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Dr Meng Siak is a specialist veterinary dermatologist consulting out of
WAVES Vet Hospital as WAVES Dermatology (SOR) Monthly satellite clinic at Vetwest Whitfords (NOR)

Using carbon dioxide laser vs blunt surgery.In recent years, vet dermatologists have been using carbon dioxide laser to ...
12/06/2025

Using carbon dioxide laser vs blunt surgery.

In recent years, vet dermatologists have been using carbon dioxide laser to excise and ablate skin and ear masses.

The benefits of carbon dioxide laser over blunt surgery include:
- reduced pain
- reduced bleeding
- reduced swelling
- faster recovery
- reduced infection risk

Waves dermatology is equipped with the latest Vetscalpel 40/25W carbon dioxide laser machine.

Here, Dr Meng used the machine to excise a mass cleanly and with minimal bleeding. In addition to the above benefits, the procedure was faster to complete resulting in reduced general anaesthetic times.

We have also used the machine for the following diseases
- skin cancers such as hemangiomas, squamous cell carcinomas due to chronic sun burn
- ablate the base of ear polyps in cats to avoid regrowth
- Bowenoid insitu carcinomas (BISC) in cats
- benign sebaceous adenomas or skin tags
- eyelid masses that are difficult to excise
- nasal and ear tip squamous cell carcinomas

If you have a pet that you feel might benefit from carbon dioxide laser, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Dr Meng was invited as an international speaker for the recently concluded Asian Meeting of Animal Medicine Specialities...
06/06/2025

Dr Meng was invited as an international speaker for the recently concluded Asian Meeting of Animal Medicine Specialities (AMAMS) in Bangkok, Thailand.

This was a biannual conference involving Asian and international specialists. The total number of delegates was over 3000!

He gave two lectures on methicillin resistant staphylococci infections and cutaneous opportunistic infections affecting companion animals. Both topics are Dr Meng’s special interests.

Apart from lecturing, Dr Meng also caught up with Dr Dave Robson, vet dermatologist from Melbourne, and his resident in training Dr Yuhan. He also met up with veterinary dermatologists from Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan.

It was a wonderful experience sharing knowledge and clinical experience, which will ultimately help our patients with their skin and ear issues.

As veterinarians, we are always updating ourselves on the latest knowledge in veterinary dermatology. Dr Amelia is curre...
30/04/2025

As veterinarians, we are always updating ourselves on the latest knowledge in veterinary dermatology.

Dr Amelia is currently in the USA attending the North America Veterinary Dermatology Forum (NAVDF).

She will then spend two weeks at the prestigious North Carolina State University veterinary dermatology clinic, learning from world leaders in autoimmune skin diseases affecting animals.

Our derm team and patients will miss Dr Amelia during these few weeks, but we are excited to hear what she has learned and use this knowledge to help our patients.

Honey says have a relaxing weekend ahead!Honey sees WAVES Dermatology for her monthly bee and wasp desensitisation injec...
21/03/2025

Honey says have a relaxing weekend ahead!

Honey sees WAVES Dermatology for her monthly bee and wasp desensitisation injections.

While Honey needs to have the injections every month, the derm nurses do their best to make these trips and injections as relaxing as possible!

We are pleased to host Dr Boo, a vet visiting from Malaysia for the last 2 weeks.Dr Boo runs a very busy clinic and has ...
21/03/2025

We are pleased to host Dr Boo, a vet visiting from Malaysia for the last 2 weeks.

Dr Boo runs a very busy clinic and has a special interest in veterinary dermatology.

Her desire to gain more knowledge and experience in treating pets with skin and ear diseases saw her fly to Perth just to spend 2 weeks with WAVES Dermatology.

She spent the last 2 weeks shadowing Dr Meng and saw a great variety of cases from allergies, immune mediated diseases, chronic ear infections and even a rare viral infection in a cat!

Dr Boo also observed numerous procedures ranging from biopsies, allergy testing and use of carbon dioxide laser.

We wish Dr Boo every success in her clinic and we look forward to seeing her again.

For our Malaysia followers, her clinic in Malaysia is locales in Negri Sembilan and fb page is

https://www.facebook.com/share/1DPQyWo3RB/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Happy birthday to our amazing derm intern, Dr Yatchi!We are so pleased to have Dr Yatchi join the team. She is very hard...
06/03/2025

Happy birthday to our amazing derm intern, Dr Yatchi!

We are so pleased to have Dr Yatchi join the team. She is very hardworking and a big asset to the team!

Happy birthday Yatchi! We hope you have a great day!

Hop hip hooray!

Ear masses and removal using video otoscope and carbon dioxide laser.WAVES Dermatology was recently equipped with the la...
05/03/2025

Ear masses and removal using video otoscope and carbon dioxide laser.

WAVES Dermatology was recently equipped with the latest Vetscalpel Carbon Dioxide Laser

One of the many excellent uses of carbon dioxide laser is the treatment of ear masses. Together with the video otoscope, we can effectively debulk then ablate the base of these masses to significant reduce the likelihood of regrowth.

Ollie is a beautiful Shepherd owned by a veterinarian owner. During a otoscope exam, her vet owner noted a fleshy mass in her left ear canal. Ollie was promptly referred to Dr Meng for investigation and treatment.

In the photos and video shown here, we used the video otoscope to identify the pink flesh mass (Photo 1).

We then used the video otoscope to debulk the mass using a polypectomy snare (Photo 2).

To reduce the chance of mass regrow, we used the carbon dioxide laser to ablate the attachment/base of the mass (Video and Photo 4).

These procedures are effective in removal of benign masses and also for malignant masses that are inoperable.

If these benign/malignant masses are not removed, the dog or cat would be prone to discomfort/pain, recurring secondary infections and build up of deep seated waxy material caused by the masses.

We are pleased to now have these advanced equipment to help pets with ear masses. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to discuss options with your vets or contact us at WAVES Dermatology.

Cammy recently presented to WAVES dermatology and saw Dr Amelia. She was acutely unwell, inappetant and febrile. She als...
04/03/2025

Cammy recently presented to WAVES dermatology and saw Dr Amelia.

She was acutely unwell, inappetant and febrile. She also developed skin changes including depigmentation of her muzzle and pustules on her ear flaps.

After a thorough physical examination and evaluation of history, a cutaneous adverse drug reaction was suspected. Biopsies were performed alongside other investigations.
These confirmed a drug triggered pemphigus foliaceus.

Thanks to the prompt diagnosis, Cammy was started on appropriate immunomodulatory medications and her infections were treated.

Today, she saw Dr Amelia for a 2 weeks revisit. She is looking much better and mom reports she has returned to being herself, happy and energetic!

Dr Amelia will now taper her medications and put a note to avoid suspected medication/ drugs that were likely to have triggered the disease.

Welcome Dr Yatchi to Perth Animal Dermatology (and Perth!), our veterinary dermatology intern for 2025.Dr Yat Chi gradua...
07/02/2025

Welcome Dr Yatchi to Perth Animal Dermatology (and Perth!), our veterinary dermatology intern for 2025.

Dr Yat Chi graduated with a DVM from the University of Melbourne in 2019. She then worked in a couple of high volume, fast paced small animal GP clinics in Melbourne. She has always had a keen interest in small animal dermatology and when the opportunity came up to join Dr Meng at Perth Animal Dermatology, she jumped at the chance!

Dr Yatchi will assist Drs Meng and Amelia in the dermatology clinic in looking after our wonderful patients. Throughout her internship, she will gain valuable knowledge in the best vet specialty available (or at least we think it is!).

Dr Yat Chi is excited to meet you and your pets and to learn everything and more about the wonderful world of vet dermatology.

Perth Animal Dermatology is proud to announce we have the latest 40/25W carbon dioxide laser!Carbon dioxide laser can b...
07/02/2025

Perth Animal Dermatology is proud to announce we have the latest 40/25W carbon dioxide laser!

Carbon dioxide laser can be used to assist many veterinary dermatology procedures. These include

1.Removal of skin and ear masses. Benefits over scalpel blade removal include better hemostasis, reduced swelling and pain, faster post op recovery!

2.Ablation of skin lesions eg precancerous masses due to chronic sunburn, feline cystomatosis, viral papillomas and benign sebaceous adenomas

3. Ablation of stalk of ear polyps avoiding ear canal ablation

4. Management of interdigital cysts and proliferative pododermatitis

5.Removal of gingival hyperplasia and more!

Today, we closed the clinic for the day to train with the very knowledgeable .kooi from . We cannot wait to introduce this amazing machine to pets from WA.

If you would like to know if your pets can benefit from carbon dioxide laser, please do not hesitate to discuss with your vets or contact the dermatology clinic at 9412 5700 [email protected]

Merry Christmas from the WAVES dermatology team.We wish everyone a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year. We will be ba...
20/12/2024

Merry Christmas from the WAVES dermatology team.

We wish everyone a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year.

We will be back in clinic 2nd Jan 2025.

Much love from us to you and your pets!

Passion is a beautiful patient of Dr Meng and is bred by a veterinarian in Perth. Unfortunately she developed anaphylaxi...
09/12/2024

Passion is a beautiful patient of Dr Meng and is bred by a veterinarian in Perth. Unfortunately she developed anaphylaxis after a bee sting.

Dr Meng started Passion on a bee desensitisation program and recently received the following from her new owner.

Just like in humans, bee and wasp desensitisation in dogs has a very success rate in protecting against future anaphylactic episodes. We are pleased to hear positive updates from our patients.

“Edited to fit the space”
Hi Dr Meng!

Just thought I would share: …….

“Yikes, Passion gave me a fright tonight. We were on a late night walk, and she got a bite of some sort on her back right paw. Thinking back, the pavement had Jacaranda flowers on it. Got home, and had a good look around, eventually found a bee sting!! Have kept a close eye on her, and she seems absolutely fine, and has stopped licking her paw. Will keep a close eye on her and go to Waves if anything changes, but that was around 1.5hrs ago now so guessing we’re out of the woods.
……..
I also have an epipen as backup.
I was weighing up whether to continue with the injections, or just rely on the epipen. After this, I’m definitely going to continue with the desensitisation program. I’m just not prepared to take a risk with her and she does seem to attract bees! So the good news is that the desensitisation program definitely works!”

Thought I would share with your
Hope all is well.

Thank you,

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Perth, WA

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Monday 12:30pm - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm

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