Needle or cannula, and when it matters
The needle versus cannula question gets argued as though one is simply safer. It is more specific than that, and the specifics are worth…
The professional series
Guides that give straight answers.
Long reads, reviewed by named clinicians and date-stamped. They cover the things the sector leaves vague, from qualifications and licensing to insurance and careers, with sources for every claim.
Aurelia Institute professional series
The UK medical aesthetics training guides
2026 editions
Clinical pathways, regulation tracking and career planning.
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Building a model list properly
Practitioners early in their career need volume, and models are how most people get it. Done carelessly it creates the complaints that follow people…
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Aftercare that reduces callbacks
Most anxious phone calls after a treatment are avoidable, and the fix is almost always something that happens before the patient leaves rather than…
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The consultation questions that change the plan
Most consultations follow a checklist. The checklist catches contraindications, which matters, but it rarely surfaces the things that actually change what you should do.…
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Pricing without racing to the bottom
New practitioners price too low, then discover they have built a business that only works if they never stop working. The usual reasoning goes:…
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Record keeping that survives a complaint
Clinical records in aesthetics get written for the wrong reader. Most practitioners write them for themselves, as an aide-memoire. The reader who actually matters…
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When a patient is unhappy
It will happen, and how you handle the first hour matters more than what actually went wrong. Start by separating two things that feel…
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Working with a prescriber
If you are not a prescriber, the person who prescribes for your patients is the most important professional relationship you have. It is worth…
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The first six months after training
The gap between finishing a foundation course and feeling like a practitioner is longer than most people are told, and knowing the shape of…
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Setting up your first treatment room
The first treatment room people set up is usually over equipped in the places that do not matter and under equipped in the places…
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Microneedling and chemical peel training, depth is the whole subject
With microneedling and peels, depth decides whether you are doing a cosmetic treatment or a medical one. What training should cover, and the infection…
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IPL training in the UK, and why IPL is not a laser
IPL is a filtered flashlamp, not a laser, and that difference changes the safety profile and the settings. What training covers, who it suits,…