Meet the Founder
Science behind the skin.
Humanity behind the care.
Manassavee Sabliston
Founder
Manassavee created The Glass Skin Clinic because she kept meeting the same person: someone who had spent years — sometimes decades — worrying about their skin without ever being given a clear, honest explanation of what was actually happening beneath the surface.
Her path to founding the clinic runs through dermal science education, a nursing background and clinical experience, and study in psychology. It's an unusual combination, and it's precisely the point: skin is a living structure, and a concern is also a feeling. Both deserve equal seriousness.
The Philosophy
The strongest treatment is not automatically the right treatment.
The right treatment is the treatment that targets the correct concern at the appropriate depth.
This single idea is why every consultation here begins with analysis rather than a price list. A laser that transforms one concern can do nothing — or worse — for another. Depth matters. Diagnosis comes first. Everything else follows from it.
Training & Background
Four lenses, one understanding.
Dermal Science
Formal education in dermal science underpins every treatment decision — from the lasers and energy-based devices we use to the depth at which they work.
Nursing & Clinical Background
A nursing education and clinical foundation bring a medical standard of care: assessment before action, safety before spectacle, and the confidence to say when a concern needs medical review.
Psychology
A background in psychology shapes the way we consult. Skin concerns rarely exist in isolation — they influence how people feel, and we listen to both before we treat either.
Skin Science
A genuine fascination with how skin behaves — its layers, its healing responses, its limits — keeps us studying long after the formal education ended.
The Approach
Education first.
Treatment second.
Understand before treating. Every plan starts with skin analysis and a conversation — what the concern is, which layer it lives in, and why it developed. Only then do we discuss what may help.
Educate rather than sell. You will always leave knowing more about your skin than when you arrived. If a treatment isn't right for you, we say so — even when it's the more expensive option, and even when it means recommending nothing at all.
Depth over trends. Korean skincare taught the world that skin health is built gradually, in layers, with consistency — and that respect for the skin's own structure sits at the heart of everything we do here. It also shaped our belief that prevention and maintenance deserve as much respect as correction.
Honest about limits. Some concerns are best managed rather than cured, and some require medical assessment before any cosmetic treatment is appropriate. You will always be told exactly where you stand.
What we stand for
No one-size-fits-all. Ever.
Evidence First
Every recommendation begins with imaging and analysis, not assumption.
Safety Without Compromise
Only TGA-listed, FDA-cleared technology enters our treatment rooms.
Care Beyond Skin
We treat the concern and the confidence behind it, without pressure.
The Clinic
A calm room in Hawthorn East.
Warm timber, soft curves and a quiet mint glow. The space was designed to feel less like a clinic and more like an exhale — while housing genuinely advanced technology.
392 Riversdale Road, Hawthorn East VIC 3123
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