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Summaries of academic papers and government and association research that bear on running an aesthetics practice. We report what a study measured and where it stops.

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Retention

Study of 14,916 Injectable Patients Ties a Structured Treatment Plan to Higher Six-Month Retention

A 17-clinic Australian study links a structured treatment plan to about 2.5 times the likelihood of six-month retention. The raw numbers ran the other way.

Renee Castellano · October 8, 2026

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