<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Plastic Surgeon | Plastic Surgery | Melbourne</title><link>https://www.jamesburt.com.au/</link><description><![CDATA[Dr James Burt RSS]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><managingEditor>jamesburt772@gmail.com (Dr James Burt)</managingEditor><generator>Dr James Burt</generator><language>en</language><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><atom:link rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://www.jamesburt.com.au/"/><item><title><![CDATA[Gynaecomastia Surgery : Male breast reduction]]></title><link>https://www.jamesburt.com.au/blog/gynaecomastia-surgery---male-breast-reduction</link><guid>https://www.jamesburt.com.au/blog/post/view/post/90451</guid><description><![CDATA[
 Many people are aware men can have problems with breast tissue growth.
 This can happen in adolescence around the time of puberty or can be noticed later in adult life.
 It can also occur later in life sometimes as a side effect of drug treatment for an unrelated illness.
 Gynaecomastia (male breast growth) can be seen on just one side. It is not always both sides which are affected.
 The symptoms vary from person to person but in general there are 2 issues.
 1. Often there is a firm ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding Melanoma part 4: Staging]]></title><link>https://www.jamesburt.com.au/blog/understanding-melanoma-part-4--staging</link><guid>https://www.jamesburt.com.au/blog/post/view/post/86063</guid><description><![CDATA[
 The first thing to say is that it is very important that you do not mix up the term "level" with the term "stage".
 The level of your melanoma refers to the thickness of the melanoma within your skin.
 Stage is an assessment of the risk of your melanoma spreading and an assessment of whether spread has already occurred and how far that spread has occurred.
 For staging the information used is the information from the pathology report, the examination findings observed by your doctor about w...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 May 2017 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melanoma - Part 3 - Secondary factors affecting melanoma prognosis]]></title><link>https://www.jamesburt.com.au/blog/melanoma---part-3---secondary-factors-affecting-melanoma-prognosis</link><guid>https://www.jamesburt.com.au/blog/post/view/post/86059</guid><description><![CDATA[
 At the conclusion of the last article I explained the whilst the Breslow thickness and the Clarke Level are the most important factors reported by the pathologist when they examine a melanoma under the microscope.
 Even though the factors we will discuss below are not as critical as thickness and level the pathologists do report on several other lessor factors which we know effect outcome of melanoma.
 I have listed them below with a brief explanation.Architectural type;
    Superficial...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 May 2017 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding Melanoma Part 2]]></title><link>https://www.jamesburt.com.au/blog/understanding-melanoma-part-2</link><guid>https://www.jamesburt.com.au/blog/post/view/post/81127</guid><description><![CDATA[
 Now we have described the structure of your skin and how the normal skin pigment system works we can start discussing what happens when a melanoma develops.
 You will remember the melanocytes ( pigment cells) sit at the bottom of the epidermis layer of your skin.
 These cells are present when you are born and present when you die and do not normally divide or reproduce themselves during your lifetime.
 Melanocytes are spaced out at regular intervals along the bottom of your epidermis.
...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2017 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma]]></title><link>https://www.jamesburt.com.au/blog/anaplastic-large-cell-lymphoma</link><guid>https://www.jamesburt.com.au/blog/post/view/post/79931</guid><description><![CDATA[
 This month we wish to draw your attention to an update issued by The Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons and Therapeutic Goods Authority (TGA) in regards Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL).
 This is a rare disease which can effect women who have had breast implants inserted either for cosmetic reasons or for breast reconstruction after breast cancer.
 Please see attached PDF for further information...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding Melanoma - Part 1]]></title><link>https://www.jamesburt.com.au/blog/understanding-melanoma---part-1</link><guid>https://www.jamesburt.com.au/blog/post/view/post/78343</guid><description><![CDATA[
 Melanoma is a cancer arising from the pigment cells of the skin ( these calls are called the melanocytes). To understand melanoma it is helpful to have a basic understanding of the structure of your skin and how the skin pigment system works.
 Part 1: The Skin System
 The skin is composed of 2 layers The EPIDERMIS and the DERMIS .
 The superficial ( outer) layer of the skin is called the EPIDERMIS .This is the barrier between you and the outside world. It is composed for the most part b...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2016 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is melanoma a seasonal illness?]]></title><link>https://www.jamesburt.com.au/blog/is-melanoma-a-seasonal-illness-</link><guid>https://www.jamesburt.com.au/blog/post/view/post/76103</guid><description><![CDATA[I sometimes get asked if melanoma is a seasonal illness? Do you see more melanoma in summer time?I think when people ask this question they often misunderstanding how melanoma develops.Their thought process is very much that one sunburn or one episode of over exposure to the sun directly results in the melanoma over the next few weeks of months.We do diagnose more melanoma in the lead up to summer and over the summer months but this is for 2 reasons in my opinion .1. The most obvious reason i...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2016 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advice on the care of scars]]></title><link>https://www.jamesburt.com.au/blog/advice-on-the-care-of-scars</link><guid>https://www.jamesburt.com.au/blog/post/view/post/69003</guid><description><![CDATA[
 All surgical wounds leave a scar however fine.
 All scars pass through obligatory phases of wound healing.&nbsp; After the initial healing phase, sutures are removed.&nbsp; The wound although now healed is in an extremely active phase as your body strengthens and remodels the scar.
For this reason there is much activity in the wound in the early months after healing.&nbsp; This makes your scar:

  Red (high blood flow associated with activity)
  Lumpy (lots of new cells entering and l...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2016 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does the site of my skin cancer make a difference?]]></title><link>https://www.jamesburt.com.au/blog/does-the-site-of-my-skin-cancer-make-a-difference-</link><guid>https://www.jamesburt.com.au/blog/post/view/post/69007</guid><description><![CDATA[In most cases the part of your body on which a skin cancer is found does not effect the likelihood of having further troubles in the future with the skin cancer as long as it is properly treated.There a few exceptions :Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)Lips -&nbsp; Squamous cell carcinomas of either the lip ( particularly lower lip)&nbsp;&nbsp; does have an increased risk of travelling to the surrounding lymph nodes (glands). This can be up to 9% risk .You will therefore see your doctor take such ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2016 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Information about the sun, sunscreens and your skin]]></title><link>https://www.jamesburt.com.au/blog/information-about-the-sun--sunscreens-and-your-skin</link><guid>https://www.jamesburt.com.au/blog/post/view/post/68999</guid><description><![CDATA[What is UV anyway?The sun radiates light and heat towards the earth. We classify the different components of the sun's energy according to visibility and wavelength. Ultraviolet (or UV) radiation is part of the invisible energy transmitted from the sun.Ultraviolet energy is important to us because it is responsible for much of the problems we see with skin cancer and equally importantly it is responsible for up to 90% of the ageing effects we see in our skin as we get older.Is all UV the same?...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2016 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
