Choosing a Different Path to Growth — Justin C. Cohen, MD (Ep. 384)
Release Date: 10/16/2026
Beauty and the Biz
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📕 Get Catherine’s new book: Beauty and the Biz Practice Growth Playbook: https://bit.ly/4cZNSuD 📊 Schedule a Practice Performance Audit: https://bit.ly/4dC2znZ ⬇️ ➡️ Learn how Dr. Nicholas Karter built his cosmetic practice without an existing patient pipeline. Hello, and welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we'll discuss the business and marketing side of plastic surgery. As always, I'm your host, Catherine Maley, author of "Your Aesthetic Practice – What Your Patients Are Saying." and consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more patients and more...
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📕 Get Catherine’s new book: Beauty and the Biz Practice Growth Playbook: https://bit.ly/4cZNSuD 📊 Schedule a Practice Performance Audit: https://bit.ly/4dC2znZ ⬇️ ➡️ Dr. Kaplan tracked what happened after he took over a San Francisco practice. Hello, and welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we'll discuss the business and marketing side of plastic surgery. As always, I'm your host, Catherine Maley, author of "Your Aesthetic Practice – What Your Patients Are Saying." and consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more patients and more profits. Jonathan...
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📕 Get Catherine’s new book: Beauty and the Biz Practice Growth Playbook: https://bit.ly/4cZNSuD 📊 Schedule a Practice Performance Audit: https://bit.ly/4dC2znZ ⬇️ ➡️ Interestingly, one of his best leadership strategies has nothing to do with compensation. Hello, and welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we'll discuss the business and marketing side of plastic surgery. As always, I'm your host, Catherine Maley, author of "Your Aesthetic Practice – What Your Patients Are Saying." and consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more patients and more profits....
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📕 Get Catherine’s new book: Beauty and the Biz Practice Growth Playbook: https://bit.ly/4cZNSuD 📊 Schedule a Practice Performance Audit: https://bit.ly/4dC2znZ ⬇️ ➡️ Initially, he reduced the insurance volume first, and then he built the practice he actually wanted. Hello, and welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we'll discuss the business and marketing side of plastic surgery. As always, I'm your host, Catherine Maley, author of "Your Aesthetic Practice – What Your Patients Are Saying." and consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more patients and more...
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📕 Get Catherine’s new book: Beauty and the Biz Practice Growth Playbook: https://bit.ly/4cZNSuD 📊 Schedule a Practice Performance Audit: https://bit.ly/4dC2znZ ⬇️ ➡️ Stephenie Poris, MD, explains how she built 2 locations in 5 years and here's a detailed account on how she did it. Hello, and welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we'll discuss the business and marketing side of plastic surgery. As always, I'm your host, Catherine Maley, author of "Your Aesthetic Practice – What Your Patients Are Saying." and consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more...
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📕 Get Catherine’s new book: Beauty and the Biz Practice Growth Playbook: https://bit.ly/4cZNSuD 📊 Schedule a Practice Performance Audit: https://bit.ly/4dC2znZ ⬇️ ➡️ Peter Capizzi, MD, a double board-certified plastic surgeon, explains how specialization + reputation = new patients. Hello, and welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we'll discuss the business and marketing side of plastic surgery. As always, I'm your host, Catherine Maley, author of "Your Aesthetic Practice – What Your Patients Are Saying." and consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more...
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📕 Get Catherine’s new book: Beauty and the Biz Practice Growth Playbook: https://bit.ly/4cZNSuD 📊 Schedule a Practice Performance Audit: https://bit.ly/4dC2znZ ⬇️ ➡️ Jonathan Pontell, MD answers the question of would a second plastic surgeon grow your practice or complicate it. Hello, and welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we'll discuss the business and marketing side of plastic surgery. As always, I'm your host, Catherine Maley, author of "Your Aesthetic Practice – What Your Patients Are Saying." and consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more...
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📕 Get Catherine’s new book: Beauty and the Biz Practice Growth Playbook: https://bit.ly/4cZNSuD 📊 Schedule a Practice Performance Audit: https://bit.ly/4dC2znZ ⬇️ ➡️ Catherine Maley, MBA, talks about growth assets and how they are the leverage that your surgical practice is missing. Hello, and welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we'll discuss the business and marketing side of plastic surgery. As always, I'm your host, Catherine Maley, author of "Your Aesthetic Practice – What Your Patients Are Saying." and consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more...
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📕 Get Catherine’s new book: Beauty and the Biz Practice Growth Playbook: https://bit.ly/4cZNSuD 📊 Schedule a Practice Performance Audit: https://bit.ly/4dC2znZ ⬇️ ➡️ Anthony Admire, MD, explains his extremely lean start and then growing to multiple plastic surgery practice locations. Hello, and welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we'll discuss the business and marketing side of plastic surgery. As always, I'm your host, Catherine Maley, author of "Your Aesthetic Practice – What Your Patients Are Saying." and consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more...
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➡️ Specifically, he focused on patient relationships, a strong team and growing on his own terms.
Hello, and welcome to "Beauty and the Biz," where we'll discuss the business and marketing side of plastic surgery.
As always, I'm your host, Catherine Maley, author of "Your Aesthetic Practice – What Your Patients Are Saying." and consultant to plastic surgeons, helping them get more patients and more profits.
Justin C. Cohen, MD, talks about choosing a different path to practice growth.
Truly, does building a bigger plastic surgery practice actually mean building a better business?
Clearly, that is not necessarily the case.
For instance, many surgeons assume growth requires a larger office, more employees, heavier advertising and more moving parts. However, a smaller and more intentional practice can give you greater control over your business and your personal life.
In fact, choosing a different path to growth was the main focus of my discussion with Dr. Justin Cohen, a facial plastic surgeon in McLean, Virginia, on this week's "Beauty and the Biz" podcast.
Previously, Cohen served as an Air Force surgeon, completed a facial plastic surgery fellowship and worked in a group practice. Eventually, he branched out to launch his own independent practice. Furthermore, he made unconventional decisions about how he wanted his business to expand.
Specifically, this episode explores several key strategies:
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First, why he resisted expanding too quickly.
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Second, how a small team can deliver a highly personalized patient experience.
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Third, why keeping overhead manageable matters more than maintaining outward appearances.
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Fourth, how his wife contributes to the business while maintaining her own career.
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Finally, why staff satisfaction and patient relationships drive long-term success.
Above all, I appreciated his willingness to question whether bigger is always better. After all, higher revenue does not automatically yield higher profit. Similarly, rapid expansion does not necessarily guarantee more personal freedom or peace of mind.
Consequently, Listen to How Dr. Cohen Is Building His Practice Differently.
P.S. Additionally, if you are considering expanding your practice, hiring more staff or investing in a larger facility, let us talk. Specifically, the Practice Performance Audit will help you evaluate your true goals and determine how to reach them.
Therefore, order your Practice Performance Audit today so we can identify gaps and prioritize what to improve first:
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