Good to know
What to know before you market a dermatology practice
Dermatology is two businesses under one roof. Medical visits are booked through insurance, the waitlist is often long and the main question is which patients to bring in first. Cosmetic services are paid out of pocket, compete with med spas on price and depend on rebooking. Marketing that treats them as one audience usually fills the wrong half of the calendar.
Patient photos and HIPAA
Images of a patient's skin are protected health information, even without a face in the frame. Any result photo used on your site, in an ad or on Instagram needs a signed authorization that covers that use. The team tracks those forms, uses unretouched images only, and takes a photo down everywhere when a patient revokes permission.
Drug names and claims in ads
Google restricts ads that promote prescription drugs in the United States, so naming a neurotoxin or filler brand in ad text can get a campaign disapproved. Meta limits cosmetic ads to adult audiences and rejects copy built on negative self image. The FTC also expects any result claim to be typical and supported, so copy describes treatments plainly.
Who performs the treatment
Patients and state medical boards care about who is holding the laser or the syringe. Pages and ads name the provider and their credentials accurately, whether that is a board certified dermatologist, a physician assistant or a nurse injector. Your team confirms each claim about training and supervision before anything is published.