing for traffic and unexpected delays. If you get to the clinic earlier than your appointment time, please have a seat on the bench outside the clinic or in your car and call or text to let us know you are waiting outside to minimise the numbers within the clinic per government regulations. We will call you in when we are ready for you. Masks remain a condition of entry to all indoor spaces including the clinic and must stay on until we ask that you remove them if needed.  3. Please come alone unless you are a minor with an accompanying parent. Due to limits on numbers allowed within the clinic, family and friends will not be allowed in with you and will have to wait outside. ​4. Please come with a clean, bare face and hair tied back. Removing makeup thoroughly is time consuming and will take up additional time in clinic. If having a skin treatment that requires pre-numbing, you will have been instructed to use a topical numbing cream from your local chemist and to apply it to your clean face 60 minutes prior to your appointment. ​5. If you are planning fillers and anti-wrinkle treatments on the same day, please book for both, or dermal filler treatment to allow for sufficient time to treat you. Please keep in mind, we will not be able to accomodate additional requests on the day for extra treatments as we need to allow enough time for spacing and cleaning between patients. We look forward to seeing you in clinic!

When the COVID19 pandemic hit us and lockdowns began, we were likely expecting to be facing restrictions for much longer than we’d wanted and expected. Months, possibly. Instead, thanks in large part to frontline workers and the efforts of everyone else who has stayed at home and done the right thing, we’ve managed to flatten the curve and to avoid overwhelming the health system- for now. In the wake of this, there are plans afoot to open up certain types of surgery from next week, 27/4/2020 and to see what effect that has, if any, on cases. It’s worrying to see that some others have continued injecting and others will be resuming business from 27/4/2020. I’ve sought advice from my medical defence organisation and while it’s not illegal, their advice remains - they strongly advise against all non essential medical services in view of the risk despite all due precautions and the ongoing shortage of protective equipment for frontline workers including GPs to see actual sick people. I can’t in good conscience open at present so we will delay and wait until May 11 or so to see what the recommendation is. I’d hate to see a second wave because people take it upon themselves to open too soon after all the success we have achieved as a nation, largely due to the hardworking frontline workers who have taken the risk for all of us. We hope to open around May 11th or just after, and all being well, we will have plenty of time to focus on your skin goals this winter in a safe and ethical manner without taking away from frontline workers. Until then, please stay at home, stay safe and keep saving for your treatments. For those observing Ramadan, Ramadan Mubarak, we hope to open up bookings from Monday, May 11th if all remains well, and we look forward to welcoming you in our purpose built clinic just for skin soon. Bookings may be done here. We will post more closer to the date about how we aim to protect you and ourselves while caring for your skin, all being well. Hope to see you in clinic soon.