I build treatment around your long-term goals, not around what everyone's having done.
Nikki, cosmetic Registered Nurse in Fairfield, Melbourne's inner north
Whatever's brought you here, I'd like to understand it properly first. That means a real conversation about what you've noticed, honest information about what's actually going on, and a plan we work out together.
What's different here
Services
What I see people for.
How I got here, and what I've kept doing since.
I've been drawn to cosmetic work since I was young, from a childhood fascination with Hollywood and the faces on screen to a real interest in plastic surgery and the close attention to detail it asks for. I qualified as a Registered Nurse and spent three years in the acute hospital setting, moving into aesthetics and cosmetic surgery a year into that, so the two have run alongside one another for a long time.
I also keep studying. A good deal of what circulates in cosmetic nursing is marketing rather than evidence, and the only way to tell the difference is to keep reading the actual literature and keep being taught by people who know more than I do. In practice that means conferences, seminars and cadaver workshops, ongoing mentorship from a well-established practitioner in the field, and a network of experienced aesthetic professionals I can talk a case through with.
- Registration
- Registered Nurse (Div 1), general registration with AHPRA, NMW0002676722
- Safety
- A member of the Aesthetic Medical Emergency Team (AMET)
- Special interest
- Concerns that hold real meaning for the person living with them, and what genuinely moves you toward your longer-term goals
- Scope
- Where something sits outside what I do, I'll say so and point you to who's better placed
Anyone can be the practitioner who says yes to everything. I'd rather be the one you can believe when I say no.
Evidence first (trends aren't a thing)
I go to the actual clinical data rather than the industry conversation around it. A good deal of what circulates in aesthetics is marketing repeated often enough to sound like consensus, so before anything comes into this clinic I want to see the real evidence support what it claims about itself.
That also means I'll pass on a popular treatment, and I do. If the science doesn't hold together, if the long-term results are poor, if the risks outweigh the gain, or if the cost isn't justified by what it does, it isn't offered here, however much noise is being made about it.
Most people arrive having already settled on what they want, which is completely reasonable, and it's usually where the conversation starts. What matters more is whether we've correctly identified what's causing the thing that bothers you, because the treatment choice is only as good as the identification underneath it.
Someone might ask for a particular treatment to soften their forehead, when what's really driving the way it looks is the quality of the skin itself, which needs a skin-focused approach. Same concern, different answer, and you only get there by assessing first.
Assess
A full medical history, a proper look at your skin and face, and what you've already tried, before anything is named.
Explain
What the options are, what the evidence behind them actually shows, what they cost and what they can't do.
Decide
You decide, with the full picture in front of you. Some people start on the day and some take the plan away first, and both are ordinary.
Review
We look at what happened together, and adjust. Reviews are free because they're part of the work, not an extra.
Risks, side effects, downtime and the things that can go wrong get discussed properly, before you decide anything, not read off a form while you're already in the chair.
The same goes for expectations. If what you're picturing isn't something a treatment can deliver, you'll hear that from me while it's still free to change your mind.
You shouldn't have to translate yourself to be cared for well.
You're not looked at strangely just for existing here. You're not spoken down to for your perspective, or quietly steered toward what's considered “normal”. You're not expected to perform confidence, make small talk you don't want to make, or leave parts of yourself at the door.
This comes from somewhere real for me. I've never quite related to trend-driven beauty culture, and mainstream aesthetic spaces haven't always felt warm or welcoming to me either. That's part of why every consult here starts with genuine curiosity about who you are and what you're into, not just what brought you here.
Everything I'd want you to know before you book anything, anywhere.
Not just here. These apply whoever you end up seeing.
The questions worth asking any injector before you book
Including the ones that feel rude to ask. They aren't rude, and the answers tell you more than any gallery of photos will.
How to read a before-and-after photo properly
Lighting, angle, timing and what a photo can never show you.
Ageing, and the difference between a change and a problem
Not everything that changes needs treating. Some of it just needs naming.
What consent should actually cover
What you're entitled to be told, and when you're entitled to be told it.
When I say no, and why that's the useful part
The reasons I'll decline to treat, and what I'll suggest instead.
Signs a clinic is selling rather than assessing
Pressure, packages, and the quiet tells worth noticing.
How booking a consult works.
Book online, or send me a message
Consults are free and run about 30 minutes, at the Fairfield clinic or by video.
We talk it through
A proper assessment, and honest answers to anything you want to ask.
You leave with a plan
What I'd suggest, in what order, and what it costs. The decision is yours, and where it's clinically appropriate we can start the same day.
Do you offer injectables?
Some of the services I offer involve both prescription and non-prescription injectables. Promotion of prescription medications in any capacity is against Australian legislation. As a Health Practitioner, I also have a responsibility not to promote or discuss particular treatments outside of a 1:1 setting. For more information, please either book a consultation, send me a direct message, or call me.
What will my first appointment involve?
An unhurried consult - a proper look at your skin and face, a conversation about what's actually bothering you, and honest options. Never a pre-selected package.
What does a consult cost, and is there a deposit?
Consults and reviews are free. A deposit is taken for treatment bookings, and Afterpay is available.
Will I look like I've “had something done”?
My approach is for results to look like you, not like a treatment. Some treatments involve short-term downtime such as swelling or bruising - that's discussed honestly before you decide anything.
Two ways to keep on top of appointments
Staying consistent with your treatment plan is an important part of reaching your aesthetic goals. These two options exist to make that easier, in different ways.
Membership
Choose a tier and pay automatically, weekly, fortnightly or monthly, whichever suits how you're paid.
Every payment you make becomes credit to spend in clinic.
The fee isn't a subscription you spend and lose. It's your own money waiting for you, with the discounts and perks sitting on top of it.
LED add-on on treatment day
5 LED sessions a month
Every tier includes
- Every payment back as in-clinic credit
- A mini pamper every visit
- A birthday treatment upgrade
- Quarterly product samples
- Priority bookings
- No deposit or late-cancellation fees
The Treatment Wallet
No tier and no lock-in. Your own prepaid balance, topped up automatically weekly, fortnightly or monthly, ready to tap and pay in clinic from Apple or Google Wallet.
The balance covers anything you pay for here, deposits included.
Treatments, retail and deposits all come off the card. Put a little aside each week and the deposit is already handled by the time you book.