Guides
Prepare for your consultation
Plain-English guides from CNAesthetic Academy to help you ask good questions, understand your rights and keep your own records. General information only — not medical advice.
Lip volume treatments
Lip volume treatments: questions to ask at your consultation
An Australian guide to preparing for a lip volume treatment consultation — what to ask your practitioner, what to write down, and how to keep your own records.
Wrinkle treatments
Wrinkle treatments in Australia: how to prepare for a consultation
What to know before a wrinkle treatment consultation in Australia — your rights, the questions to ask, and how to keep an accurate record of your treatment history.
Skin treatments
Skin treatments: what to ask before laser, peels and skin needling
A plain-English Australian guide to preparing for skin treatment consultations such as laser, chemical peels and skin needling — questions, aftercare notes and record keeping.
Choosing a practitioner
How to check a cosmetic practitioner in Australia
Simple steps to check a cosmetic nurse, doctor or clinic in Australia before a consultation — AHPRA registration, questions to ask and warning signs.
Aftercare
Aftercare diary: what to note after a cosmetic treatment
What to write down in the days after a cosmetic or skin treatment, how to take consistent photos, and when to contact your practitioner.
Your records
Why you should keep your own record of cosmetic treatments
How keeping your own record of cosmetic and skin treatments — dates, clinics, products and photos — helps every future consultation in Australia.