Luma Aesthetics

21/04/2025

The BioRepeel ~ for an instant glow with long lasting effects.

The BioRepeel is a 35% TCA peel that when applied skips the epidermis and targets the dermis working from the inside out, meaning no downtime with reddened or raw skin unlike other chemical peels of this strength.

The BioRepeel works by improving skin texture and increasing cell turnover.

21/04/2025

16/04/2025

PERCEPTION DRIFT, coined by Dr. Sabrina Fabi, refers to the phenomenon where a person’s perception of their own appearance changes over time, especially after undergoing cosmetic procedures.

This means individuals may lose sight of their initial appearance and start to focus on new perceived flaws, even if they’ve undergone positive changes, leading to seeking further procedures to correct these newly perceived issues.

In essence, perception drift is a process where the brain quickly adapts to a new baseline appearance after a change, making the individual forget what they looked like before the change. This can result in a cycle of seeking more treatments as they continue to identify and focus on new perceived flaws.

AESTHETIC MEANING:

HYPER FOCUS ON SMALL FEATURES:
Perception drift often leads to individuals focusing on localized areas like thin lips or jowls, rather than seeing the overall improvement achieved by treatments

LOSS OF OBJECTIVE PERSPECTIVE :
It can disrupt the individual’s ability to accurately assess their appearance and see the overall positive changes, leading to a subjective and often distorted view.

CYCLE OF PROCEDURES:
This can result in an ongoing cycle of seeking more procedures to address these newly perceived flaws, potentially leading to overdone or unnatural results.

SOCIAL MEDIA AND CULTURAL INFLUENCES:
Perception drift can be exacerbated by unrealistic beauty standards promoted by social media and cultural influences, which can create a constant.

CONSEQUENCES:

REDUCED SATISFACTION:
Individuals may become less satisfied with the results of their treatments, even if they are objectively improved.

POTENTIAL FOR OVER TREATMENT:
The cycle of seeking more procedures can lead to undesirable or unnatural results.

IMPACT ON CONFIDENCE:
Perception drift can negatively affect an individual’s confidence and self-esteem.

In conclusion, the above highlights why it’s imperative to find an experienced and ethical medical aesthetic provider that you trust and isn’t afraid to decline treatment if their professional opinion is that it is not in your best interest.

References; www.clderm.com, www.saveface.co.au, www.oprahdaily.com

14/04/2025

Kirsty has been a qualified Registered Nurse since 2015 and has worked across a range of nursing specialties including surgical and emergency.
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Kirsty’s career in nursing has been propelled by her genuine love of helping people grow and reach their greatest potential. She exudes a friendly personality and has a natural ability to foster connection which is reflected in the judgement-free, comfortable environment she creates for her clients.
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Kirsty has a passion for holistic health and nutrition, which led her to study a Bachelor of Nutrition.
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Through her own personal journey towards self-love, acceptance and improving her confidence, Kirsty fell into the wonderful world of medical aesthetics and completed her training in 2020.
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What Kirsty has grown to love most about facial aesthetics is how through the enhancement, harmonisation and rejuvenation of one’s facial features, she can improve their confidence and appreciation for their own unique features.

Kirst has been a valued team member of Luma Aesthetics for the past 3 years.

10/04/2025

We are excited to see this significant improvement in skin texture post our skinpen treatment with growth factors infused, and this is only half way through the treatment course!

SkinPen helps reduce the appearance of scars by stimulating the skins natural healing process.

One of the primary mechanisms through which SkinPen reduces scars is by promoting collagen and elastin production.

SkinPen helps to break down the tough, fibrous tissue that forms in scars.

This process gradually softens the scar tissue over multiple treatments resulting in smoother skin texture and fading in appearance of scars.

Adding a growth factor post micro-needling boosts results.

It supercharges collagen production, speeds up healing and aids in hydration.

09/04/2025

REFINED YET UNPRETENTIOUS BEAUTY

~ LUMA AESTHETICS

07/04/2025

It is well recognised that our appearance is attributable to both intrinsic and extrinsic factors. In specific relation to the frontalis (forehead muscle) and glabella complex (frown muscles), we know they have opposing forces (the frontalis elevates whilst the glabella complex pulls down)and that there are a multitude of anatomical variations and presentations.

20’s - Optimum healthy thick skin, nil static lines at rest, small surface area to forehead, mild muscle contraction to frontalis muscle, moderate contraction of the glabella complex mostly coming from the corrugators. Recommendation - continue to optimise skin health with cosmeceaticals, SPF and potentially consider muscle relaxants in a few years time.

40’s - Faint static lines at rest, moderately strong frontalis contraction and strong glabella complex contraction. There is also muscle contraction (rhytides) close to the brow potentially increasing the likeliness of a spock brow post muscle relaxant treatment (easy to correct at the 2 week rv). Recommendations - treat frontalis with light dose muscle relaxants and glabella complex with a strong dose of muscle relaxants.

50’s - Here we can see thinking of the skin, deeper static lines at rest, moderate muscle contraction of the frontalis, a strong glabella complex with muscle contraction coming from the procerus (identified by strong horizontal line on bridge of nose) and corrugators. As well as this we can see upper eye lid laxity at rest more so on the right side. For this reason there would be significant risk of creating brow heaviness if this patients frontalis was relaxed. recommendation - treat glabella strong dose of muscle relaxants.

70’s - Deep static forehead lines present at rest, moderate static frown lines present but doesn’t have strong corrugator muscle contraction, hollowing of the orbital aperture present more so on the right side, skin laxity of the left upper eye lid secondary to injury and ageing. As above, this patient would be also be at risk of significant brow heaviness if the frontalis muscle was relaxed. recommendations - treat glabella complex - mostly focusing on procerus and depressor supercilii muscles.

05/04/2025

~ Maternity leave dates & movements within clinic ~

We are excited to be welcoming back our Registered Nurse, Madison, who will return from maternity leave one day (Wednesday) per week initially, from the 21st of May (online bookings with Madison now open).

Soon after I will depart on maternity leave (Mid June 2025). If all goes well, I will be on leave for 3 months then will return on reduced hours . Our clientele will be kept well informed in regard to exact return date etc via socials, texts and emails.

Finally we have more availability than ever across our skilled team, with both Registered Nurses Kirsty and Georgia now offering more days, times, and services to deliver expert medical aesthetics solutions to our valued patients / clients.

As always thank you for everyone’s ongoing support.

Te 🫶🏽

04/04/2025

~ CLINIC POLICIES ~

A gentle reminder

Please take the time to read

Team Luma x

17/03/2025

~ LOOKING AND FEELING OUR BEST ~

Our appearance is attributable to multiple intrinsic and extrinsic factors.

Facial anatomy is complex and the ageing process is a very dynamic process.

For these reasons there will never be a one off or one specific treatment that will address all issues.

Furthermore our daily lifestyle choices significantly impact our appearance and the way in which we age.

Swipe to look at the many interlinking factors at play, that all contribute to us looking and feeling our best.

14/03/2025

Our hope is that you love our dreamy space as much as we do.

06/03/2025

L U M A

03/03/2025

Introducing Ava

Our friendly face in reception, Ava, shares our passion for the aesthetic field, and is currently undertaking studies at the Australian Academy of Cinemagraphic Makeup.
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Ava has a special talent for organisation and ensuring our back-end processes are seamless to improve the client experience.

We’re forever grateful for the bright smile, calm energy and excellent assistance Ava brings to the Luma team.

18/02/2025

~ INCREASED APPOINTMENT AVAILABILITY WITH GEORGE .aesthetics_georgia ~ 🫶🏽

To meet demand Georgia’s availability for appointments has increased;

Georgia will now be working at Luma;

Monday, Tuesday & Friday one week,

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday the next.

Georgia has been with Luma for almost 2 years. George is a beautiful, calm, level headed person with a wealth of skills, knowledge and experience as a Medical Aesthetic Nurse and Clinical Trainer. These qualities make her a highly valued and appreciated Luma team member.

An appointment with Georgia can be booked via our website;

Www.lumaaesthetics.com

14/02/2025

“ Have I been botched or is this just normal expected downtime?”

In medicine the term ‘botched’ implies an adverse outcome secondary to negligence and / or unsafe practice.

With medical aesthetic treatments sometimes people may use the term ‘botched’ to describe a less than perfect experience and outcome, when in fact it is just expected downtime associated with the treatment.

With some medical aesthetic treatments there is also a greater likelihood for downtime then with others; eg; with medical microneedling we are wanting to see erythema (redness) so we know we have reached the clinical end point, with Rejuran we want to see the visible blebs so we know the product is in the dermis (skin layer) and when treating the under eyes and lips we know there is an increased risk of bruising and swelling because of the rich superficial blood supply and soft delicate nature of the skin that covers these areas.

Nevertheless to ensure your safety is not compromised it is important to know, be aware of and consider;

⁃ Is your health care practitioner registered with AHPRA and experienced with medical aesthetic treatments (personal referrals are everything in an industry that can at times be discreet and challenging to do your own research).
⁃ Ensure you have the time to be completely present during your medical aesthetic appointments and are not distracted by your phone or others; we want to have your full undivided attention so we can consult, access and obtain informed consent; which means you have a thorough understanding of the expected results, risks, limitations of the treatment and what constitutes normal down time and a possible adverse outcome.
⁃ Read your aftercare forms.
⁃ Make sure you have the ability to contact your practitioner during and out of business hours. if you have any questions or concerns following your treatment, you should always feel comfortable to freely discuss anything that may arise post treatment with your practitioner.

Swipe to see what normal expected downtime can sometimes look like…

27/01/2025

Taking a brief moment away from the professional content of our feed to announce some very exciting personal news;

Another Luma baby is on their way!

Our Director Te is pregnant, bub due in July.

Maternity leave dates will be announced in the near future.🫶🏽

26/01/2025

~ Understanding menopause and the impact it has on our skin.

15/01/2025

The Ladies of Luma

Madison

Age ~ 32

Years as Registered Nurse ~ 4

Years as Registered Nurse Injector ~ 3

Pets ~ 1 - Freddie, my beautiful Blue English Staffy

Children ~ 1 - Sunday, my darling girl who joined us only 8 short weeks ago.

Coffee order ~ Large Oat Latte - 2 per day without fail

medical Aesthetics speciality ~ full face assessment with a strong focus on skin health.

Medical Aesthetics advice ~ There is little point investing in skincare and medical aesthetics treatments if you aren’t wearing daily SPF. Sun damage related to increased sun exposure is one of the main contributors to skin ageing.

Fragrance of choice ~ Byredo Blanche

Favourite Skincare product ~ Skin better Science Trio Rebalancing Moisture treatment
I love this product for its silky texture, heavy on hydration without the heavy feel. It supports and enhances the skin barrier and increased hydration levels within the skin.