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Associate Professor Philip Bekhor
Laser Dermatology is the specialist dermatology practice of Melbourne's Associate Professor Philip Bekhor.
Assoc.Prof. Bekhor is a graduate of the University of Melbourne and a Fellow of the Australasian College of Dermatologists. He trained both in Melbourne and Toronto, Canada. He is a specialist in procedural dermatology, which involves the laser and surgical management of skin disorders including cosmetic dermatology.
In 1982, Assoc.Prof. Bekhor was the first dermatologist in Victoria to use lasers in the management of birthmarks. In 1988, he was appointed the founding Director of the Laser Unit at the Royal Children's Hospital to direct treatment with the then newly released Candela Pulsed Dye Laser. This was the first laser able to safely treat children with port wine stains and similar lesions. The Laser Unit at the RCH is a world recognised treatment, training and research centre.
In 1993, Assoc.Prof. Bekhor established Laser Dermatology, a private, specialist supervised laser clinic.
In addition to laser therapy, Assoc.Prof. Bekhor is particularly interested in those newly evolving cosmetic procedures that are safe and effective with minimal downtime, such as superficial skin peels, fat transfer, injections of natural and synthetic "filler" substances, and wrinkle reducing muscle relaxants. He believes that these safe, simple approaches have, in many cases, replaced laser resurfacing and surgery, both of which have longer recovery times and involve more risk.
Assoc.Prof. Bekhor is a specialist Mohs Micrographic surgeon - one of a small group of dermatologic surgeons qualified to perform this specific method of skin cancer removal which achieves tumour removal with the minimum disfigurement. Mohs surgery is performed at the Skin Health Institute in Carlton.
Qualifications
MB BS (Melbourne) 1973
FACD 1979
Hospital and other appointments
Director, Laser Unit
Department of Dermatology, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville
Mohs Micrographic Surgeon
Skin Health Institute, Carlton
Affiliations
Fellow Australasian College of Dermatologists
Associate Professor (Clinical) Faculty of Medicine, University of Melbourne
Member Australasian Society of Cosmetic Dermatologists
Member American Academy of Dermatology
Member American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
Member American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
Australian Medical Association
Member Australasian College of Phlebology
International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies
Honorary Consultant, Vascular Anomalies Clinic, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville
Publications
Guidance on infection control and plume management with Laser and Energy‐Based Devices taking into consideration COVID‐19.
Sullivan, J.R., Rademaker, M., Goodman, G., Bekhor, P. and Al‐Niaimi, F.
(2020), Australas J Dermatol.
A Consensus on Minimizing the Risk of Hyaluronic Acid Embolic Visual Loss and Suggestions for Immediate Bedside Management.
Goodman GJ, Magnusson MR, Callan P, Roberts S, Hart S, McDonald CB, Clague M, Rudd A, Bekhor PS, Liew S, Molton M, Wallace K, Corduff N, Arendse S, Manoharan S, Shamban A, Heydenrych I, Bhatia AC, Peng P, Pavicic T, Kapoor KM, Kosenko DE.
(published online ahead of print, 2019 Nov 6). Aesthet Surg J. 2019;sjz312. doi:10.1093/asj/sjz312
Prurigo pigmentosa - Response to treatment with Q-Switched neodymium: YAG at 532 nm.
Ross A, Dunn R, Bekhor P, Rodrigues M, Barton C.
Australas J Dermatol. 2018 Oct 30.
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