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How Australians can prepare for an aesthetic conversation, check who is registered, and understand the rules that shape clinic advertising.
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Consultations and regulation · 16 June 2026
Aftercare is not a vibe. Ask for written instructions, an after-hours number, what to watch for, and who is responsible if you travel — then treat the answers as that clinic’s rules, not as general law.
Read Aftercare questions that apply across most clinic procedures
Consultations and regulation · 24 March 2026
Schedule 4 medicines are not shop-window products. This explainer sets out TGA advertising limits in plain English, why names and nicknames are avoided, and how to read a clinic website that stays vague without treating vagueness as a sales technique.
Read Why Australian clinics cannot advertise prescription injectables
Consultations and regulation · 10 March 2026
A clinic’s website is advertising, even when it feels like research. This guide looks at reviews used as testimonials, countdown deals, filters, unnamed injectors, same-day payment pressure, social-media-only premises, and missing aftercare information.
Consultations and regulation · 25 February 2026
Titles in Australian aesthetic practice are regulated more tightly than websites imply. This essay looks at specialist language, cosmetic doctor phrasing, why artist and sculptor are a problem in advertising, and how to ask about training without being sold a story.
Read Cosmetic versus plastic surgery: reading the language in Australia
Consultations and regulation · 11 February 2026
Consent is a conversation that should survive contact with ordinary life. This essay sets out material risks, alternatives including doing nothing, cooling-off where surgery is discussed, written aftercare, and the right to say no after a deposit.
Read Informed consent in aesthetic medicine: what good looks like
Consultations and regulation · 28 January 2026
The national register is public, searchable, and more useful than a clinic biography. This essay explains registration type, titles, endorsements, conditions, and the questions a profile cannot answer before you sit down.
Read How to check Ahpra registration before an aesthetic treatment
Consultations and regulation · 14 January 2026
A consultation is not a booking. This guide covers what to write down before you go, how to check registration, which questions to ask about prescribing and performing, and why time to think is part of the process rather than a delay.
Read How to prepare for a cosmetic treatment consultation in Australia
