Local SEO for med spas

Med spa marketing that gets you found for the treatments people search

People looking for a med spa search for a treatment, like Botox, lip filler or laser hair removal, then compare providers on credentials, photos, reviews and price. To win those searches you need a page for every treatment, a Google profile in the right category, and real, consented results shown with the right disclosures. Because these are medical treatments, every claim needs more care than it would for a typical business.

Local Visibility Score

Fair

How easily nearby customers find and choose you on Google.

  • Google Maps and profile68
  • Mobile website56
  • Service-area search18

Your map

1 of 25 squares in the top 3

AI search

  • ChatGPT: not mentioned
  • Google AI Overviews: gave no answer
  • Google AI Mode: not mentioned
  • Perplexity: not mentioned
  • Gemini: not mentioned

Named by 0 of 4 AI assistants

A real audit of a dental practice, with names removed: a Local Visibility Score of 50 out of 100, in Google's top 3 at 1 of 25 map squares, and named by 0 of the 4 AI assistants that answered.

What your customers search for

On Google

  • botox near me
  • lip filler [city]
  • laser hair removal near me
  • med spa near me
  • microneedling [city]
  • hydrafacial near me
  • botox price per unit [city]
  • best med spa near me

To ChatGPT, Google's AI and Perplexity

  • Who does natural-looking Botox near me?
  • What should I look for in a med spa before getting filler?
  • How much does laser hair removal cost?
  • Should I go to a med spa or a dermatologist for Botox?

The free audit checks your Google Maps rank for your main search from 25 points around your business, and asks the AI assistants about it too.

Every treatment needs its own page

Many med spa searches name the treatment, not the business type: Botox or Dysport, lip filler, laser hair removal, microneedling, chemical peels. Whitespark's 2026 survey ranks a dedicated page for each service as the top local organic factor (Whitespark), and for a med spa that means one page per treatment, not a single "Services" page.

A useful treatment page answers what a careful client wants to know:

  • Who performs it, their credentials, and who oversees treatments.
  • What the appointment involves, how long it takes and what aftercare looks like.
  • Price guidance, such as per-unit or per-session pricing, if you publish it.
  • Who it isn't right for, and that a consultation comes first.

Rules on who may inject and who must supervise vary by state, so describe your medical oversight exactly as your medical director confirms it.

Health claims, before-and-after photos and Google's rules

Med spa marketing sits close to medical advertising, so four sets of rules shape what you can publish.

  • Before-and-after photos are testimonials. Under the FTC's endorsement guides, if a result isn't what clients can generally expect, you need to clearly disclose what is typical, and "results not typical" alone isn't enough (16 CFR 255.2). Use real, unretouched photos with the same angle and light, and get each client's written consent.
  • Google posts. Google lets businesses in regulated industries, a list that includes pharmaceutical products and health and medical devices, use posts but says not to include content about the products (Google). Post about your providers, consultations and what a first visit is like, not product promotions.
  • Health pages need visible expertise. Google's guidance says its systems give even more weight to experience, expertise, authoritativeness and trust on topics that could affect people's health (Google). Named providers with real credentials help.
  • Tracking and privacy. Health privacy laws reach small businesses too; Washington's My Health My Data Act covers consumer health data (Washington AG). Get legal sign-off before adding ad pixels to booking or treatment pages.

Describe the treatment, not the outcome

Leave out "painless", "permanent" and "guaranteed" unless your medical director confirms the claim holds for every client.

Your Google profile: categories, services and booking

Use Medical spa as your primary category if that's what the business is. Add categories only for what the business also is: a med spa that runs a full laser clinic might add Laser hair removal service, and one with a full skin practice might add Skin care clinic. Google allows up to 10 categories in total (Google) but says to use as few as possible (Google).

List every treatment in your profile's services with a short description. Google allows a description and a price on each service, but not a price inside a custom service's name (Google).

Turn on booking. If your scheduling software is a Google booking partner, clients may be able to book from your profile through Reserve with Google; otherwise, add a link to your booking page (Google). See Google Business Profile management.

Reviews and AI answers for a med spa

The reviews that help a med spa most name the provider, the treatment and how the client felt about the experience. You can't script reviews, but you can ask every client after every appointment, so reviews keep coming and stay recent. Reply to each one without mentioning what the client had done. Whether or not HIPAA covers your business, a reply that names a procedure discloses something private, and HHS has settled with a dental practice over review responses that disclosed patient information (HHS).

Clients also ask AI assistants which med spa near them is best for a treatment, and 97% of people who use AI for local recommendations sometimes double-check against real reviews (BrightLocal). Treatment pages, named providers and steady reviews give those assistants something to cite. See AI search optimization.

Free with every plan

The med spa website we build for you

A fast site with a page for each service, live within 14 days of access. Your domain stays yours, and after six paid months the site is yours to keep. How the free website works.

  • Home
  • Botox and other neurotoxins
  • Dermal fillers
  • Laser hair removal
  • Skin treatments (peels, microneedling)
  • Our providers and medical director
  • Before-and-after gallery
  • Pricing and memberships
  • New client information
  • Book a consultation

The Top-3 Promise

No monthly fee until you're in the top 3.

On the Partnership plan you pay $0 a month until your business is in Google's top 3 on the map in 5 of the 25 squares around it, confirmed on two scans at least 48 hours apart. We take one med spa in each service area, so we never work for the business down the road. How the Top-3 Promise works.

Questions med spas ask

Can we post before-and-after photos on our site and Google profile?

Yes, with each client's written consent, using real, unedited photos. If a result isn't typical, the FTC's endorsement guides call for a clear statement of what clients can generally expect. Keep the consent records for every photo you post anywhere.

Can we promote Botox in our Google Business Profile posts?

Be careful. Google's post policy lets businesses in regulated industries, including pharmaceutical products, use posts but says not to include content about the products. Post about your providers, consultations and the client experience, and keep treatment details on your website.

Should we list prices on our website?

If you can, yes. Clients ask Google and AI assistants what treatments cost, and a page with starting or per-unit prices answers that directly. If the price depends on an assessment, say what it depends on and that the consultation sets the final price.

How long does it take a med spa to rank higher on Google Maps?

It depends on how many med spas compete near you and where your profile, reviews and site stand today, so any fixed date would be a guess. The free audit shows your starting point across 25 map points. On the Partnership plan, the Top-3 Promise means no monthly fee until you reach the agreed top-3 target.

See how your med spa shows up today.

Start with your business name. Your report shows your map, your reviews against the top 3, your website gaps and AI search.

  • Your rank from 25 points on Google Maps
  • Your profile and reviews against the top 3
  • Whether ChatGPT and Google's AI name you