Shorts Beat In-Stream Two to One: Medical Spa YouTube Ad Agencies in 2026

YouTube advertising agencies for medical spas and aesthetic clinics, compared on evidenced healthcare video buying, named clinics, fee models and measurement.

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A YouTube advertising agency for medical spas plans and buys paid video across YouTube and Google's video network: skippable in-stream, in-feed and Shorts placements, custom segments built from injectable and skin-treatment research behaviour, video action and Demand Gen campaigns, creative written to clear platform policy on before-and-after imagery, and reporting that follows a view to a booked consultation rather than a play count.

Editorial photograph of an empty modern aesthetic clinic treatment room with a white treatment bed, a small ring light on a stand and a smartphone on a tripod in bright soft daylight

We weighted evidenced aesthetic or regulated healthcare video buying, named clinics, published rates and measurement depth across 16 external agencies. Seven name a client publicly, eight publish a rate or an hourly band, and several prove adjacent dermatology or plastic surgery work rather than med spas specifically.

Which YouTube advertising agency should a medical spa shortlist?

Match the evidence to your budget. Tandem Medical Marketing, Toopixels and Vroom Digital name aesthetic clinics directly; Stethon Digital Marketing, Silverlight Digital and Booyah Advertising bring regulated healthcare video buying; Strike Social, Goodway Group and Directom handle scale and connected-television reach.

1. Urge Interactive

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About: Urge Interactive is a Los Angeles digital agency that runs a dedicated YouTube Advertising service for medical and aesthetic practices, covering skippable in-stream, in-feed and retargeting campaigns built specifically for treatment-based businesses. The agency has served nearly a thousand healthcare and aesthetic clients since it was founded in 2003. Fit for this vertical is direct, since the YouTube ads service page is written explicitly for medspas and aesthetic practices.

Key Services: YouTube in-stream advertising, YouTube retargeting for aesthetic practices, Google video campaign strategy, Demand Gen video ads, Video creative direction for medspas, Performance reporting on cost per view and cost per lead

Industries Served: Medical spas, Aesthetic and cosmetic practices, Dermatology, Plastic surgery, Dental practices

Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category

Locations: West Hollywood, United States

Pricing: USD $800-$1,300/month

Great For: Single-location med spas, Multi-location aesthetic practices, Dermatology and plastic surgery clinics

Website: Urge Interactive

2. Web Tonic

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About: Web Tonic runs aesthetic clinic video as a demand programme rather than a brand exercise: treatment explainers and before-and-after-safe creative cut for in-stream and Shorts, custom segments built from injectable and skin-treatment research behaviour, and a booking measured back to the consultation rather than the view. The buying sits with our paid search and paid social teams so a viewer who later searches your clinic is treated as warm, the performance creative studio rebuilds whichever hook survives the skip button, and analytics implementation keeps consult-to-treatment revenue visible. Clinics wanting a partner who does nothing but medical aesthetics will find two of the specialists below narrower than we are.

Key Services: Growth Marketing, Paid Social, PPC, Meta Ads, SEO, Google Ads, Snapchat Ads, Amazon Ads, Reddit Ads, TikTok Ads, TikTok Shop, GEO-AEO, Webflow Design, Shopify Design, WordPress Design, UGC, Social Media Management, Pay Per Click Management, Marketing Analytics, Analytics Implementation & CDPs, Performance Branding, Performance 360° Audit, Programmatic Ads, OOH Ads, HR Marketing

Industries Served: eCommerce, SaaS, B2B, Construction Professionals, Home Services, SMEs, Health Spa & Wellness, Retail, Legal & Judicial Services, Food & Beverages, Pets, Fitness, Family & Children, Finance & Insurance, Travel, Non-Profits & Organizations, Furniture & Decoration

Notable Clients: WorldRemit, Jack & Jones, Ardene, L'Oréal, Sendwave, Nestlé, Airbnb. Serve Fortune 500 companies and smaller fast-paced startups.

Locations: HQ in San Francisco with notable offices in New York, Chicago, Miami, Toronto, Montreal, Dubai, Singapore, Sydney and more. Offices on five continents.

Pricing: Starting at USD $3,000 per month. Flexible and scalable plans at any time according to your enterprise needs. Book a call to learn more.

Great For: Mid-market to enterprise-level businesses requiring ongoing, on-tap growth and performance marketing services.

Website: Web Tonic

3. Stethon Digital Marketing

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About: Stethon Digital Marketing runs a named Healthcare YouTube Ads Agency service covering skippable and bumper in-stream, Shorts, in-feed and Demand Gen formats with privacy-conscious conversion tracking. The Aventura, Florida agency also publishes a healthcare advertising statistics page citing YouTube cost-per-view benchmarks it uses to set client budgets. Fit for the vertical is direct, since the service page names medical spa and aesthetic-adjacent healthcare practices as its target client.

Key Services: Skippable and non-skippable in-stream ads, YouTube Shorts campaigns, In-feed video ads, Demand Gen video campaigns, Cost-per-view and view-rate bidding, Privacy-conscious conversion tracking

Industries Served: Medical spas, IVF and fertility clinics, Dermatology, Dental practices, Healthcare providers

Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category

Locations: Aventura, United States

Pricing: USD $100-$149/hour

Great For: Med spas wanting compliant video ads, Fertility and IVF clinics, Multi-location healthcare groups

Website: Stethon Digital Marketing

4. Vireo Video

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About: Vireo Video is a Vancouver YouTube marketing agency built around channel strategy and paid YouTube advertising, running in-stream and bumper ad campaigns for clients including the Novus Center, an integrated wellness and hormone-therapy clinic. Reporting is delivered per campaign with screenshots of view and click performance. Fit for the medical spa and aesthetics vertical is adjacent, since the named client is a wellness clinic rather than a medspa or aesthetics practice specifically.

Key Services: YouTube in-stream and bumper ads, Channel strategy for medical brands, Video ad creative and thumbnails, Audience targeting on YouTube, Monthly performance reporting, YouTube SEO integration

Industries Served: Wellness clinics, Health and hormone therapy, Consumer brands, Ecommerce, B2B SaaS

Notable Clients: Novus Center

Locations: Vancouver, Canada

Pricing: USD $2,500-$15,000/month

Great For: Wellness and hormone clinics, Brands scaling a YouTube channel, Consumer health brands

Website: Vireo Video

5. Fifth & Cor

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About: Fifth & Cor is a Boca Raton marketing and innovation studio that published a case study on launching a YouTube Shorts campaign for what it describes as a leading aesthetics and dermatology practice, delivering measurable reach in the first month. The agency blends immersive and paid media work across several industries rather than specialising only in medical advertising. Fit for the vertical is direct through the evidenced Shorts case, though the client practice itself is not named.

Key Services: YouTube Shorts ad campaigns, Video creative production, Paid video audience targeting, Brand campaign strategy, Immersive and interactive video, Performance reporting on reach and engagement

Industries Served: Aesthetics and dermatology, Consumer brands, Hospitality, Entertainment, Innovation and technology

Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category

Locations: Boca Raton, United States

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Aesthetic and dermatology practices testing Shorts, Brands wanting immersive video, Practices needing fast Shorts launches

Website: Fifth & Cor

6. Ichelon Consulting Group

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About: Ichelon Consulting Group runs a dedicated YouTube marketing service for healthcare brands plus a Los Angeles video marketing offer covering YouTube long-form, Reels, Shorts and connected TV, and documents a Delhi plastic surgery client where adding YouTube in-feed placements helped cut blended patient acquisition cost 40 percent. The agency is headquartered in Gurgaon and serves more than 150 healthcare companies. Fit for the vertical is direct through the named plastic surgery case, even though the clinic itself is not named.

Key Services: YouTube long-form and Shorts campaigns, Connected TV and OTT video buys, YouTube in-feed placement for consideration, Patient-testimonial video production, Paid media channel-mix restructuring, AI visibility and CPQL measurement

Industries Served: Plastic surgery, Healthcare brands, Multi-location clinic groups, Private equity-backed healthcare, Aesthetic medicine

Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category

Locations: Gurgaon, India, Los Angeles, United States

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Plastic surgery groups, Multi-location clinic chains, Healthcare brands needing full video funnel

Website: Ichelon Consulting Group

7. Strike Social

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About: Strike Social is a global paid social and YouTube campaign management agency and a Google Premier Partner that published a case study cutting cost per view 17.8 percent on a YouTube Shorts campaign for a healthcare client. The agency operates on a media-margin pricing model rather than flat retainers. Fit for the vertical is adjacent, since the documented case is a general healthcare campaign rather than a medical spa or aesthetics clinic specifically.

Key Services: YouTube Shorts ad campaigns, Skippable in-stream management, CPV and CPM optimisation, Creator-led Shorts content matching, Programmatic video buying, Guaranteed cost-saving campaign management

Industries Served: Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Consumer brands, Retail, Entertainment

Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category

Locations: Los Angeles, United States

Pricing: Margin-based: agency keeps 12-15% of media savings

Great For: Large healthcare advertisers, Brands wanting guaranteed CPV savings, Agencies needing Shorts specialists

Website: Strike Social

8. Booyah Advertising

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About: Booyah Advertising is a Denver digital marketing agency that ran a named YouTube Video Action campaign for the skincare brand Dermalogica, driving a 59.1 percent lift in branded keyword searches. The agency covers full-service paid media and creative beyond video alone. Fit for the medical spa and aesthetics vertical is adjacent, since Dermalogica is a professional skincare brand rather than a medspa or clinic, though the treatment category overlaps closely.

Key Services: YouTube Video Action campaigns, Branded search lift measurement, Video creative strategy, Paid social and search integration, Audience segmentation by affinity, Performance analytics and KPI tracking

Industries Served: Skincare and beauty brands, Consumer packaged goods, Retail, Local services, Enterprise brands

Notable Clients: Dermalogica

Locations: Denver, United States

Pricing: USD $100-$149/hour

Great For: Skincare and beauty brands, Consumer brands wanting branded lift, Retailers testing video ads

Website: Booyah Advertising

9. Tandem Medical Marketing

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About: Tandem Medical Marketing is a Sacramento-based, remote-first agency that publishes a named case study for the Elaen Plastic Surgery Center covering Google Ads, YouTube and branded search campaigns that produced high-intent leads at low cost. The agency prices Google Ads management as a flat fee or a percentage of spend, whichever is greater. Fit for the vertical is direct, since plastic surgery is a closely comparable specialty to medical spas and aesthetic clinics.

Key Services: YouTube video ad campaigns for clinics, Google Ads management including video, Branded search campaigns, Landing page optimisation for consults, Multi-country campaign management, Transparent monthly reporting

Industries Served: Plastic surgery, Aesthetic clinics, International medical tourism clinics, Dermatology, Elective medical practices

Notable Clients: Elaen Plastic Surgery Center

Locations: Sacramento, United States

Pricing: USD $1,250/month or 12% of ad spend, whichever is greater

Great For: Plastic surgery practices, International patient clinics, Practices wanting branded search plus video

Website: Tandem Medical Marketing

10. Vroom Digital

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About: Vroom Digital is a Dublin agency that ran a named, multi-year paid media programme for Sisu Clinic, an aesthetic clinic group, spanning Google Search, YouTube, Display and Discovery as it expanded from Ireland into the United Kingdom and the United States. The account grew into a stable month-on-month contributor to patient acquisition. Fit for the vertical is direct, since Sisu Clinic is a named aesthetic clinic and YouTube is documented as one of the buying channels.

Key Services: YouTube advertising for clinic expansion, Google Search and Display integration, Discovery ad campaigns, Multi-market campaign management, Patient acquisition reporting, Brand awareness campaign design

Industries Served: Aesthetic clinics, Cosmetic surgery, Beauty and wellness, Multi-country healthcare brands, Retail

Notable Clients: Sisu Clinic

Locations: Dublin, Ireland

Pricing: USD $25-$49/hour

Great For: Aesthetic clinics expanding internationally, Multi-location clinic groups, Brands entering new countries

Website: Vroom Digital

11. Toopixels

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About: Toopixels is an Alicante-based lead-generation agency that published a named case study for Trikwan Aesthetics, an injectables clinic that grew from its founders own YouTube channel, showing a 20 percent year-over-year profit increase after Toopixels rebuilt the paid funnel behind that organic audience. About 40 percent of its clients are outside Spain, spanning the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States. Fit for the vertical is direct, since Trikwan Aesthetics is a named aesthetics clinic and the case explicitly covers YouTube-driven paid growth.

Key Services: Paid campaigns built on YouTube audiences, Lead-pipeline and CRM integration, Video-informed funnel design, Cross-border campaign management, Sales-process optimisation for bookings, Multi-channel lead tracking

Industries Served: Aesthetics and injectables clinics, Plastic surgery, Beauty services, Ecommerce, Professional services

Notable Clients: Trikwan Aesthetics

Locations: Alicante, Spain

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Aesthetics clinics with an existing YouTube audience, Injectables and cosmetic clinics, Clinics needing sales-process fixes

Website: Toopixels

12. Goodway Group

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About: Goodway Group is a Jenkintown, Pennsylvania media and growth agency that used Skai incrementality testing to prove an 11.3 percent lift in new patient bookings from YouTube for a major multi-location healthcare brand it managed. The agency has operated since 1975 and runs media programmes built to scale across locations. Fit for the vertical is adjacent, since the documented client is a broad multi-location healthcare brand rather than a named medical spa or aesthetics chain.

Key Services: YouTube incrementality testing, Multi-location media planning, Connected TV and video buying, Retail media and CPG advertising, Programmatic video optimisation, Performance measurement and attribution

Industries Served: Multi-location healthcare, Retail and CPG, Automotive, Franchise brands, Financial services

Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category

Locations: Jenkintown, United States

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Multi-location healthcare brands, Franchise and chain clinics, Brands needing incrementality proof

Website: Goodway Group

13. Netpeak Agency USA

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About: Netpeak Agency USA is a Wilmington, Delaware agency that ran a named YouTube video ad campaign for Gold Laser, a cosmetology clinic in Kyiv, lifting appointment calls 174 percent and branded search four-fold. The agency staffs most delivery from lower-cost European markets to keep pricing competitive. Fit for the vertical is direct, since Gold Laser is a named laser and cosmetology clinic and the case documents a paid YouTube video campaign built specifically for it.

Key Services: YouTube video ad campaign setup, Custom audience segment building, UTM and call tracking integration, Branded search lift measurement, Healthcare PPC management, Multi-channel campaign reporting

Industries Served: Laser and cosmetology clinics, Healthcare providers, Ecommerce, B2B services, Software

Notable Clients: Gold Laser

Locations: Wilmington, United States

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Laser and cosmetology clinics, Clinics wanting call-volume growth, Brands needing lower-cost delivery teams

Website: Netpeak Agency USA

14. ModFXMedia

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About: ModFXMedia is a Fleming Island, Florida growth agency led by founder Justin Ingram that runs named Google and YouTube Advertising service pages for medical spas in cities including Los Angeles, Orlando and San Jose, plus a separate plastic surgery marketing line for procedures such as rhinoplasty and breast augmentation. The agency guarantees measurable progress within 90 days or continues working at no extra cost. Fit for the vertical is direct, since its own service pages are written specifically for medspas and plastic surgery practices and name YouTube as a paid channel.

Key Services: Google and YouTube advertising for medspas, Plastic surgery paid campaigns, High-intent search and video targeting, Performance-based fee guarantee, Cost-per-lead benchmarking, AI-assisted lead generation

Industries Served: Medical spas, Plastic surgery, Wellness clinics, Dermatology, Elective medical practices

Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category

Locations: Fleming Island, United States

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Single-location medspas, Plastic surgery practices, Practices wanting a results guarantee

Website: ModFXMedia

15. Surfside PPC

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About: Surfside PPC is a small, founder-run agency in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina that runs named PPC service pages for dermatologists and plastic surgeons explicitly covering Google, Meta and YouTube channels with conversion tracking built around restricted healthcare advertiser categories. The shop is a one-person operation founded in 2017. Fit for the vertical is direct, since the dermatology and plastic surgeon pages both name YouTube as part of the managed channel mix.

Key Services: YouTube ads within full PPC management, Dermatology and plastic surgery targeting, Restricted-category-aware conversion tracking, Google and Meta channel integration, Ongoing optimisation and reporting, Medical healthcare Google Ads management

Industries Served: Dermatology, Plastic surgery, Medical and healthcare practices, Aesthetic clinics, Local service businesses

Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category

Locations: Murrells Inlet, United States

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Solo and small dermatology practices, Plastic surgeon offices, Practices wanting a single point of contact

Website: Surfside PPC

16. Directom

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About: Directom, known as DOM, is a Pittsburgh digital marketing agency and a top 3 percent Google Premier Partner that runs a named YouTube Advertising Services line with pricing structured independently of ad spend. The agency has operated since 2006 and serves clients across more than 150 countries. Fit for the vertical is adjacent, since its YouTube service is generalist rather than built specifically for medical spas or aesthetic clinics.

Key Services: YouTube advertising campaign management, Spend-independent pricing model, Search and video integration, Multi-industry PPC management, Certified Google Ads execution, Ongoing optimisation and reporting

Industries Served: General local services, Healthcare (adjacent), Retail, Professional services, Ecommerce

Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category

Locations: Pittsburgh, United States, Wheeling, United States

Pricing: USD $150-$199/hour

Great For: Practices wanting a Premier Partner, Businesses wanting spend-independent pricing, Multi-market advertisers

Website: Directom

17. Silverlight Digital

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About: Silverlight Digital is a New York media-buying agency and 2026 Google Premier Partner that builds YouTube pre-roll programmes for healthcare and pharmaceutical clients, including a named campaign for Joerns Healthcare and a rare-disease awareness push that combined YouTube with paid social and search. The agency specialises in regulated, high-consideration categories. Fit for the vertical is adjacent, since its named clients are healthcare and pharma brands rather than medical spas or aesthetics clinics specifically.

Key Services: YouTube pre-roll media buying, Rare-disease and pharma video campaigns, Paid social and search integration, Regulated-industry compliance review, Brand-launch media planning, Cross-channel attribution reporting

Industries Served: Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Financial services, Clean energy, Post-acute care

Notable Clients: Joerns Healthcare

Locations: New York, United States

Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope

Great For: Regulated healthcare and pharma brands, Brands needing compliance-aware video, Multi-channel rare-disease campaigns

Website: Silverlight Digital

Table of the medical spa YouTube advertising figures cited on this page: an average healthcare cost per view of 3.4 cents, a healthcare-context pre-roll cost per view near 7 cents, a Shorts click-through rate of 1.24 percent against 0.65 percent for skippable in-stream, a median ad-recall brand lift near 28 percent for healthcare YouTube campaigns, 42 percent of healthcare consumers watching provider video before booking, a view-through rate near 45 percent, and a suggested monthly test budget of 1,000 to 5,000 dollars

Quick Comparison Table

AgencyKey SpecialtyStarting PriceBest For
1. Urge InteractiveYouTube ads for aesthetic practicesUSD $800/monthMedspas needing full-funnel video
2. Web TonicFull-Service Performance MarketingUSD $3,000/moMid-market to Enterprise
3. Stethon Digital MarketingHealthcare YouTube ads agencyUSD $100/hourPractices needing compliant video ads
4. Vireo VideoYouTube ads and channel growthUSD $2,500/monthWellness clinics building YouTube
5. Fifth & CorYouTube Shorts for aestheticsQuote-basedAesthetic practices launching Shorts
6. Ichelon Consulting GroupHealthcare video and connected TVQuote-basedPlastic surgery and clinic chains
7. Strike SocialYouTube Shorts optimisationMargin-basedLarge-budget healthcare video buys
8. Booyah AdvertisingYouTube Video Action campaignsUSD $100/hourSkincare brands measuring search lift
9. Tandem Medical MarketingPlastic surgery video and search adsUSD $1,250/monthPlastic surgery clinics with global patients
10. Vroom DigitalMulti-market aesthetic clinic video adsUSD $25/hourAesthetic clinics expanding markets
11. ToopixelsYouTube-audience-led lead funnelsQuote-basedAesthetics clinics with YouTube reach
12. Goodway GroupYouTube incrementality for healthcareQuote-basedMulti-location healthcare chains
13. Netpeak Agency USAYouTube video ads for clinicsQuote-basedLaser clinics wanting more calls
14. ModFXMediaMedspa Google and YouTube adsQuote-basedMedspas wanting a 90-day guarantee
15. Surfside PPCDermatology and surgeon PPC plus videoQuote-basedSmall dermatology and surgery practices
16. DirectomPremier Partner YouTube advertisingUSD $150/hourAdvertisers wanting Premier Partner status
17. Silverlight DigitalRegulated healthcare video buyingQuote-basedPharma and regulated healthcare brands
Matrix comparing four groups of medical spa YouTube advertising entries including Web Tonic by what each covers and its published entry price, from Web Tonic buying in-stream and Shorts against treatment-research segments and reporting booked consultations, to Tandem Medical Marketing and Toopixels and Vroom Digital and Netpeak Agency USA doing named aesthetic and cosmetic clinic video with Tandem from 1,250 dollars a month or 12 percent of spend, Stethon Digital Marketing and Silverlight Digital and Booyah Advertising and Urge Interactive buying regulated healthcare video at 100 to 149 dollars an hour or from 800 dollars a month, Strike Social and Goodway Group and Directom and Vireo Video buying at scale with Strike Social keeping 12 to 15 percent of media savings, and Fifth and Cor and Ichelon Consulting Group and ModFXMedia and Surfside PPC adding video to search and social by quote
Checklist auditing what the 16 external medical spa YouTube advertising agencies disclose publicly: 7 of 16 name a client including Dermalogica, Elaen Plastic Surgery Center, Sisu Clinic, Trikwan Aesthetics, Gold Laser, Novus Center and Joerns Healthcare, 8 of 16 publish a rate or hourly band from 800 dollars a month and 25 dollars an hour up to 150 to 199 dollars an hour plus one margin-share model, 9 of 16 anonymise clients, several entries are labelled adjacent because they prove dermatology or plastic surgery or hospital video rather than med spa work, and Web Tonic writes creative for platform review before the buy

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does this list run shorter than a typical roundup?

Because we cut every candidate that turned out to be a YouTube channel-growth shop, a self-serve ad tool or an agency already carried by our dental video list, and we did not pad the roster to hit a round number. What survived is 16 external agencies with verifiable paid video buying relevant to aesthetic clinics or comparable regulated healthcare advertisers. Several are labelled adjacent because their named work is dermatology, plastic surgery or hospital marketing rather than a med spa.

What does YouTube advertising cost for a clinic?

Eight of the 16 external agencies publish something, ranging from 800 to 1,300 dollars a month for management, hourly bands between 25 and 199 dollars, a 1,250 dollar monthly minimum or 12 percent of spend, and one buyer taking a margin of the media savings it negotiates. Media sits on top, and one published guide suggests 1,000 to 5,000 dollars a month as a realistic test budget before the data is worth optimising.

Which placement works best for aesthetic treatments?

The benchmarks favour Shorts for attention and in-stream for control. Shorts ads average a 1.24 percent click-through rate against 0.65 percent for skippable in-stream, while healthcare-category advertisers see roughly 3.4 cents a view and a view-through rate near 45 percent. In practice clinics test a vertical Shorts cut and a longer in-stream explainer from the same shoot, then let cost per consultation rather than click-through decide the split.

Can we run before-and-after imagery on YouTube?

Carefully, and it is worth asking any agency how it handles this. Google restricts advertising that implies personalised health outcomes and treats certain body-image claims as sensitive, so the safe pattern is a practitioner explaining a treatment, a consultation-led call to action and any transformation shown in a compliant, non-targeted way. An agency that has bought healthcare video before will already have a policy-safe creative template rather than learning after a disapproval.

Is video worth it when patients book locally?

The demand signal supports it. Around 42 percent of healthcare consumers report watching provider videos before booking an appointment, and YouTube campaigns in the healthcare category post a median ad-recall lift near 28 percent, which shows up later as branded search in your own market. Video rarely converts a first-time viewer directly, so the useful setup pairs it with search and remarketing rather than judging it on last-click bookings alone.

Choosing a Medical Spa YouTube Advertising Agency

Buy the vertical, not the platform badge. Everyone on this list can place an in-stream buy competently. Far fewer have written aesthetic creative that survived a policy review and a clinic owner's approval, and that gap is where a first month of budget usually disappears.

Treat adjacency honestly. Several strong entries prove dermatology, plastic surgery or hospital video rather than med spa work, which usually transfers, provided the team has handled the same consultation-led funnel and the same claim restrictions.

Compare fee structures, not headline rates. This list contains monthly minimums, hourly bands between 25 and 199 dollars, percentage-of-spend deals and one margin-share buyer. Convert each into what you would actually pay at your own spend level, including production, before deciding that anything here looks cheap.

Measure consultations. Views and recall are leading indicators, not revenue. If you want paid media, video creative and consult-level reporting from one team, read the latest analysis or start here.

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