Core Aesthetics pauses elective cosmetic procedures during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This is clinic policy, not a claim that every procedure is unlawful or proven harmful. A consultation can still document dates, records and questions, then direct medical advice to a GP, obstetric, maternity, lactation or pharmacy team. If care occurred before pregnancy was known or feeding circumstances changed, contact the treating practitioner and responsible health professional. Do not stop prescribed medicine or breastfeeding because of a website. This page sets no universal return date; any later discussion begins with a fresh assessment.
The Policy In One Sentence
Core Aesthetics does not provide elective cosmetic procedures to a patient who is pregnant or breastfeeding. The pause applies even when the patient has received similar care before or feels comfortable proceeding.
The appointment calendar does not override the policy. A wedding, return to work, travel date or prepaid arrangement is not a reason to compress the decision.
Clinic Policy Is Not The Same As A Universal Ban
This page describes how Core Aesthetics chooses to handle elective care. It does not state that every possible cosmetic procedure is prohibited by law, nor does it use missing research as proof that every exposure causes harm.
That distinction matters after an unexpected exposure. A clinic pause is a prospective decision about elective care; it is not an individual risk diagnosis.
Start With The Timing State You Are Actually In
| Timing state | What Core does now | Who may need to advise |
|---|---|---|
| Pregnant or possibly pregnant | Pause elective cosmetic procedures and document the dates and question. | GP, obstetric or maternity team for individual medical advice. |
| Breastfeeding or expressing milk | Pause elective cosmetic procedures while feeding continues. | GP, pharmacist, maternity or lactation team for medicine and feeding advice. |
| Trying to conceive | Discuss timing before any plan; do not rely on an internet calendar. | The clinician responsible for preconception care where medical advice is needed. |
| Recently postpartum and no longer breastfeeding | Do not assume automatic clearance. Begin again with current health, recovery and priorities. | GP or maternity team when recovery, symptoms or medicines need assessment. |
What Can A Consultation Still Accomplish?
A conversation without a procedure can put the concern into the patient’s own words, record pregnancy or feeding status, note relevant dates and previous care, identify missing records, and explain why Core is pausing.
It may also identify the right next door. Questions about a medicine, pregnancy, breast milk, infant exposure or whether feeding should change belong with a practitioner who has the patient’s medical context and the appropriate scope.
What The Conversation Cannot Decide
The clinic website cannot calculate risk after an exposure, confirm that a pregnancy or baby is unaffected, set medicine instructions, or tell someone to stop breastfeeding. A routine cosmetic consultation is not a substitute for antenatal, postnatal, pharmacy or urgent medical care.
It also cannot reserve a future procedure on the assumption that suitability will later be established.
If Care Occurred Before Pregnancy Was Known
Do not turn a surprise positive test into a diagnosis from search results. Contact the treating clinic and the health professional responsible for the pregnancy. Ask the clinic for an accurate record rather than relying on memory.
The purpose of the handover is to give the medical team traceable facts. It is not to obtain reassurance from the cosmetic clinic beyond its scope.
Use This Unexpected Exposure Handover
| Record | Useful detail | Do not substitute |
|---|---|---|
| Date and time | The appointment date and approximate time | “A few weeks ago” when records exist |
| Clinic and practitioners | Treating practitioner and any other clinician involved | A social media handle |
| Clinical record | Area, documented goods or medicines, amount where recorded, consent and aftercare | A guessed product name |
| Pregnancy or feeding timeline | What was known at the appointment and what changed later | An assumed conception date |
| Current symptoms | What is happening now, when it began and whether it is changing | A diagnosis copied from the internet |
| Health team | GP, obstetric, maternity, pharmacy or lactation contact | Waiting for the cosmetic clinic to manage pregnancy care |
Do Not Make Two Decisions From One Web Page
Do not stop a prescribed medicine and do not stop breastfeeding because a clinic page discusses a pause. Australian government health guidance directs people to a doctor or pharmacist before making medicine changes during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
The cosmetic-care decision and the medicine or feeding decision are different decisions, made by practitioners with different information and responsibilities.
When Symptoms Need A Faster Pathway
New breathing difficulty, collapse, severe or rapidly worsening symptoms, or another emergency needs emergency care. Call 000 in Australia. For concerning symptoms that are not an emergency, contact an appropriate health service promptly rather than waiting for a routine cosmetic appointment.
Give each clinician the same dates and records. Conflicting timelines make assessment harder.
What If The Concern Is Skin Change After Pregnancy?
Pregnancy, birth, feeding, sleep disruption and changing routines can coincide with pigment, dryness, sensitivity, swelling or facial changes. Those observations can be recorded without turning them into a cosmetic procedure plan.
Use the skin changes after pregnancy guide for that reader job. New, painful, persistent or otherwise concerning symptoms need an appropriate medical assessment.
Trying To Conceive Is A Planning Disclosure
Tell Corey if pregnancy is possible or actively planned before any cosmetic discussion advances. The useful question is not “How close can I get to the date?” It is whether an elective plan makes sense while timing may change.
Core does not publish a conception countdown that pretends to fit every person, procedure or health history.
Recently Postpartum Does Not Mean Automatically Ready
Birth is not a reset button for cosmetic suitability. Recovery, bleeding, infection, surgery, sleep, mental health, medicines, feeding changes, support and access to follow-up can all affect whether a later conversation is useful.
A patient does not need to justify waiting. Postpartum photographs and social comparison are poor substitutes for recovery and personal priorities.
There Is No Universal Return Number Here
This page does not prescribe a fixed number of days, weeks or months after pregnancy or breastfeeding. A website cannot account for the reason for care, current health, recovery, medicines, previous response, symptoms or who is managing related care.
When the clinic policy no longer applies, that only opens the door to reassessment. It does not create approval for a procedure.
What A Later Reassessment Must Rebuild
- Current pregnancy and breastfeeding status, including recent changes.
- Birth, recovery, surgery, complications and ongoing symptoms where relevant.
- Current medicines, allergies, diagnoses and other clinicians involved.
- Previous cosmetic care, records and any unresolved concern.
- The concern now, why it matters now and the option of no cosmetic care.
- Practical recovery, support, travel and review access.
Old consent and an old plan do not carry forward automatically.
Who Owns Which Part Of The Decision?
| Question | Right starting point |
|---|---|
| Will Core provide an elective cosmetic procedure during pregnancy or breastfeeding? | Core Aesthetics clinic policy: no. |
| What does an unexpected exposure mean for this pregnancy or baby? | GP, obstetric or maternity team with the treatment record. |
| Should a medicine or breastfeeding routine change? | Prescriber, GP, pharmacist, maternity or lactation clinician. |
| Is a later cosmetic discussion appropriate? | Fresh assessment after the pause, with referral where needed. |
| Is a symptom urgent? | Emergency or appropriate medical service, not a routine booking form. |
How This Guide Differs From The Lip Page
Pregnancy and breastfeeding change the decision across the clinic, not only for a lip concern. Keeping a second extremely similar lip page fragments the answer and invites inconsistent wording.
This guide contains the policy, the unexpected exposure handover and the later reassessment test. The lip consultation guide covers lip anatomy and suitability only when the clinic pause does not apply.
Why The Evidence And The Clinic Rule Are Kept Separate
Ahpra guidance sets expectations for assessment, informed consent, practitioner responsibility and declining unsuitable cosmetic care. TGA guidance limits public promotion of prescription goods. Neither source is represented here as a universal pregnancy prohibition.
Pregnancy, Birth and Baby advises checking medicine decisions with a doctor or pharmacist during pregnancy or breastfeeding. The choice to pause elective cosmetic procedures is Core Aesthetics clinic policy.
Verify The Clinic Before Sharing Records
Corey Anderson is a Registered Nurse with Ahpra registration NMW0001047575 at Core Aesthetics in Oakleigh. Phone 0491 706 705.
Use the Core Aesthetics verification page and the independent Ahpra public register before sending clinical records. For pregnancy or breastfeeding medical advice, contact the health professional responsible for that care.
Pregnancy, Breastfeeding And Cosmetic Care Questions
Does Core Aesthetics provide cosmetic procedures during pregnancy?
No. Core Aesthetics pauses elective cosmetic procedures during pregnancy. This is the clinic policy for elective care and is not presented as a universal statement that every possible procedure is unlawful or proven harmful.
Does Core provide cosmetic procedures while I am breastfeeding?
No. The clinic pause continues while a patient is breastfeeding or expressing milk. Medicine and feeding questions should be discussed with the patient’s doctor, pharmacist, maternity or lactation team.
Can I still have a consultation while pregnant or breastfeeding?
A non-procedure conversation may document the concern, timing, previous care and relevant health information, explain the clinic pause and identify the correct health professional for another question. It cannot establish future procedure suitability or replace pregnancy or breastfeeding care.
What should I do if care occurred before I knew I was pregnant?
Contact the treating clinic for the accurate date and clinical record, and contact the health professional responsible for the pregnancy. Share traceable facts rather than guessing a product, amount or conception date. Use urgent care for severe or rapidly worsening symptoms.
Should I stop breastfeeding after an unexpected cosmetic exposure?
Do not change breastfeeding based on this website. Contact the treating practitioner and a doctor, pharmacist, maternity or lactation clinician who can consider the actual record and individual circumstances.
Should I stop prescribed medicine before a later cosmetic consultation?
Do not stop or change prescribed medicine to make a cosmetic appointment possible. Discuss medicine changes with the prescriber, doctor or pharmacist responsible for that care.
How long after breastfeeding can I return?
This page does not set a universal waiting period. When breastfeeding has ended, a fresh assessment still needs to consider current health, recovery, medicines, symptoms, previous care, priorities and access to review. Reassessment is not automatic approval.
What if I am trying to conceive?
Disclose that pregnancy is possible or planned before any cosmetic discussion advances. Core does not use a website countdown as a substitute for individual timing and medical advice.
Does being postpartum mean I am ready for cosmetic care?
No. Birth or the end of breastfeeding does not establish suitability. Recovery, surgery, complications, symptoms, medicines, mental health, support, priorities and follow-up access may all affect whether a later discussion is appropriate.
Who should answer pregnancy or breastfeeding medicine questions?
Start with the health professional who knows the patient’s medical history, such as a GP, obstetric or maternity clinician, prescriber or pharmacist. Pregnancy, Birth and Baby also provides Australian maternal child health information and support.
Is this for you?
Consider booking a consultation if
- Adults checking Core Aesthetics clinic policy during pregnancy or breastfeeding
- People who need a record hand-over after care occurred before pregnancy was known
- Adults trying to conceive or recently postpartum who want timing questions separated clearly
- People comfortable with a clinic pause, medical referral and fresh later reassessment
This may not be for you if
- Anyone seeking emergency, pregnancy, infant or medicine advice from a cosmetic website
- People seeking a procedure during pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Anyone wanting a universal return date or automatic future approval
- People intending to stop prescribed medicine or breastfeeding without advice from the responsible clinician
Suitability is confirmed at consultation. This list is general guidance, not a substitute for clinical assessment.