In Australia, many facial procedures that people loosely call “anti-wrinkle” or “filler” appointments sit behind a health-practitioner consultation. That consultation is not a sales script. It is the point at which a registered practitioner decides whether a prescription-only medicine is even appropriate.
Use this hub to understand what happens in a cosmetic consultation, how to check AHPRA registration, and informed consent for higher-risk procedures. If you feel hurried, read cooling-off periods and second opinions before you go back.
Bring a list. Questions to ask before a facial procedure and who to see: GP, nurse or specialist are written for that waiting-room moment. For the legal backdrop that shapes how clinics may describe their work, continue in the regulation hub.
