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Dermatology & aesthetics marketing

Turn scrolling into booked consultations.

Visual, trustworthy content and procedure campaigns for dermatology, aesthetics and weight-loss clinics — without over-promising results.

  • Procedure pages for laser, HydraFacial, hair and weight loss
  • Reels and creatives that look premium
  • Before/afters only where local rules allow
Aster ClinicApollo HospitalsMax HealthcareMedantaCloudnine

Free skin and aesthetics growth plan

30-minute call with a healthcare strategist

✓ No obligation✓ Healthcare-only team✓ Details kept private
Healthcare brands served
350+
Campaigns run
3,500+
Healthcare-only since
2016
Gurugram HQ and a US address in La Mesa
India & USA

Why skin and aesthetics marketing is different

Three places skin and aesthetics practices lose patients.

Instagram likes, no bookings

Pretty posts that never ask for a consultation.

Our fix: Every post and reel ends with a clear way to book.

Hard to stand out

Every clinic offers the same procedures.

Our fix: A clear brand and doctor-led expertise.

Wrong patients

Enquiries from outside your area or budget.

Our fix: Area targeting and qualifying forms.

Free website & SEO audit

How does your website score with patients?

The patient journey

What skin and aesthetics patients type, stage by stage.

We build a page, ad or answer for every stage — so you are there from the first worried search to “near me”.

Example searches for illustration, not tracked rankings.

  • Concernacne scars treatmentResearching
  • Procedurelaser hair removal costQualifying
  • Comparisonprp vs hair transplantComparing
  • Specialistbest dermatologist near meShortlisting
  • Localskin clinic near meReady
  • Weightmedical weight loss programResearching

What we do

Everything a skin and aesthetics practice needs to grow.

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Procedure SEO

Pages for every concern and treatment.

Meta & Google ads

Consultation campaigns built on expertise and factual fees.

Reels & creatives

Premium content that sells expertise.

Brand identity

A look that feels as good as the results.

Consultation booking

WhatsApp booking and reminders.

Reviews

Neutral, never-gated review invitations where local rules allow; never from doctors in India.

See what this looks like for your skin and aesthetics practice.

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Skin & aesthetics portfolio

Work for skin and aesthetics brands.

Full portfolio →
Aesthetics & weight loss · Uganda

Refine Skin & Body Clinic

The brief
Grow a skin and body clinic with education-led campaigns.
What we delivered
Website, social content and search visibility.
Search Console, 3 monthsClient video testimonial
Read the case study

Items marked “Concept” are original concept work by our studio; mockups are AI-staged presentations of real artwork.

Results across our clients

Evidence from real client accounts, every channel.

Original reportClient deckPortfolio capture

Visible for the searches patients type.

Local and specialty searches captured from our portfolio, plus original Search Console reports from websites we built and optimised.

Search capturedClient · city
best eye centre in delhiVision Eye Centre · Delhi
best hospitals in delhiIndraprastha Apollo · Delhi
best child hospital in noidaShivalik Hospital · Noida
best hospitals in ranchiRaj Hospitals · Ranchi

Portfolio captureHistorical captures; capture dates and locations are not recorded. They show visibility at the time, not current positions or a ranking guarantee.

Proof from the dashboards

The screenshots behind our results.

Unedited screenshots from client accounts and our portfolio — Search Console, Google Ads, YouTube Studio, Google Business Profile and live Google results. Growth moments are highlighted.

19 real screenshots
search.google.com/search-console · PerformanceOriginal screenshot
Search Console

Organic clicks climb steadily for 12 months

Vision Eye Centre · Sep 2025 – Sep 2026
Total clicks
69.8K
Total impressions
11.2M

Daily clicks rose from under 100 to around 300 across the year.

1 / 5
Get this kind of growth

Client names appear only where they are visible in the screenshot itself or the source folder. Other accounts are shown anonymously.

Credibility, checked

The numbers behind ten years of healthcare growth.

Become our next result
Healthcare websites builtSince 2016
350+
Campaigns runGoogle, Meta & YouTube
3,500+
Organic social viewsApollo · client deck
+717%
Ad clicks in one accountJan–Apr 2024 · original report
48.4K
Client video testimonialsOn our YouTube channel
41
Indian cities researchedPlus 6 Gulf markets
26
Specialty playbooksHospitals to medical tourism
7
OfficesGurugram · La Mesa
2
+717%organic social views · Indraprastha ApolloClient deck48.4Kclicks in one Google Ads account, Jan–Apr 2024Original report15.1Krecorded conversions, same accountOriginal report200 → 2,000+YouTube subscribers in a year · Dr. Johar’s groupClient video2.3MGoogle impressions · Lucknow hospitalClient video#1on Google · Dr. Suresh, maxillofacial surgeonClient videoTop 10for specialist searches · Dr. Vijay Karan ReddyClient video1M+content interactions · Indraprastha ApolloClient deck
1.09Morganic clicks in 12 months · Artemis HospitalsOriginal report69.8Korganic clicks in 12 months · Vision Eye CentreOriginal report+35%search clicks, 6 months vs 6 · Raj HospitalsOriginal report4.4%organic CTR · Refine Skin & Body ClinicOriginal report4.6Mviews on one doctor video · YouTube StudioPortfolio capture88.5Kconversions in one Google Ads account, 2018–2024Portfolio capture4.7★from 11,501 Google reviews · Indraprastha ApolloPortfolio capture#1for “best eye centre in delhi” · Vision Eye CentrePortfolio capture

Our evidence standard

Original reportScreenshots from the client’s own Google, Meta or Search Console account.
Client deckFigures reported in the client engagement deck, with caveats shown.
Client videoStated by the client on camera; we link the video.
No invented metrics, ratings or awards — ever.

Client videos

Hear it from the doctors and hospital teams.

Watch all on YouTube ↗

Real results, real accounts — want the same review for yours?

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Trust & compliance

Marketing that protects your reputation.

  • No guaranteed-result or “permanent” claims
  • No promotional before/afters in India (NMC 2026); elsewhere only with consent and disclaimers
  • Weight-loss ads within platform policies
  • You approve every medical page before it goes live
Founder-led since 2016. Nishu Sharma and Arush Thapar review strategy for every new engagement.
Healthcare only — no other industries
Your accounts, your data — always
Month to month after the minimum term
Honest reporting, no ranking guarantees

Why us

A healthcare specialist vs. a generalist agency.

CriterionBranding PioneersGeneralist agency
Focus✓ Healthcare only, since 2016Many industries
Medical content✓ Written with your doctorsGeneric copywriters
Ad policies✓ Built for healthcare rulesLearning as they go
Follow-up✓ Pioneer CRM & WhatsApp includedLeads handed over
Reporting✓ Enquiries and appointmentsClicks and impressions
Ownership✓ Your accounts and dataOften agency-owned
Before/after content✓ Market rules checked first, consent built inUnchecked result claims

Skin & aesthetics

More patients for your practice — starting this month.

✓ 30-minute call✓ Written plan✓ No obligation

Pricing

Clear starting fees.

Practice

Single-clinic and solo practitioners
₹50,000/ month
$1,500 / month outside India
3-month minimum
Start with Practice
Most chosen

Hospital

Multi-line hospitals and chains
₹1,50,000/ month
$5,000 / month outside India
6-month minimum
Start with Hospital

Enterprise

Hospital groups and global brands
Customengagement
Scoped to your group
12-month minimum
Start with Enterprise

Prices exclude GST. Advertising spend and third-party software are billed separately. Full pricing

Free guide

The Patient Acquisition Blueprint

Rather just talk? A strategist is on WhatsApp.

Ask anything — pricing, timelines, whether we have worked in your specialty.

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Deeper briefing

Why aesthetic marketing lives on visual platforms

Aesthetic and cosmetic dermatology patients decide with their eyes. They see a treatment explainer on Instagram, save the post, watch the doctor talk about the treatment on YouTube, read reviews on Google Maps, and only book once what they've seen and the doctor's approach match what they're hoping for. A programme that skimps on visual content underperforms here — full stop.

This is one of the clearest cases in healthcare where the usual channel mix flips. Aesthetic practices that under-invest in Instagram and TikTok lose, consistently, to those that lead with them. Search still works for the buying moment ("best aesthetic clinic [city]"), but search catches people when they're ready to book — and aesthetic patients spend most of their deciding time on social.

What we build for aesthetic practices

A typical 12-month programme covers: a steady stream of weekly social content (doctor-led explainers, treatment-process videos, content showing your team's personality, behind-the-scenes); pages that rank for each treatment, with doctor-profile markup; disclosed creator partnerships only in markets that allow them; a membership plan that turns one-off patients into steady revenue; treatment pages with factual fees, financing, treatment explainers, and online consults; and a reputation programme across Google, Practo, and RateMDs.

Membership is where aesthetic practices either grow or stall. A patient who books a single treatment is worth a fraction of that same patient on a monthly facial plus quarterly laser plan over a year. Practices without a membership plan leave most of each patient's lifetime value on the table — they're chasing the booking, not the relationship.

The rules you have to follow

Aesthetic advertising in India is tightly controlled. Botox, dermal fillers, and similar are Schedule H drugs — you can't advertise them directly. Since 6 October 2026, the NMC's advertising guidelines also bar Indian doctors and clinics from promotional before-and-after photos, testimonials, influencer endorsements, discounts and superlatives, and require a disclosure line (name, qualifications, registration number) on every post. The Drugs and Magic Remedies Act bans specific outcome claims for many treatments. The US adds FDA and FTC rules on testimonials and outcome disclosures. We use wording that shows what you can do without making banned claims, and we clear every page with your medical advisor first.

What good looks like

After a full engagement, practices can expect steady growth in first-treatment bookings, a lower cost per booking, more first-time patients signing up for membership, more value from each patient over a year, and a growing social following that widens your reach for free — all reported from your own analytics and shared privately under NDA.

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Questions

Straight answers.

Can you run ads for weight-loss treatments?

Yes, within Google and Meta policies — medically supervised framing, no body-shaming creative.

Do you create the reels?

Yes. We script, shoot or edit doctor-led reels and procedure explainers.

Can you help us launch a new clinic?

Yes — brand identity, website, listings and a launch campaign.

How do you measure success?

Consultations booked and treatments started, tracked from source wherever possible.

Do you work internationally?

Yes — including East Africa and the Gulf.

How important are Instagram and TikTok for an aesthetic practice?

Decisive — in our work, most patients come through Instagram and TikTok. The main limit is whether your team is willing to be on camera. Practices with regular provider video win more first-treatment bookings than those with photos only.

Does the membership model really change the economics?

Yes — membership patients are worth far more over time than one-off patients. With the right plan, far more first-time patients sign up. Membership is the difference between a practice that grows only as fast as it spends and one that keeps building.

How do you handle the ASCI and NMC rules on aesthetic advertising?

We use wording that stays within the rules: describing the qualified dermatologist and approved treatments factually rather than naming specific products in headlines. In India, no before-and-after photos or testimonials in promotion. Elsewhere, before-and-after photos only where local rules allow, with documented consent and a representativeness note. No outcome claims in promotional copy. We clear every page with your medical advisor first.

What's the right paid mix for aesthetic practices?

Visual social ads (Instagram and TikTok): 30-40% of the paid budget. Search ads (Google, on treatment searches): 25-35%. Disclosed creator partnerships, where local law allows: 15-25% (in India that share moves to search and education). Follow-up display ads: 5-15%. The mix shifts with your existing social following — established practices lean more on search; newer ones lean more on visual social.

How do you measure the return on creator partnerships?

Where they're allowed, a tracked link and a dedicated landing page for each creator, with the paid relationship disclosed; no promo codes or discounts. Micro-creators (10K-100K followers) tend to feel more genuine than big names. We don't run them for doctors or hospitals in India, where NMC 2026 bars influencer promotion.

How important are reviews for aesthetic versus medical dermatology?

Reviews matter for both, but the bar differs. Aesthetic patients read lots of reviews per practice and skip ones with weak ratings or only a handful. A steady flow of reviews is what protects you.

Skin & aesthetics

Let’s grow your clinic.

Three quick questions. We come prepared with a plan for your specialty and city.

  • A 30-minute call with a healthcare specialist
  • Your top three growth opportunities, in writing
  • Honest advice — even if that means not hiring us
  • No obligation and no hard sell
You’ll speak with a senior strategist
Consultations are hosted by Arush Thapar’s team.
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