About TRAIN:AESTHETICS

The anatomy of aesthetics.

Evidence-based education for aesthetic practitioners and medical professionals, built on the belief that good practice starts with why.

01 · OUR PHILOSOPHY

Technique is taught everywhere. We teach why it works.

TRAIN:AESTHETICS was built for practitioners who want more than a set of hands-on steps. Our courses start with the underlying science, facial anatomy, physiology, safety and protocol, before technique is ever discussed.

Our flagship course, Sculptra® Core of Knowledge, is theory-first by design. Self-paced online theory, with lifetime access, builds the depth of understanding that underpins safe, confident practice. It is completed with a half-day in-person practical and leads to a CPD certificate. Administration of Sculptra® remains restricted to appropriately qualified professionals.

Practical training takes place at MicosmeticsUK, our CQC-regulated training clinic in Ongar, Essex.

Who it's for. Aesthetic practitioners and medical professionals who want their technique to rest on a genuine understanding of anatomy and safety, not the other way around.
“ Trained to know why, not just how. TRAIN:AESTHETICS
FormatSelf-paced online theory plus a half-day in-person practical
Typical completionAround three months
AudienceAesthetic practitioners & medical professionals
Practical training partnerMicosmeticsUK, Ongar, Essex
02 · FOUNDER
Mary Irving, founder of TRAIN:AESTHETICS
Mary Irving

A nursing career first. A training business built from it.

Independent Nurse Prescriber · Founder, TRAIN:AESTHETICS & MicosmeticsUK

V300 Prescriber Save Face Accredited CQC Regulated GAIN Faculty

Mary's career began in nursing, qualifying with a DipHE in Adult Nursing from the University of Greenwich in 2013 and working across orthopaedics, surgery and acute medicine before moving into aesthetics in 2016.

She went on to complete the V300 Non-Medical Prescriber's Course, qualifying her to prescribe independently, and has held Save Face accreditation since 2018. She founded MicosmeticsUK, her CQC-regulated aesthetics clinic in Ongar, Essex, which today also provides the practical training environment behind TRAIN:AESTHETICS.

Her clinical education has continued alongside building both businesses: a Postgraduate Diploma in Dermatology, completed in 2026, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Menopause in Medicine, currently in progress and due for completion later in 2026.

Mary is a member of the GAIN Faculty (Galderma Aesthetic Injector Network), Galderma's invite-only network of trained aesthetic injectors and educators, and has worked with the Galderma product range, including Sculptra®, for over ten years.

03 · GET IN TOUCH

Want to know more before you enrol?

For questions about TRAIN:AESTHETICS, our courses, or Mary's background, get in touch directly.

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