Cosmetic and Laser Medical Centre

MBBS (Melb), BMedSci, PhD. He has been working in the fields of laser medicine, cosmetic medicine and phlebology (vein treatments) for over 20 years. Dr Dicker studied Medicine at Melbourne University and after graduation worked in the surgical departments at the Heidelberg Repatriation and Austin Hospitals before completing a PhD research degree in Medicine. He has lectured at University in Exercise Medicine and has had a longstanding research interest in Nutritional Medicine. He undertook post graduate training in Laser Medicine and in Phlebology in Australia and in the USA and was one of the first medical practitioners to begin laser treatments in Australia, starting with the treatment of birthmarks using Copper Vapour laser technology in 1986. He has a particular interest in leg vein disease and has been performing sclerotherapy and laser treatments on Varicose Veins and Spider Veins since 1987. He was involved in the original trials to gain approval from the TGA to have the sclerosant, Aethoxysclerol, approved for use in Australia. He continues to regularly update on new procedures and techniques from overseas to ensure the Cosmetic & Laser Medical Centre is able to offer their patients the latest available proven technologies and advancements. He achieved Fellowship status with the American Society of Lasers in Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS) in 2006 and is also a Fellow with the Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (ACNEM). He has been a member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Phlebology (ANZSP) since 1988 and a member of the American College of Phlebology (ACP) since 1991. Dr Dicker became an inaugural member of the Cosmetic Physicians College of Australasia (CPCA) when it was recently established in 2015 and has been awarded Fellowship status.

MB BS (Monash). a wealth of experience in Cosmetic medicine. Dr MacDonald has been the Director of clinical services at the Cosmetic and Laser Medical Centre since 2003. He has a special interest in treatments for scarring and pigmentation including the use of fractional laser technologies, in particular the FRAXEL laser and also the PICOSURE laser. He takes a multi disciplinary approach to Cosmetic Medicine and has been an advocate of combination treatments for many years. He feels the best and most natural results in antiageing are achieved when combining skincare, cosmeceuticals, lasers and cosmetic injections together. He has also been at the forefront of laser tattoo removal and has written several articles on the subject and was one of the first doctors in Australia to use picosecond technology to treat Tattoos.

MB BS (Melb) FRACS. He is a vascular specialist who has held numerous hospital appointments as a Consultant in Vascular and Cardiothoracic Surgery including Head of Vascular Surgery at the Royal Hobart Hospital. He has a particular interest in the treatment of venous disease notably varicose vein disorders. He is an expert in all vein treatment technologies including surgery, laser, radiofrequency and injection (sclerotherapy) techniques. Dr Lyons graduated with First Class Honours from Melbourne University and is a longstanding Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) in the discipline of Vascular Surgery. As well as an examiner for the College of Surgeons he is also a Fellow of the Australasian College of Phlebology and a Fellow of the American College of Phlebology. He as a Vascular Surgeon has extensive experience and expertise in the surgical treatment of Varicose Veins but he has also developed a special interest in the non-surgical treatment of Varicose Veins. Dr Lyons is an accredited provider of Ultrasound Imaging and performs his own Ultrasound scans. He has been a pioneer in Australia in non-surgical Ultrasound Guided Varicose Vein treatments, including Ultrasound Guided Sclerotherapy and Ultrasound Guided catheter procedures such as the VNUS Radiofrequency procedure.