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How do you get your first patients when you open a dermatology practice?
Qualification, selective consultations and follow-up: a concrete system for getting your first patients when you open a dermatology practice.
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Mohamed Amine Saada, Forteuno Web
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You’re opening a dermatology practice and you’re already getting messages, but few turn into consultations. A large share of the people writing to you send a photo and expect an immediate reply, which you can’t give. The problem isn’t the volume of requests, then, it’s that nothing turns a skin worry into a prepared appointment.
What I observe in the field
When I look at the messages a dermatology practice receives, I almost always see two streams mixed in the same inbox: someone worried about a lesion, and someone curious about a cosmetic treatment. As long as these two streams share the same reply, both are poorly served.
The patient’s journey before the solution
The questions your patients are already asking
What changes for your specialty
In dermatology, the first consultation often sets a frame rather than reaching a conclusion. The person needs to understand what can be assessed, what needs an exam, and what belongs to a multi-session protocol. A free consultation, when it’s allowed and relevant, should be reserved for profiles the practitioner has genuinely defined, and never advertised as a promise.
Your specialty also has a natural advantage when you publish useful content:
Qualifying a request without making a diagnosis
Qualification means understanding what the request is about, not assessing a clinical situation remotely. For your specialty, the useful categories are the following:
The plan to apply
Frequently asked questions
Do we need written procedures before starting?
We don’t start by installing a generic tool. We first map the requests, the approved information, the qualification questions, the medical boundaries, and the practice’s escalation rules. A team with no procedures that doesn’t want to formalize them isn’t ready for this step, and we’d rather not deploy in that case.
Should the ad mention a free consultation?
No. Advertising a free offer mainly attracts people interested in the free part itself. The ad should speak to the patient’s need, and any benefit is only offered after qualification, to profiles decided in advance.
Where does what the content or the agent can handle stop?
No photo is commented on as a diagnosis. Cosmetic protocols are never presented with an outcome promise.
Cold leads and warm leads
On Google, the person is already searching. On Facebook or Instagram, they discover your message while looking at something else. The second is often called a cold lead. That doesn’t mean it’s a bad one, only that it needs more explanation before deciding.
A cheaper lead isn’t automatically a profitable one. The cost of the form says nothing about qualification, showing up for the appointment, or actually starting treatment.
The reasoning is statistical
You’re not reasoning about one exceptional patient. You’re reasoning about a group. Some requests will be qualified, some will show up, some will start treatment, and some will recommend the practice.
The basic math stays simple: patients obtained equals requests multiplied by the qualification rate, the show-up rate, and the start rate. Then compare that result to ad spend, team time, and the cost of any free steps offered.
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