For the
last 15 years, Dr. Gidon has acquired extensive experience
in Cosmetic and Laser Dermatology. She has an active
cosmetic dermatology office in Downtown Toronto.
Dr. Gidon is a lecturer at the University of Toronto,
where she teaches medical students and Dermatology residents.
She is a Consultant Dermatologist at Women's College
Hospital and is on staff at the University Health Network.
Dr. Gidon attends many professional conferences and
meetings each year for ongoing medical education and
to ensure she has current knowledge of all new techniques
and technologies.
Dr. Gidon is a leader in non-surgical rejuvenation procedures.
She was amongst the first dermatologists in Canada to
use Levulan®
Photodynamic Therapy and to offer intense pulsed light treatments with
the Lumenis 1 for photorejuvenation. She is also a leader in the Thermage®
procedure for tightening collagen
and Fraxel®
laser treatment for smoothing lines and scars, and fading
pigmentation.
Dr. Gidon has been performing light chemical peels for
over 14 years and also performs medium depth chemical
peels, Cosmelan® peels, and
microdermabrasion.
She has been acknowledged as an expert Botox® Cosmetic
injector and was invited to participate in Botox's top
injector program. She is an experienced injector of
Restylane® and Perlane™
filler substances.
Dr. Gidon also offers laser treatments for spider veins
and age spots, laser
tattoo removal, laser hair removal,
electrolysis,
sclerotherapy and the removal of moles (benign growths).
Dr. Gidon's Aesthetic Clinic and MediSpa offers the highest quality
products to complement all of the treatments performed.
Dr. Gidon continually searches for the best possible
products to help patients optimize their treatments
and maintain their effects in a home maintenance program.
As a skin care expert, Dr. Gidon can utilize her extensive
knowledge of dermatology together with her cosmetic
procedures to offer patients the best possible care
with the highest professional standards.
Dr Gidon
believes in the prevention of skin diseases through
patient education. She has appeared on numerous local
and national television programs speaking on skin diseases
and has been interviewed and quoted in many magazines
and newspapers. She has been involved in many research
studies and has published articles in peer-reviewed
medical journals. She has presented at conferences and
participated in live patient demonstrations. She has
also participated in skin cancer screening programs in Toronto, including the one for the Toronto
Blue Jays Baseball Organization.
Please explore our web site to learn more about Dr.
Gidon and the state-of-the-art procedures offered at
her clinic.