Mike Clague
Aesthetic Nurse BSc EN (Monash Anatomy Major)
Type of Registration – Nursing and Midwifery – No. NMW0001618803
ORCID: 0009-0007-3540-3247
Mike Clague is a cosmetic nurse and co-owner of Facelove, a medical aesthetics clinic in St Kilda, Melbourne. He has worked in medical aesthetics for 23 years and has performed more than 50,000 treatments. Facelove offers practitioner-led consultations about facial ageing; whether any treatment is appropriate is determined at that consultation.
Research: safety and the management of complications
Mike’s research concerns the prevention and emergency management of complications in aesthetic practice, and it is what he is best known for internationally.
In 2016, with Professor Greg Goodman AM, he co-authored the paper that first proposed the supraorbital and supratrochlear injection route for emergency hyaluronidase administration in filler-associated vision loss, as an alternative to the retrobulbar approach then in standard use. The 2020 Australian and New Zealand consensus statement – of which Mike is a named author – adopted that route and cited the 2016 paper as its authority for it. The route is now the recommended first-line in-clinic pathway in the RANZCO Guideline for Filler Blindness (2024), which directs clinicians to administer hyaluronidase at the supraorbital foramen or supratrochlear notch, reserving retrobulbar injection for those specifically trained in it. Mike is second author of the 2026 UK consensus guidelines on the same subject, and has presented on this work internationally.
Vision loss following injection is a rare but serious complication, and no treatment reliably restores vision. That is precisely why Mike’s teaching and clinical practice place their primary emphasis on prevention, anatomical technique and immediate recognition.
Mike is also first author of a novel protocol for hypertrophic scar reduction, developed over more than a decade of practice and published as a case series in Plastic and Aesthetic Nursing (2024), which received the ISPAN Journal Award.
Teaching and credentials
Mike began his career in medical aesthetics at Allergan, where over six years he was trained by internationally recognised injectors including Dr Mauricio de Maio, Dr Michael Kane, Dr Ava Shamban, Dr Mary Lupo, Dr Alastair Carruthers, Dr Jean Carruthers, Dr Hervé Raspaldo, Dr Steven Liew and Professor Greg Goodman AM.
He has since trained more than 6,000 doctors and nurses across Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Thailand, India, Malaysia and the Philippines, and has consulted for Allergan, Galderma, Croma Pharma (Austria), ALMA Lasers, Lutronic, FILLMED, HUGEL Aesthetics and Xytide.
Mike is an Adjunct Lecturer (Practice) at Monash University, teaching alongside Professor Greg Goodman AM, dermatologist. His course covers patient suitability assessment, clinical governance, ethics, regulatory compliance and screening for body dysmorphic disorder. He holds a BSc (Anatomy) from Monash and serves on the board of the Cosmetic Nurses Association. He has 12 peer-reviewed publications.
Selected publications
Sansome S, Clague M, Convery C, et al. Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Tissue Filler–Induced Vision Loss in the United Kingdom. Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 2026. DOI 10.1093/asj/sjag002
Goodman GJ, Magnusson MR, Callan P, … Clague M, et al. A Consensus on Minimizing the Risk of Hyaluronic Acid Embolic Visual Loss and Suggestions for Immediate Bedside Management. Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 2020;40(9):1009–1021. DOI 10.1093/asj/sjz312
Goodman GJ, Clague MD. A rethink on hyaluronidase injection, intraarterial injection, and blindness. Dermatologic Surgery. 2016;42(4):547–549. DOI 10.1097/dss.0000000000000670
Clague MD, Goodman G, Taing C, et al. Hyperdiluted Botulinum Toxin and Intense Pulsed Light Treatment: A Case Series to Illustrate a Novel Protocol for Hypertrophic Scar Reduction. Plastic and Aesthetic Nursing. 2024;44(2):116–123. DOI 10.1097/PSN.0000000000000551
Shamban A, Clague MD, von Grote E, Nogueira A. A Novel and More Aesthetic Injection Pattern for Malar Cheek Volume Restoration. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 2018. DOI 10.1007/s00266-017-0981-1
Papers Mike has co-authored have received the AlliedPro Featured Article award from Aesthetic Surgery Journal (Best Papers of the Year, 2024) and ASJ Open Forum (2025), both voted by the journals’ editorial boards.
In practice
Mike is known for natural, undetectable results. His approach prioritises patient safety, realistic expectations and reliable outcomes, and every patient begins with a thorough suitability assessment. All treatments carry risks, which are discussed at consultation. Mike has performed over 50,000 injectable treatments.
Mike consults at Facelove, G04, 173 Barkly Street, St Kilda VIC 3182
Cindy Taing
Aesthetic Nurse RN
Type of Registration – Nursing and Midwifery – No. NMW0001603501
Cindy Taing is a Registered Nurse and cosmetic injector at Facelove in St Kilda, Melbourne. She qualified as a Registered Nurse in 2011 and completed the Graduate Certificate in Cosmetic Nursing at the AACDS (Australasian Academy of Cosmetic Dermal Science). Before moving into aesthetics she worked in the Plastic Surgery ward at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Cindy’s approach to injectable treatment is guided by facial shape and proportion, with an emphasis on natural-looking results. She is a published co-author of a peer-reviewed case series on a non-surgical protocol for hypertrophic scar reduction, published in Plastic and Aesthetic Nursing (2024), which received the ISPAN Journal Award (DOI: 10.1097/PSN.0000000000000551). She is also a clinical trainer with Facecoach, a training company for healthcare practitioners.
Alongside cosmetic injectables, Cindy performs resurfacing peels, IPL photorejuvenation, microdermabrasion, RF skin micro-needling, Dermapen collagen induction therapy and skin consultations.
Cindy consults at Facelove, G04, 173 Barkly Street, St Kilda VIC 3182. Whether any treatment is appropriate is determined at consultation.
Margo Orsatti
Aesthetic Nurse RN
Type of Registration – Nursing and Midwifery – No. NMW0002586000
Margo Orsatti is a Registered Nurse and cosmetic injector at Facelove in St Kilda, Melbourne. She spent more than 15 years as a hair and makeup artist in Australia’s film and television industry — working across well-known local productions, feature films and live network events — before retraining as a Registered Nurse to move into aesthetics.
Margo brings that trained aesthetic eye to cosmetic injecting, with an approach built around facial balance, harmony and a natural look. She believes the best results come from combining dermal therapies with injectable treatment and considered at-home skincare, rather than any single treatment in isolation.
She is a published co-author of a peer-reviewed case series on a non-surgical protocol for hypertrophic scar reduction, published in Plastic and Aesthetic Nursing (2024), which received the ISPAN Journal Award (DOI: 10.1097/PSN.0000000000000551).
Margo consults at Facelove, G04, 173 Barkly Street, St Kilda VIC 3182. Whether any treatment is appropriate is determined at consultation.
Maddison Storm
Aesthetic Nurse RN
Type of Registration – Nursing and Midwifery – No. NMW0002138761
Maddison is a Registered Nurse who stepped into the cosmetic aesthetic space in 2018, combining her strong clinical foundation with a passion for aesthetic medicine.
Now a Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist, Maddison educates doctors and nurses in safe practice and the art of aesthetics.
She is dedicated to raising industry standards and delivering natural looking results.
Beyond aesthetics, Maddison has experience across multiple specialities, including plastics, neurology and oncology.