Austin Aesthetics

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

29/04/2025

Background:
I attended a roundtable event with my governing body - the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) last October to talk about the impact of officially banning remote prescribing of medications in the medical aesthetics sector. The results of this discussion have now finally been put into action and will go live on the 1st June.

Remote prescribing is when a prescription is issued without seeing the patient face to face. This definitely has its place in medicine, for example, when I had extreme pregnancy sickness and instead of dragging me into the surgery, my GP prescribed antiemetics after speaking to me on the phone. Prescribing cosmetic injectables without seeing someone face to face doesn't make any sense because you have no access to medical records in private practice so you need to have a discussion with the patient about their medical history and you also need to assess whether the person is physically suitable for the treatment they are hoping to receive.

Most people receiving Botox and other prescription only cosmetic medications are not aware of what goes on in this industry. There are prescribing healthcare professionals across the country issuing these products without ever seeing the patient and often without even speaking to them. The NMC has always said it is 'best practice' to see a patient face to face prior to prescribing these treatments and that prescribing them remotely is not appropriate. People have chosen to ignore this best practice guidance. This is really odd because as a registrant of the NMC you are always expected to follow their best practice recommendations unless you have an incredibly good reason not to. Charging for a prescription is not a good reason 😬 💸

Anyway, long story short, I've always followed the best practice guidance anyway so your experience with me will not change. The NMC have just made it concrete for those that were choosing not to follow the rules. So it's an interesting read and it's interesting to see the chaos in the Facebook groups where everyone is outing themselves as not following the guidance before... But it will be business as usual from me because I'm a boring rule follower 😅

28/01/2025

I don't just inject filler or treat lines 🤩

I can also recommend or prescribe medical grade skincare that can be used at home or provide in-clinic treatments including skin peels and dermaplaning.

There are injectable options available too including regenerative treatments like polynucleotides that don't change your face but slow down the clock a little bit 🕔

Feel free to DM me 🥰

04/01/2025

This is not an exhaustive list:

Injectables:
Nope sorry. Not worth it. So no Botox/toxin, skin boosters, fillers, polynucleotides or anything can be administered in this time. There's no clinical data to show product safety in pregnancy or breastfeeding.

Microneedling:
For me, this is a no. Some people will do it but I won't. I'd only be able to do it dry without any serums or anything as none of them would be considered safe. My concern about breaking the skin barrier during pregnancy or breastfeeding is that this could lead to infection. Obviously, an infection can cause complications in pregnancy but people don't always consider the issues it can cause when breastfeeding. When you are given antibiotics whilst breastfeeding, this can make your milk taste bitter and then your baby may not feed effectively from the breast. It also causes diarrhoea in the baby and this can last some time even after you have finished your course. This can result in weight loss and just general discomfort for your baby. As someone who had a significant c section wound infection, I had to be prescribed antibiotics. Luckily, my baby still took my milk but definitely did suffer from the other side effects. This made me feel incredibly guilty but was completely out of my control. I would feel much worse if I'd had to put her through that just because I decided to have my skin microneedled.

Facials:
Using appropriate products, facials and dermaplaning are absolutely fine during pregnancy. Enzyme peels are usually safe but no other form of peel.

Skincare:
This is your rescuer. As long as the products are safe.
Most prescription items are not safe in pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Salicylic acid is one that is sometimes deemed safe and sometimes not so it's best just to avoid.
Anything with high dose vitamin A is a no go so that's all your retinol creams and tretinoin.
Vitamin C is a yes in most circumstances so load up on that!
Topical hyaluronic acid is also safe.
Please get in touch if you want some skincare recommendations.

Focus on facials and skincare until you can have more treatments again 🤰🤱

01/01/2025

I've had this sent to me by a few people now saying they feel safe with me.

The findings here make me really sad.
You can rest assured that all products used in my clinic are legitimate and ordered alongside my prescribed products from reputable pharmacies.

No corners are cut. Your safety is my priority.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp9n8jy8klzo.amp?fbclid=IwY2xjawHieN1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHfmRI44_5uFTm6AiV12dMXy8hWpFrMCx8phlhThcK0bAa9HhTjYWU5y0Zg_aem_x9JFXk5vtxg2c3R88rBBJg

Elements Medical in Doncaster is put into special measures by the Care Quality Commission.

24/12/2024

08/12/2024

First week back in clinic completed ✅

Thank you for all being so patient while I recovered from my c-section. It's been lovely catching up with people and even seeing a few new faces before Christmas 🎄

I'll be honest, it hasn't been the easiest trying to breastfeed between appointments but we have managed and her daddy has done a great job with her when I've been busy since she won't take a bottle 🤱🏼

I'm working this coming week, the week after and then I have Christmas off to spend it with my little family so if I don't see you before, I'll hopefully see you in the new year 😍

10/10/2024

Welcome to the world Aurelia Austin 😍

Who knew that swiping right to this man because he was handsome and I wanted to meet his cat all those years ago would result in marrying my best friend, getting more (and sadly losing some) cats and then making the most perfect thing on this earth together.

In the last two days I learned that he is also the best c section support I could ever have wished for and the best person I could have chosen to have a baby with. He's gone above and beyond in looking after me and Aurelia and we both feel very safe and very loved.