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giving employees an opportunity to
voice open, honest feedback about
workplace concerns.
In the twilight hours
Academy Day Hospital was the first
facility in Perth to be government
licenced (2007) as a day twilight
sedation hospital. Unlike the
debilitating effects of a general
anaesthetic, patients medicated
with twilight sedation walk into the
operating room, have the procedure,
walk out, snooze for an hour or two,
and then go home. The patient saves
on hospital costs and avoids health
risks from general anaesthesia.
Clients recover in the privacy of
their own home, which suits today’s
lifestyle.
“Choosing the right procedure
is all about managing the client’s
expectations,”
says
Heywood.
“In this age of Google, patients try to
self-diagnose. Someone may come
in and say: I need my nose done. It
doesn’t suit my face. But the doctor,
with his surgeon’s eye, will answer:
It’s not actually your nose, it’s your
chin. If we enhance your chin, your
profile will be in proportion and you’ll
have a much better outcome.”
Tattoo removal is one area where
technology has improved drastically.
Four years ago, Academy was doing
one or two removals a week. Now,
they do four or five a day, and can
change laser settings to remove
almost every colour from all skin
types. Another huge innovation, the
MonaLisa Touch laser, has made
Tracy Heywood
Dr. Jayson Oates