AestheLab Clinic

AestheLab Clinic is an aesthetic medicine and cosmetology clinic in Iklin, in the centre of Malta, founded by the medical cosmetologist Paulina Domagała. It brings beauty treatments, injectables, regenerative therapies and skincare under one roof, and alongside the clinic it runs AestheLab Academy International, a training school for practitioners in aesthetic medicine.

For a UK visitor or a British resident, the clinic offers a straightforward way to book a consultation in English and see what is available before committing to anything. This page explains the treatments on offer, the people who carry them out, the academy, the clinic's locations and how to get in touch through VisitMalta.co.uk.

Who runs the clinic

Paulina Domagała is the founder of AestheLab Clinic. She trained in medical cosmetology in Warsaw, Poland, and has completed more than 40 advanced courses in aesthetics and cosmetology. She is currently studying medicine in Malta with the aim of becoming a surgeon. Her own specialities include tissue stimulators, PDO threads, chemical peels, mesotherapy, exosomes, hyperpigmentation treatments, microneedling, fillers, radio frequency and hair regrowth therapy.

The clinic's approach is to recommend and carry out only services that are in the client's best interests, and it aims to deliver good results for every skin type and tone. The team follows developments in aesthetic medicine around the world and chooses treatments for effectiveness and safety. Its equipment is medically certified, which matters if you want to know what is being used on your skin.

The clinic aims to be a calm, elegant place to be treated, where the art of beauty meets medical precision. The photographs of its rooms show a pale, panelled reception with green armchairs and a separate treatment room with a reclining chair and good lighting.

Treatments you can book

The treatment menu is wide, and the services are designed to complement one another across beauty, aesthetic medicine and cosmetology. The main categories are:

Botulinum toxin and dermal fillers, used to smooth lines and restore volume. Fillers are offered for areas such as the cheeks, chin, lips, nasolabial folds and jawline.

Skin boosters, also called tissue stimulators, which involve injecting hyaluronic acid based gels into the skin to improve hydration, elasticity and firmness.

Regenerative therapies including PRP (platelet rich plasma) and PRF (platelet rich fibrin), which use the client's own blood components for skin renewal and hair restoration, together with exosome treatments for the face and for hair regrowth.

Radio frequency treatments and radio frequency microneedling, a non invasive approach to tightening the skin and improving its texture and tone, as well as standard microneedling.

Chemical peels, mesotherapy for the face, neck, decolleté and scalp, PDO thread lifts, Endermologie body sessions, CryoPen therapy, brow lamination and lash lamination.

Exosome therapy is offered for the face, either on its own, with microneedling or with radio frequency, and as a hair regrowth treatment. Endermologie is sold as single sessions or as courses of 10 or 15 full body sessions. Brow and lash lamination are also available for anyone who prefers a beauty treatment to an injectable one.

Because each treatment is different, the practical step is a consultation. Free consultations are offered, and you choose the practitioner when you book.

The medical team

Alongside Paulina Domagała, the clinic works with qualified medical professionals. Dr Elizabeth Muscat is a general practitioner who carries out Botox and PRP and PRF treatments, and who also provides general practice services at the clinic: consultations and check ups, routine and travel vaccinations, on site blood tests, cervical smear tests and driving licence medical assessments.

Dr Kristen Buhagiar is also a general practitioner and works in Botox, PRP and PRF. She is the director of St Thomas Hospital in Qormi, one of the clinic's other locations. Stephanie Cutajar, a registered midwife with more than ten years of clinical experience, offers upper face Botox and filler treatments for the lips and nasolabial folds.

Stephanie Cutajar also leads quality at a regional health care hub and holds a postgraduate diploma in systemic family therapy. Her treatments aim for natural, balanced results rather than a dramatic change.

For anyone who would like a doctor involved from the first appointment, the booking form lets you pick Paulina Domagała, Dr Muscat or Dr Buhagiar as your practitioner.

Skincare products

The clinic also sells a professional skincare range, including masks, cleansers, peels, activators and ultraserums. The catalogue includes hyaluronic acid serums, a salicylic fluid, a retinol oil booster, eye creams and masks, and a matcha tea mist. Prices are not shown online, so ask about a product or place an order through the clinic's product form.

Several lines are built around a single concern: post peel masks for skin after a peel, pollution defence serums for city living, and eye and lip care products.

This is useful if you are visiting from the UK and want to continue a routine at home after a course of treatments, or if you would rather speak to someone before buying.

AestheLab Academy International

The academy trains practitioners rather than clients. It is headquartered in Malta and runs intensive, in person courses, with training hubs in Poland, Marbella, Dubai, London and Rome. Its courses are CPD accredited, and its stated mission is to raise standards in medical aesthetics, regenerative medicine and anatomy led education through hands on practice.

Courses are grouped by level. Foundation courses cover upper facial botulinum toxin and lip and perioral rejuvenation with fillers. Advanced courses include advanced botulinum toxin, advanced dermal fillers, PRP and PRF training and PDO threads. Entry level courses cover microneedling with medical peels, radio frequency microneedling and needle mesotherapy, and masterclasses cover subjects such as lips and jawline contouring. Intakes are listed course by course, and some courses currently show no open intake.

The academy also invites people to apply to become a model for training sessions. If you are a practitioner or a prospective model, send your enquiry through the form on this page.

Locations and getting there

The main clinic is at 27 D. Cachia Street in Iklin, a village in the centre of Malta. The clinic also works from St Thomas Hospital on Triq il-Belt Valletta in Qormi, from Good Samaritan Hospital at Sir Luigi Preziosi Square in St Paul's Bay, and from Elixir of Beauty at 429 Victoria Street in Qormi.

If you are staying on the north coast, the St Paul's Bay location is the nearest. Our guide to hotels in Qawra, St Paul's Bay and Buġibba covers that area, while where to stay in Malta compares the other resorts. Visitors who like to combine an appointment with sightseeing can look at the Mdina guide or our list of things to do in Malta, and the Malta weather guide helps you choose a month for your trip.

To plan the journey, see flights from the UK to Malta and the wider Malta holidays overview. If you are moving here rather than visiting, our guide to relocating to Malta from the UK explains the practicalities. You can browse other providers in our directory of cosmetic clinics in Malta.

How to get started

Start with a consultation, which the clinic offers free of charge. Booking is organised by service category, treatment and practitioner, with the option to choose a date and time, and the clinic also sells vouchers. Payment is by PayPal through the booking form.

If you would rather ask a question first, perhaps about which location suits you or what a course involves, use the VisitMalta.co.uk enquiry form on this page and we will pass your message to the clinic.