Specialist Dermatologists - Dr Kamal Bhana

19/08/2025

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03/03/2025

🦠 Discoloured toenails are not always due to fungal infections. Sampling of the nail at a dermatologist’s rooms can help to decide whether an anti-fungal is the right choice of treatment or not.

🔬 Laboratory testing can also give you more information about which medicines will successfully clear up the infection.

👨🏻‍⚕️ If you’re troubled by discoloured nails that are not responding to over the counter treatments, speak to your dermatologist about getting to the root of the problem.

14/02/2025

15/09/2024

Team of health specialists provide multi-disciplinary health care every day the week.

21/06/2024

⏰ 4 reasons to treat acne early:

If your teen or pre-teen has acne, you may decide to let the acne run its course, however, most dermatologists will recommend treating acne when it first appears.

Here are 4 reasons why early treatment is the best option:

▫️ See results sooner
▫️ Reduce scarring and blemishes
▫️ Prevent mild acne from becoming severe
▫️ Acne can have negative effect on self-esteem and relationships whether one has mild or severe acne. One large study found that having acne can lead to depression and thoughts of committing su***de. Other studies show that treating acne can alleviate these feelings.

If you are unsure about how to treat breakouts, seeing a dermatologist can help steer you in the right direction.

References
American Academy of Dermatology. “Acne comes of age earlier.” News release issued August 2, 2013. Last accessed April 28, 2017.
American Academy of Dermatology. “Acne by the numbers.” In: Burden of Skin Disease. Last accessed April 28, 2017.
Zaenglein AL. “Making the case for early treatment of acne.” Clin Pediatr. 2010;49(1):54-9.

09/06/2024

🏃🏻It only takes one skin check per year to stay ahead of the game.

Quick and painless, a complete head-to-toe skin scan in under 30 minutes will give you peace of mind to continue doing what you love, year after year.

Dermatologist services with Dr Kamal Bhana and Dr Gillian Lawrie are available at 2 convenient KZN locations:

📍
56 Chelsea Drive
Durban North
4051

📍
Village Health Medical Centre
Shop 1
Sugar Village Centre
1 Old Main Road
4391

The quickest way to secure a booking is to give us a call:
📞 031 5644265

We look forward to hearing from you!

09/06/2024

👥 Our multi-specialist practice carries the advantage of shorter waiting times for appointments, the option of a male or female clinician and elevated medical expertise.

🔗 In this setting, there is excellent peer-to-peer collaboration that benefits patients who require focused care in an area of special interest, such as paediatric or procedural dermatology.

⏳ Real-time coordination between our dermatologists vastly improves the care we can provide, which translates to enhanced patient outcomes.

31/05/2024

🔍 Dermatoscope examination is a quick, easy and painless procedure but when should you have your child’s moles checked?

By the time a child becomes an adult, it’s common to have 12 to 20 moles.

If your child already has 50-plus moles, it’s a good idea to see a dermatologist.

Although rare, some children who have lots of moles get melanoma early in life. An Australian study found that more than half of the 15- to 19-year-old patients with melanoma had at least 100 moles.

Caught early, melanoma is highly treatable.

Looking at moles and getting a worrisome one checked can teach your child how important it is to know your moles. If your child starts do this at an early age, it’s likely to become a lifelong habit.

31/05/2024

✨Surprising ways smoking can affect your skin:

Beyond its known links to cancer, lung and heart disease, smoking is associated with premature skin aging, delayed wound healing as well as a number of skin disorders such as psoriasis.

Signs of smoker’s face include dull and dry complexion, loss of skin’s firmness, premature wrinkles and uneven skin tone.

Quitting can help minimize and even reverse some of these effects.

SUPPORT TO QUIT SMOKING:
Heart and Stroke Health Line
0860 1 HEART (0860 1 4278)
National Quit Line / National Council Against Smoking
011 720 3145
www.againstsmoking.co.za
A telephonic advice service on how to quit smoking is provided during office hours. They can also post a personal guide to quitting.
Smokenders
021 788 9120 / 011 487 0231 / 061 190 8147
www.smokenders.co.za
7 week quit smoking programme. One-on-one counselling
CANSA e-Kick Butt Programme
www.ekickbutt.co.za
Online smoking cessation programme

23/05/2024

Taking 500mg of Vitamin B3 (nicotinamide) twice a day may help with reducing the number of pre-cancer skin lesions that patients develop, however, there are a few things to consider:

Whilst we have a good quality study to support this, the researchers focused on people who had experienced non-melanoma skin cancer before—What dermatologists would consider “high risk” patients.

It doesn’t tell us anything about using nicotinamide in a low risk setting or whether it is helpful to prevent melanoma skin cancers.

We recommend starting the vitamin (500 mg twice a day) to all our patients with a history of a basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma, or with extensive skin damage due to sun exposure. One caveat is that the vitamin must be taken continuously, as the benefits are lost once stopped.

Using nicotinamide to prevent skin cancer is a high-dose treatment rather than a supplement. If you have pre-existing health conditions or are taking other medications, speak to your dermatologist for guidance.

It is impor­tant to remem­ber that nicotinamide or vit­a­min B3 does not pro­tect against sun­burn and should nev­er be used as a sub­sti­tute for a broad-spec­trum, SFP30+ sun­screen and fol­low­ing sun­ safety guide­lines. Nor is it a sub­sti­tute for hav­ing a reg­u­lar skin check or mole check every year, espe­cial­ly if you’re high risk and/ or have had skin can­cer before.

08/05/2024

💡Did you know…

🦠 Fungal infections and scabies are among the most frequently diagnosed conditions through microscopic examination of skin, hair, or nail samples?

👨🏻‍🔬 Mastering precise bedside diagnostic tests is a cornerstone skill for dermatologists.

🔬 With its ability to provide real-time information at the point of care, light microscopy is cost effective, expedites treatment initiation and remains a useful, yet underutilised tool in contemporary dermatology practices.

04/05/2024

✨Dermatology services at 2 convenient KZN locations:

📍
56 Chelsea Drive
Durban North
4051

📍
Village Health Medical Centre
Shop 1
Sugar Village Centre
1 Old Main Road
4391

The quickest way to secure a booking at either of our Durban North or Umhlali practices is to give us a call:
📞 031 5644265

We look forward to hearing from you!