06/03/2026
Dover Heights resident, Melissa, 49, attended a consultation this week expecting a routine treatment plan.
Instead, her new doctor began with what they described as a “quick symmetry and natural balance assessment.”
Standing beside a mirror, the practitioner carefully pointed to several completely normal features of Melissa’s face while reassuring her that “nothing is wrong” — before adding they could see “a few subtle things worth discussing.”
“I can see what they were trying to do,” the doctor explained thoughtfully, pausing to examine Melissa’s cheek from three angles.
“Personally, I might have approached it a little differently.”
Within minutes, Melissa learned that a number of issues she had never previously noticed were likely related to decisions made by her former practitioner.
The doctor stressed they were “not criticising anyone,” but noted they personally take “a slightly different approach to symmetry and natural results.”
By the end of the consultation, Melissa had developed several new aesthetic concerns, a treatment plan to address them, and a growing sense that her previous practitioner may have been responsible for more problems than she realised.
Industry observers confirmed the consultation followed the three well-known stages of the aesthetic loyalty-transfer process: symmetry, naturalness, and the gradual development of doubts about the previous practitioner.
The doctor later clarified they were simply “being honest.”
Melissa left the clinic grateful for the honesty and mildly concerned about a face she had been perfectly happy with that morning, later booking three correction appointments.