The Bright Side Medical & Skin Cancer Centre

Our clinic's opening hours are 8.00am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday, whereas our appointment times are in 15-minute intervals from 8.30am to 4.45pm Monday to Friday. We are closed Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. 

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Home visits are available in certain circumstances for existing patients. Please discuss this with your doctor. 

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This centre operates on an appointment basis. Walk-in appointments are accepted, however there may be an unavoidable wait as priority is given to patients who have booked an appointment with their GP. All patients should present to reception with their current Medicare card.

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We strive to be flexible and available in order to bring you the most efficient medical care. Doctors are not available by phone, unless it is an emergency. Urgent phone calls are triaged by our clinical team. Emails are welcome and will be responded to within 2-4 hours in working hours. 

Translation services via Tisnational and Auslan hearing assistance are both accessible in clinic.

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It is the policy of this clinic to maintain the security of personal information and ensure that it is only ever released with your consent. Our comprehensive Privacy Act Policy is available on request. 

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If you are a regular patient and you're unable to travel to the medical centre, telehealth services may be available. Telehealth services are at the discretion of your GP. Please contact the practice for more information. 

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In an emergency, please phone 000 or present to Byron Central Hospital Emergency Department, Ewingsdale Road, Byron Bay NSW and phone (02) 6639 9400. For non-urgent after hours GP Help Line, phone 1800 022 222.

Typically, all the moles and freckles we will develop in our lifetimes appear during our childhood. It is possible to develop new benign moles in adulthood, but you should get everything new checked out by a doctor as a safety precaution, because new moles after 30 have a higher chance of being malignant (cancerous). 

The Bright Side Medical and Skin Cancer Centre in Byron Bay is located in Byron Bay Fair next door to a pharmacy and radiology with lots of parking off Bayshore Drive! 

The only definitive way to identify a skin malignancy is to have it assessed by a doctor with training in skin cancer medicine, who will examine the lesion with a dermatoscope and perform a biopsy, which is sent to a pathology lab to confirm the diagnosis. Skin cancer cannot be diagnosed with the naked eye, but in between professional skin checks you can self-monitor for any spots that are crusting, bleeding, itching, standing out from the rest, or new or changing in any way.

The only definitive way to identify a skin malignancy is to have it assessed by a doctor with training in skin cancer medicine, who will examine the lesion with a dermatoscope and perform a biopsy, which is sent to a pathology lab to confirm the diagnosis. Skin cancer cannot be diagnosed with the naked eye.

Queensland has the world's highest rate of skin cancer. However, melanoma diagnoses in Byron Bay reach up to 124 per cent above the national average, which is why regular professional skin cancer checks are so important.