Podcast: Is the Cosmetic Industry Coping With the Economy?

Mr Adrian Richards
By Mr Adrian Richards

Mr Adrian Richards is a Consultant Plastic & Cosmetic Surgeon and is Medical Director at The Private Clinic of Harley Street. He trained in Oxford and London.


Adrian and Ron Myers from Consulting Room discuss how the UK Cosmetic Industry coping with the current economy.

They discuss:

  • Non-surgical businesses that operate without bricks and mortar clinics
  • What profit margins should be expected
  • Repeat business models and growing by referrals
  • How to compete with new businesses springing up
  • Pricing of treatments and price reviews
  • What if some of your competitors are cheaper than you?
  • Which are the most cost-sensitive treatments?
  • Social coupon websites – who use them and how do they work and are they worth it?
  • What is fee-splitting and how is it viewed in the UK?

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