Miscellaneous and Consultation

Consultation: the part of aesthetic medicine that gets undervalued

A good consultation does not feel like a sales appointment. It feels like a conversation with a clinician who is genuinely interested in what you want to change, why, and whether the route you are considering is the right one.

At Aesthetic Clinique, every consultation is unhurried, private and entirely without pressure. We:

• Take a full medical history (medications, allergies, prior aesthetic and surgical work, lifestyle factors).
• Examine the relevant area at rest and in animation.
• Listen to what you want to change and what is driving it.
• Discuss realistic options, including alternatives and the option of not treating.
• Provide a written plan with each step, downtime, expected results and the fee.
• Send you home to think about it, where appropriate.

We are happy to consult and never see you again if that is what your decision turns out to be. The consultation fee covers the clinical time, and is redeemable against any treatment you book on the day or within 60 days — but it is not contingent on you booking anything.

Dental block anaesthesia

For clients who would feel more comfortable with deeper numbing during lip or lower-face treatment, we offer dental block anaesthesia as an add-on option. It uses a small injection of local anaesthetic to fully numb the area — the same technique your dentist uses — producing more reliable comfort than topical cream alone for those who want or need it.

Most clients having lip filler do not need a dental block. Topical anaesthetic and good technique are usually enough. The clients who do benefit most are those with strong needle anxiety, low pain tolerance, or more advanced lip work that takes longer.

We will discuss it as an option at consultation rather than upselling it as a default.

When 'consultation' is the whole appointment

Some clients book in expecting treatment and leave with only a plan. Some clients book a consultation alone and never proceed to treatment — having decided that nothing was the right answer, or that the timing isn't right.

Both outcomes are good outcomes when they reflect a real, considered decision rather than a sale. We measure consultations by how well-informed you leave them, not by whether you book.