If you have any of the following benign lesions or conditions, a referral from a doctor is not required for assessment.
- Excessive sweating (Hyperhidrosis) – The underarms, palms, soles, scalp and forehead, and groin may be safely and effectively treated with Botox®.
- Botox for TMJ & migraines – In 2021 FDA approved Botox® as a preventive treatment for chronic migraines. And in 2012 a study found that Botox could significantly decrease pain and increase mouth movements.
- Moles – is a common benign skin growth composed of pigment cells called melanocytes.
- Skin tags – are harmless, fleshy, dangling skin growths that can be removed.
- Age spots or liver spots – are flat, brown areas given the medical term “lentigo” or “lentigines.”
- Angiofibroma – are benign 1-5mm fleshy to pink small bumps that are very common on or near the nose and look like small moles.
- Cherry angiomas – are harmless, small, red (cherry red) raised bumps created by dilated blood vessels.
- Cysts – epidermoid cysts, also commonly referred to as “sebaceous cysts”, form as a result of the growth of cells within area of the skin.
- Dermatofibroma – is a common benign skin lesion, thought in many cases to arise after a minor injury such as an ingrown hair or insect bite.
- Lipoma – is a benign growth made up of fat cells. It develops slowly deep under the skin in the subcutaneous tissue.
- Pearly penile papules (PPP) – are common flesh-coloured and benign growths found on the circumference of the rim of the tip of the penis.
- Seborrheic keratosis – are brown or black raised, often crusted spots or wart-like growths.
- Syringomas – are non-symptomatic flesh-colored to yellow small spots. The surface is either flat-topped or round.
- Xanthelasma – are soft yellow spots occurring most commonly on the eyelids (upper, lower or both).
