Austin Aesthetics

07/04/2026

🩷 There are a few reasons 🩷

People often post on social media daily at specific times they've researched and found to be the most active times for their audience. This is to gain a following and also attract new customers.

I don't do this because:

🩷 I work alone. I don't have spare time around my really busy clinics to be creating content videos and skits to post on social media. I'd rather spend the time treating you all.

🩷 I don't post before and afters of my work. This would create a lot of easy content because I take photos for your notes anyway. However, firstly, I provide a discrete service and I don't want people to feel pressured to have their faces posted online. Secondly, every treatment is completely bespoke and the healing and response is entirely personal so seeing someone else's before and afters is actually not that helpful. Lastly, any treatment using a prescription only medication is not legally allowed to be advertised. So before and afters of any botox treatments would be viewed as an advertisement and could result in a decent sized fine and an NMC hearing.

🩷 My patients are happy. I find that through word of mouth, I have always gained a lot of new customers. This is because people are happy with the treatments they have received and the fact that I haven't tried to upsell at the appointment (more often than not, I'm actually talking people out of having something). So people come back time and time again and refer me to their friends.

🩷 People find me organically. I'm regularly visited by people who have found me on Google just by searching for a specific treatment or something they want more information about. They haven't found me because they've had my social media throwing up images and videos every single day onto their feed.

🩷 I don't want to pay a marketing person to do it for me because I want my posts to be authentically me. You reply to a post or a story and it will be me who reads it and responds.

I completely respect the marketing style of posting constantly. It helps drive up engagement for those who have the spare time to actually do it or are happy to pay someone to do it for them but it's not for me 🥰

12/03/2026

🩷 REMINDER 🩷

There will be a small increase on the booking system in April

Rising costs have been absorbed for years but now I need to make a really small increase on all treatments

Does not affect existing bookings and if you book your treatments now for later in 2026, the price will be honoured 🥰

08/03/2026

Lots of people had a Perfect Peel in January/February and loved it so much that they wanted more.

Unfortunately, because the peel is so expensive for me to buy and therefore expensive as a treatment, it was hard for people to justify having a second even with the existing saving 😢

So because so many people booked for it, I'm able to offer it at a really incredible price 😍

Even if you didn't have one already this year, this is your opportunity to try this peel at a really reduced rate.

💙 the PERFECT PEEL®️💙

£80 😱

The PERFECT PEEL is only available in clinics led by healthcare professionals. It is intense 😍

Although it is a serious peel, it is pain free. A lot of peels like this are pretty spicy 🌶️ and you can't wait for it to come off the skin but this one is comfortable. You may get some slight discomfort post peel but nothing major.

Peels work by damaging the skin and causing the body's natural healing process to kick into action. This results in amazing, fresh skin and a reduction in pigmention/fine lines/acne 😍

The peel is incredibly predictable and you are provided with an aftercare kit.

Day 1: peel applied
Day 2: slight redness and maybe some itching
Day 3-5: the peeling starts!
Day 6-10: the peeling process is generally complete
Final results are seen after day 28 😍

Pre peel, please don't use retinol or tretinoin products or have laser/waxing treatments on the face for 2 weeks. There are a few other contraindications but we'd go through these to make sure you are suitable prior to the treatment.

Book now because the offer is only available until the end of April.

Booking link in bio 🩷

https://portal.aestheticnursesoftware.com/book-online/5109

12/01/2026

After absorbing the cost increases for years, I have to increase my prices a very small amount this year. The cost of everything has gone up. Even the cost of my gloves and clinical waste/sharp disposal. I need to do this to continue to offer safe and effective treatments because, as you know, I don't cut any corners 🩷 it won't be anything too painful!

The price increases will come into effect in April 2026 in line with the new tax year. However, if you book your appointments for any time for the rest of 2026 before then, it will lock in the current price.

[Terms apply: you will be required to pay a booking fee on the system to secure the booking. If you give at least 1 week of notice, you will be able to move the appointment to another date in 2026 securing the same price but if you have to cancel or move it on short notice, the appointment will automatically change to the updated price. The booking fee/deposit will not be returned if you cancel the appointment].

17/11/2025

Now is the time to consider your skin hydration.

Obviously the simple answer is loads of moisturiser but the problem lies deeper than the surface. Moisturiser can only do so much on trapping the moisture in.

Deeper targeting options include:

🐟 Polynucleotides - hydration with the added benefit of repairing sun damage, fine lines and wrinkles, poor skin quality etc.

Biggest benefit is longevity. This is a slow burner that slows down the clock and regenerates your skin. Usually a course of 3 (from £345 split over 3 appointments over 3 months) with single maintenance appointment between 9-12 months (from £125). Really good for problem areas e.g under eyes, neck/decolletage, accordion lines on cheeks etc. Targets specific areas of the face deeply and intensely.

💧 HA skin boosters e.g Seventy Hyal - deep hydration injected into the exact right layer of the skin with the benefit of collagen production.

Biggest benefit is the glow. Plumped skin. Course of 2 or 3 (Seventy Hyal £230 for 2 or £330 for 3. Can be split across treatments and treatments are approximately 1 month apart). Maintenance appointment between 6-12 months £130. Treats the mid and lower face.

💆 Microneedling with polynucleotides, hyaluronic acid and niacinamide - hydration, regeneration and repair.

Biggest benefit is that this treats the whole face. It's not quite as intense as injecting products deeper so the results are milder but this is ideal for people with no major concerns and just want to improve their overall skin tone and texture. It also includes the neck area so it's a great all rounder to give you a boost. Treatments are priced at £100 each and the number needed is flexible depending on your goals.

Prices correct at time of posting. Please check the booking system for up to date pricing.

03/11/2025

⚠️🎄 URGENT🎄⚠️

It has been brought to my attention that my availability is running out between now and Christmas/New Year. If you need to get in before this you might want to get your appointment in the diary now 😅

Book here:

https://portal.aestheticnursesoftware.com/book-online/5109 🩷

09/10/2025

🕸️ It's Peel Season 🎃

This time of year is perfect for getting your skin in check

Skin peel options:
I used to have a large range of peels but through research, I have reduced this down to two amazing options to cover all bases.

🔮 1) BioRepeel - this one is a great one just for freshening up your skin, dealing with acne, addressing mild pigmentation etc. It's a good all rounder with basically zero downtime.
£50 per treatment or courses are available (this is the one that you also get for free if you have treatments for lines and wrinkles 😉).

🧟‍♀️2) Perfect Peel - this one is excellent for resurfacing and pigmentation concerns. It has downtime as your skin will likely peel. The peeling process follows a clear pattern though so it is predictable and you can plan it around any events.
£160 (usually priced at £300). With booster £230.

If hydration and dullness is your main concern, you may prefer to get a skin booster (injectable treatment)

✨ Seventy Hyal - deep hydration and plumping effect. A course of treatments works best
Course of 3 £330 (this can be split over the monthly treatments)
Individual treatment £130.

Fine lines and crepiness can be targeted with polynucleotides (injectable treatment)

🐟 Polynucleotides - a restorative treatment that also slows down the clock. They help with sun damage, ageing signs, inflammation, crepiness and fine lines.
A course of treatments is required
Three x 2mls £400
Three x 1ml £345
(This can be split over the monthly treatments).

As always, you're welcome to book for a free consultation to see which would be best for you.

https://portal.aestheticnursesoftware.com/book-online/5109

14/09/2025

Thought I'd better put a photo up with my dark hair so newbies don't think they've come to the wrong clinic 😅🤷🏼‍♀️

29/08/2025

🧴 Exfoderm 🤩

I had a break from this product recently and I was really shocked at how bumpy and generally unpleasant my skin became within a couple of weeks. It really was smoothing out my skin beautifully.

Exfoderm is an exfoliating lotion. Exfoliators usually work by having little beads or granules inside of it for you to manually exfoliate your skin by rubbing in a circular motion. Exfoderm is just a quick application of the lotion and it does all the work for you.

There are two types. One for normal/dry skin (Exfoderm) and one for oily skin (Exfoderm Forte). Medical grade exfoliation 😍

It's £88 (including delivery direct to you from the pharmacy). RRP is £225 including delivery.

Get in touch with me if you'd be interested in giving this one a go. I absolutely love it. Especially because I can't have any injectables at the moment because 🤱🏼

It lasts me about 4 months. Obagi says it lasts 3 so it should last you somewhere around 3-4 months.

Swipe to the next picture to see a much cuter hand holding it....

03/07/2025

There it is.
Admitted to use of an illegal toxin.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89eey7jjeno

Scary stuff.

Licensed toxins prescribed and ordered from reputable pharmacies always. No exceptions. It's your life. These poor people clearly didn't know.

As the BBC names a beautician who gave illegal jabs, two victims share their story.

20/06/2025

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0q2z725llo?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR5Xysr72pwG8DDERryVpupyFYJb7EsF7WStIb3GH8nW2f_21EXNztpp9MdQkA_aem_MI8jeUSG-REKJyO6yyHu4w

Just a reminder to always get your toxin injections from someone who is either a prescriber (I'm a prescriber) or where you meet the prescriber face to face before the drug is prescribed.

Toxin shouldn't be cheap because it is very very expensive to buy on prescription.

Safe toxin isn't cheap and cheap toxin isn't safe. Nevermind winning it in a competition like in this article 😱

In recent weeks 28 cases of botulism caused by fake Botox are recorded in the north-east of England.

13/06/2025

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/suspected-botulism-botox-county-durham-31852757?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwK5WnpjbGNrArlaSGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeraLoulxnlrAHHXQSPKPQ_n4aNHyUa3iEZDwJbEZNP1NVt_OZZ_ntkURxH3U_aem_G7k9CKZoYsRUNubrpiGoBw

If you use a clinic that isn't run by a prescribing healthcare professional, this is why it's important to meet the prescriber when receiving Botox. You know they've prescribed it and it hasn't just been ordered online from some dodgy place.

Toxin injections are considered very safe as long as they are the legitimate products prescribed appropriately and sourced through a registered pharmacy.

When things like this happen it goes beyond the "it's important because it's your face" it becomes "it's important because it's your life".

Nicky Austin
Independent Nurse Prescriber

10 people have required treatment for adverse reactions to Botox jabs in County Durham