Skin Health/Minor Surgery

Our doctors and nurses can help with treatment for a range of skin conditions including acne, management of skin ageing and sun damage, skin cancer and precancerous lesions, eczema and psoriasis.

We offer a cryotherapy service to treat warts, remove skin lesions and tags. Our doctors are also able to perform minor surgery for the treatment of ingrown toenails as well as the biopsy/removal of skin lesions.

Skin Cancer Prevention and Diagnosis

We are able to manage and treat most skin conditions/lesions.  If you have persisting lesions of concern, we encourage you to have a check up. Characteristics to look out for include, but are not limited to - irregularity in shape and pigmentation, changes over time and in some cases failure to heal.

New Zealand has one of the highest incidences of melanoma in the world and not all skin cancers are pigmented. Computer analysis of photographs of lesions taken at the practice, can be used to help predict with greater certainty if suspicious lesions are likely to be cancerous. This service is available to all patients at no extra charge.

Dr Shafiq Rahman has a special interest and post-graduate training in the treatment of skin conditions and can be booked via. reception for full body skin checks.

This link provides reliable and up to date information on a wide range of skin conditions.  https://www.dermnetnz.org/