Two melbourne beauty clinics that collapsed when the owners were unable to repay $5million in debt have faced outrage from customers who paid in advance.

Holding companies for the Australian Laser & Skin clinics at Mornington and Moonee Ponds went into voluntary administration in April, and the clinics have now shut their doors permanently after a rescue package could not be worked out.

Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) documents confirm the holding companies – Alsc Admin, Alsc Australasia, Alsc Mornington and Australian Cosmetic & Laser Clinic – entered liquidation in May.

The business closures have left more than 1,000 customers who paid cash up front out of pocket to the tune of $500,000, The Herald Sun reported.

The clinic’s website shows it offered dermatology treatments in ‘packs’ of sessions, such as three or six appointments paid in advance.

The business behind the Moonee Ponds site on Pascoe Vale Rd, owed 18 unsecured creditors more than $530,000. Eight…