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What to know before you market a plastic surgery practice
Aesthetic surgery is paid by the patient, so the decision is slow and personal. Many people visit a practice website several times, compare surgeons on social media and attend more than one consult before they put down a deposit. The team plans for that long path: a page has to answer the question that brought the visitor, and the follow-up after the consult matters as much as the first click.
Photo consent and HIPAA
Before and after photos are protected health information, even when the face is cropped out. Each image in a gallery, an ad or a social post needs a written authorization from the patient that names how it will be used. The specialists keep a log of those authorizations, pull an image when consent is withdrawn and never use retouched photos as results.
Ad platform rules for cosmetic surgery
Meta requires ads for cosmetic procedures and surgeries to reach only people eighteen or older, and it rejects copy that plays on negative self-image or promises a perfect body. Google reviews healthcare ads under its own policies, and remarketing based on someone's interest in a procedure is restricted. Campaigns are written to pass those reviews instead of being fixed after a rejection.
Board certification and state rules
State medical boards regulate how physicians advertise, and several states set rules on how a surgeon may state board certification or name a specialty. Professional societies such as ASPS also hold members to an advertising code. Your pages and ads describe credentials exactly as they are, and the team asks you to confirm any claim about training before it goes live.