Non surgical care or cosmetic surgery?

Start with the decision you need help making. These are different assessments, not interchangeable ways to obtain the same change. A Core Aesthetics consultation is not a prerequisite for a surgical opinion, and neither appointment commits you to a procedure.

Healthdirect’s cosmetic surgery guide provides questions about qualifications, alternatives, anaesthesia, aftercare and costs. For the specific difference between clinic care and surgical lifting or tissue repositioning, use the facial surgery scope comparison.

For cosmetic surgery in Australia, obtain the required referral before the surgical consultation. The Medical Board’s referral guidance prefers your usual GP but allows another GP or medical specialist. The referrer must be independent of the surgical provider and must not provide cosmetic surgery or cosmetic procedures themselves. This referral requirement is for cosmetic surgery, not a non surgical consultation. A referral does not establish surgical suitability or commit you to an operation or provider. You can seek more than one opinion, wait or choose no cosmetic treatment. You do not have to try clinic care before a surgical opinion, or proceed with either pathway after a consultation.

For a clinic appointment, the consultation-choice guide explains Focused, Comprehensive and Complex. Read the current category details on Book; call if you are unsure. Choosing a clinic category does not arrange a surgical referral.

Non surgical care can have serious complications, require aftercare and prove unsuitable. Surgery has its own operative risks and does not guarantee the hoped-for change. Ask about common effects, serious but less common complications, alternatives and what might remain unchanged before deciding.

Ask the relevant practitioner what complications are possible, how you would recognise a concern, who you would contact, what happens if that practitioner is unavailable and what follow up involves. Explain your work, caring responsibilities, exercise, travel and available support. There is no single recovery timetable for either category. The Victorian Better Health Channel describes surgical risks including bleeding, infection, scarring, healing problems and anaesthetic complications; only the responsible medical practitioner can explain how those risks apply to a proposed operation and your health.

The questions to ask before agreeing can help with a clinic discussion. If the possible change does not justify the risks or recovery for you, not proceeding remains an option.

Ask for an itemised written quote for the actual plan being proposed. For a surgical plan, clarify practitioner, facility, anaesthesia, follow up and potential additional costs with the surgical provider. For any care discussed at Core Aesthetics, ask what the quoted clinic cost includes and what review, further care or ongoing maintenance may cost, if relevant. A headline price cannot tell you which pathway is suitable.

One initial general consultation at Core Aesthetics is complimentary per person and has no obligation to proceed. Any proposed treatment cost is explained before you decide. The clinic’s current guidance offers a review two weeks after treatment, free to attend; additional treatment, if required, has a separate fee. These are clinic policies, not promises about a surgical provider. Check payment and cancellation information and confirm current terms when booking. The length of your appointment depends on the service you select; check the live booking listing rather than assuming one duration applies to every consultation.

A routine two-week review is not a reason to delay assessment of a new or worsening symptom. Use the responsible provider’s aftercare instructions and seek prompt medical help when needed. Do not assume a clinic’s review policy applies to surgical care elsewhere.

Corey can explain whether the concern you describe fits a nursing cosmetic consultation, whether the expected degree of change appears mismatched to the clinic’s scope, or whether another opinion is needed. Corey does not provide a surgical recommendation, estimate your personal surgical risk or assess surgical candidacy. Those questions belong with an appropriately qualified medical practitioner. Core Aesthetics does not perform cosmetic surgery.

Consultations are with Corey Anderson, Registered Nurse, Ahpra NMW0001047575. A surgical opinion needs its own appropriately qualified medical practitioner. Check that person’s registration and qualifications separately. Ahpra’s non surgical cosmetic procedure guidelines do not expand a profession’s scope.

If a clinic option is discussed, consultation comes first. Treatment on the same day may be discussed if it is suitable and appropriate after assessment, informed consent, agreement on costs and any required clinical arrangements. Booking does not guarantee treatment. This is the clinic’s conditional policy, not a statement about the timing or requirements of cosmetic surgery. The general aesthetic consultation guide explains the Oakleigh appointment, not surgical suitability.

Write one sentence about the change you want to understand and another about what you would not want changed. Bring a medicines list, relevant health history and records of earlier procedures or surgery if you have them. A photograph can help describe a concern but cannot replace assessment.

Note upcoming travel, work or caring commitments and the help you could arrange during recovery. Ask what may remain unchanged, what risks and aftercare matter in your case, what the whole plan would cost and whether waiting or another opinion is reasonable. If you already have a written plan from another practitioner, bring it so differences can be explained without guessing.

Core Aesthetics, 12A Atherton Road, Oakleigh VIC 3166, inside BeautyTHEQUE. There is direct entry from Atherton Road with one step, street parking out front and a car park opposite. Check signs and availability, and review directions and access before travelling.

Use the current consultation choices and available times, call 0491 706 705 or email support@coreaesthetics.com.au for a practical booking question. Appointments are preferred; a walk-in consultation may be possible only when Corey is available. If you need advice about an operation, arrange the appropriate medical consultation instead.

If the entrance step may affect access, call before travelling. Email is for non-urgent enquiries, not emergency care.

Editorial information from Core Aesthetics. The Medical Board explains surgical referral requirements; Healthdirect and Better Health Channel provide general surgery questions and risk information. Ahpra describes practitioner responsibilities, not whether a particular procedure is right for you. Clinic fees and access details are Core Aesthetics policies, not rules for other providers.

• Medical Board of Australia: referral requirement for cosmetic surgery
• Healthdirect: guide to cosmetic surgery
• Victorian Better Health Channel: cosmetic procedures
• Ahpra: non surgical cosmetic procedure guidelines
• Ahpra: public register of practitioners

Sources checked 21 October 2026. Information is for adults and does not replace an individual assessment. Check registration, relevant training and the proposed care arrangements with the named practitioner.

For a concern within nursing cosmetic scope, check the current clinic consultation categories or call for help choosing. If your question is about an operation, start with the independent medical referral and a qualified surgical opinion instead. You do not need a Core Aesthetics appointment first.

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Page updated 21 October 2026. Clinical responsibility for Core Aesthetics consultations: Corey Anderson, Registered Nurse. General information, not a diagnosis or personal surgical recommendation.