BHC Medical Centre is a fully accredited General Practice. At BHC Medical Centre we pride ourselves on our excellent medical service. Our well trained and friendly staff are available to help with any of your medical needs. Our doctors have many years of experience and are well equipped to help with all your ongoing health requirements. Whether your needs are long term continuity of care or short term illness, our caring doctors are more than able to help’

We have well-equipped treatment rooms with a dedicated space just for emergencies, as well as the ability to perform procedures in our Minor Ops Room. We have on-site nurses for wound dressings, vaccinations, chronic disease education, etc.

Our doctors and staff make sure that you, the patient, are our number one priority, and with our updated facilities and services, you can be assured that you and your family are always in the best of care.

Our services include General Practice, Cosmetic Medicine and Cosmetic Surgery (put link here to go to bhccosmeticsurgery.com. au)

We are specialised in eczema treatment and products. Our busy skin clinic is well known in the treatment of skin conditions such as acne, acne scars, skin pigmentation and skin lesions. Our recently opened Hair Loss Treatment Clinic – using laser, peptide, herbal shampoo, lotion and supplements –  has been proven very popular.

Up to 10 per cent of childhood eczema will carry into adulthood. These patients will continue to have ‘imperfect skin’—dry skin lacking the abilities to heal properly or fight against microorganisms. This occurs because of a lack of special proteins such as fillagrin and natural moisturising factor (NMF) due to genetic mutation of patients’ skin.

The risk of recurrence is high if their skin is not protected in the best way possible.

Moisturiser is an essential part of healthy skin maintenance and should be continued indefinitely. Dryness can predispose your skin to problems.

By focusing on protecting the skin barrier—using lots of moisturiser, avoiding contact with irritants and other measures—it is possible to strengthen imperfect skin and lead a normal life.

People with a history of atopic dermatitis should apply a cream that is strong enough to kill all the opportunistic microorganisms at the first sign of a broken or weakened skin barrier. This applies to even a tiny scratch, an insect bite, cut, abrasion or burn. The cream they use should be gentle enough to promote skin healing, with the ability to close up the ‘entry points’ of micro-organisms. Ideally it should also control itchiness. If you take such precautions, you can prevent the recurrence of these skin conditions. The most important part of any skin treatment therapy is the control of scratching and itchiness. Scratching worsens eczema, leading to increased itching and more scratching. We need to break this vicious cycle to help the skin to repair itself. Whatever it takes, people with eczema must stop scratching. Even rubbing on the lesion is bad. Antihistamines can offer some relief.

An effective treatment will promote a new healthy skin layer to replace ‘bad’ skin. New skin is very delicate and can be damaged easily by scratching. If you scratch, your skin will never have a chance to get better. It is important to stop the scratching. Scratching can happen during sleep, be habitual or subconscious scratching. These issues need to be identified and treated. It is also necessary to avoid contact with allergens. Even though skin allergy is not a cause of eczema, it can trigger or worsen existing lesions. Coming into contact with allergens leads to itchy skin, inevitably causing constant scratching. Scratching, as mentioned before, compromises the skin barrier. It interferes with skin repair and, at the same time, provides an entry point for microorganisms.

Avoid bubble bath because it causes skin dehydration. Avoid prolonged hot showers because they remove the natural moisturiser from your skin. Applying a thick layer of moisturiser before jumping in the pool helps create a second skin for regular swimmers. After the swim, apply moisturiser again to replace the natural oils lost.

Avoid contact with chemicals and wear gloves when possible. Your gloves must be dry and clean, because wet or dirty gloves are worse than no gloves at all. Avoid using soap and shower gel, if you can. Avoid skin scrubbing and use gentle cleansing agents or only water.”

The old school of thought believes that eczema is caused by allergy leading to abnormal functioning of immune system.

These views have been constantly challenged by evidence of current research which links this inflammatory disease to compromised skin barrier due to genetic mutation. Skins of these patients are also proven to be lack of adequate antimicrobial peptides which is our first line of depend against microorganisms and lack of natural moisturizers. The lack of optimal ability of the skin to repair and to fight microorganism have led to hyperactive and dysfunctional immune system. Abnormal immune system functioning is the clinical manifestation of eczema but not the cause! These deregulated immune system activity is a desperate attempt of the skin to repair and to rid of invasive microorganisms. Treatments which aim to restore or enhance skin barrier and to kill microbes have been proven to improve eczema.