How much cash will I need to open?
Separate what you pay before opening from the money needed while bookings build. Include owner pay, package visits still owed and unexpected delays.
Your takeaway: an editable 12-month cash-flow model.
FOR PEOPLE OPENING, OWNING AND RUNNING AESTHETIC PRACTICES
Build your practice with a clearer picture of what comes next.
Practical med spa business guides, cost calculators and saved planning tools for the decisions that shape your practice. Understand your options, test the numbers and decide what deserves your time and money.
For solo providers, med spa owners and dermatology or plastic-surgery teams. Shaped by 9+ years of med spa ownership, management and consulting.
START WITH THE DECISION IN FRONT OF YOU
What would help your practice most right now?
Go straight to a worked guide. Each one explains the decision, shows an example and gives you a way to use your own figures.
Which equipment offer makes more sense?
Compare the same handpieces, supplies, service and financing. See what a lower purchase price or monthly payment can leave out.
Your takeaway: two offers on the same cost basis.
Which software will work for my team?
Follow a patient from booking to payment and follow-up. Compare subscriptions, transaction fees, package balances and the cost of switching.
Your takeaway: a demo checklist and editable cost comparison.
Do I need more staff, another room or a better schedule?
Work through provider time, room use, cleanup and cancellations before adding another fixed commitment.
Your takeaway: a weekly capacity model and expansion example.
NEW INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
A growing market. Tougher competition for patients.
What do filler sales, toxin growth and slower patient acquisition mean for an independent practice? Follow the evidence, then connect it to pricing, coordinated care and your next investment.
Read the 2026 med spa industry analysis →
PRICING & PROFITABILITY
Set prices that work for your practice.
Build the price from your costs, test it against slower bookings, then compare what patients can buy nearby. Choose the resource that answers your next question.
Designing a recurring offer? Use the med spa membership calculator to test delivery costs, redemption and capacity.
Can your practice afford its membership benefits?
Compare banked credit, included treatments and member perks. Work through delivery costs, redemption and appointment capacity before setting a monthly fee.
Will this price leave a profit?
Enter your own costs and completed visits. See the break-even price and what changes during a slower month.
What are other practices charging?
Compare named Botox offers from 50 practices across five U.S. markets, including area prices and membership terms.
SEE HOW THE GUIDANCE WORKS
A cheaper machine can cost more to own.
This fictional example from our quote guide compares equipment, setup, service and supplies over three years.
The purchase price is only the beginning.
At 24 completed treatments per month, the higher-priced machine has lower modeled service and supply costs. At six treatments a month, that advantage becomes much smaller.
The guide shows the arithmetic, the exclusions and how financing changes the comparison. Then you can replace the example with your own offers.
See the complete quote comparison →FICTIONAL EXAMPLE · 36 MONTHS
| Cost being compared | Offer A | Offer B |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment purchase | $80,000 | $90,000 |
| Equipment, setup, service and supplies | $181,080 | $164,800 |
Offer B is $16,280 lower within this defined comparison. Staff time, rent, marketing, owner pay and taxes are outside these subtotals. These are illustrative figures, not current device quotes.
CONSIDERING AN EQUIPMENT PURCHASE?
Which equipment makes sense for your practice?
Start with the service you want to offer, the demand you can support and the team delivering it.
Plan the purchase with free tools first.
Compare quotes, model payments and slower months, and save your plan privately in My workspace. Already bought the machine and planning the launch? NuWays MD offers paid launch consulting.
Keep the decision moving when you come back.
Save pricing models, membership plans, software comparisons and equipment decisions in one private account. Revisit earlier versions, download a decision summary and email yourself a link back.
Confirm your email to start. Optional practice review unlocks the Morpheus8 upgrade comparison and contract checklist. Newsletter signup is separate.
Already saved an opening, equipment, software or capacity plan through our earlier tools? Open My practice plan with your existing access. Those saves remain separate from your account.
EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE GUIDANCE
We’ve owned the machines. And paid the bills.
Darryl H., founder and editor of NuWaysMD.com, brings 9+ years of med spa experience. He owned and managed a practice for 7+ years and has since helped another owner build and grow her practice. He handled equipment purchases and vendor relationships alongside hiring, scheduling, supplies, EMR workflows, marketing and patient follow-up. That experience brings the everyday costs and demands of running a practice into our guides. Read his background.
EmpowerRF’s treatment range and responsive support were valuable. So was a harder lesson: establish demand for one new device before adding another payment.
Read the actual treatment and package examples →Planning a launch or need marketing leadership? Work with NuWays MD on a paid launch or fractional CMO project.
See what each conclusion is based on.
Our guides distinguish published information, fictional calculations and Darryl’s experience co-owning and managing a practice. Follow the sources, inspect the math and change the assumptions.
No active equipment referral agreements apply to the current guides. Saving work does not authorize vendor contact.
How we use sources and disclose relationships →CONTINUE THE RESEARCH
A resource for the next question, too.
Explore more guides, comparisons and planning tools as your practice develops.
Handling missed appointments? Use our med spa cancellation policy guide and kit to align notice windows, deposits and staff responses.
Work with aesthetic practices?
We are developing a referral program for equipment manufacturers and dealers. Agreements and the buyer’s separate permission must be in place before introductions begin.
Read about the planned partner program →