Laser Dermatology Clinic

Specialist laser procedures conducted and supervised by FACD-credentialled dermatologist Dr Belinda Welsh at Skin and Cancer Foundation Melbourne's Laser Clinic. Procedures include ablative laser for rhinophyma, laser vermilionectomy, xanthelasma and syringoma removal, scar revision, vascular laser therapy, and pigment disorder treatment. Referral required. Sessions run fortnightly on Tuesdays.

The Laser Clinic at Skin and Cancer Foundation Melbourne (now Skin Health Institute) provides specialist medical laser procedures under the direct care and supervision of Dr Belinda Welsh FACD MBBS, a Fellow of the Australasian College of Dermatologists with subspecialty expertise in laser dermatology. The clinic operates on a fortnightly Tuesday schedule from the institute's Carlton rooms at Level 1, 80 Drummond Street, Melbourne, making it a rare specialist laser dermatology resource in Victoria for complex or medically indicated laser cases. The procedural range reflects the clinic's medical rather than cosmetic orientation: rhinophyma treatment using ablative laser to resurface and reshape thickened nasal skin caused by chronic rosacea; laser vermilionectomy targeting the vermilion border of the lip for actinic cheilitis or early keratinocyte cancer of the lip; xanthelasma removal for cholesterol-laden plaques around the eyelids that do not respond to topical management; syringoma treatment for benign sweat gland tumours on the lower eyelids and cheeks; scar revision using ablative laser resurfacing to improve the texture, contour, and colour of post-surgical or traumatic scars; vascular laser therapy using pulsed dye laser for cases where initial treatment with standard PDL has not achieved adequate clearance; and pigment disorder treatment targeting conditions such as solar lentigines, café-au-lait macules, and other melanocytic irregularities. All procedures require a referral from a GP or treating specialist to access the Medicare billing structure. The clinic is run by one of Australia's leading institutions in clinical dermatology, providing Melbourne patients with access to highly specialised laser dermatology services within a not-for-profit setting.