In January this year, the Therapeutic Goods Administration of Australia, aka the TGA, surprised the non surgical cosmetic industry with the news that we are no longer allowed to use common terms to describe some of the services we provide, using the drugs used in those services. Medical aesthetics can no longer use certain terms […]

With the introduction of a new class of injectable diabetes drug that hit Australia in 2022, used off label for weight loss, the term “ozempic face” has really taken off in recent months. The drug, which is injected weekly, is approved for the treatment of certain types of diabetes and is a game changer in […]

It’s here! After 7 years for TGA registration since it launched globally, the new biostimulatory, bioremodelling filler aka Skin Honey is here and at Skin Essentials. Why all the fuss? See for yourself!   It boasts the ability to hydrate skin, like many Skinboosters, upto 20x more in addition to stimulating your own collagen and […]

Ok, so we’ve been getting a lot of enquiries about biostimulatory fillers, and we wrote a post on one of them here. Here is the other one on offer here at Skin Essentials, also known as calcium hydroxyapatite. What do you need to know about it to help you decide if you might be a […]

Biostimulator fillers seem to be on the rise and gaining popularity rapidly. We are seeing many more enquiries for these fillers compared to years gone by, including from patients prepared to travel some distance who want to have the initial consultation and treatment on the same day, especially with poly-L-lactic acid. Due to Australian AHPRA […]