Ep 363 The Business of Consultation | Dr Jake Sloane & David Segal
Release Date: 09/03/2026
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info_outlineEpisode 363 showcases our hosts Dr Jake Sloane & David Segal.
In this episode, we dive into the business side of the consultation and why communication, rapport and trust are such a big part of what we do in aesthetic practice.
We talk about some of the practical ways we build rapport with patients, adapting our communication to different personalities, and understanding the different “currencies of trust” that influence how patients make decisions. We get into:
- Setting the agenda early
- The use clinical photography to educate patients
- Talking through treatment plans and budgets
- Managing toxin dosing expectations
- Running better clinical reviews
- The rebooking process
- The idea of a “reset consultation” for long-term patients
- How to handle common objections and treatment requests driven by social media
- Some of the challenges that come with anxious patients.
- Critiquing own consultation skills by recording them
00:00 Introduction
01:24 The Business of Consultation
02:59 Want-Based Medicine
05:31 The Communication X Factor
10:13 Trust, Rapport and “Vibes”
13:49 The FACE Rapport Framework
15:30 Adapting to Different Patient Styles
17:43 Currencies of Trust
20:51 Setting the Consult Agenda
23:37 Photography Over Mirrors
26:37 Treatment Plans and Budget
29:44 Treating the Whole Picture
30:45 Highlighting Individual Beauty
31:30 Positive Patient Framing
32:17 Setting Realistic Expectations
32:58 Toxin Dosing Expectations
34:47 The Clinical Review
37:42 Rebooking and Next Steps
40:21 Toxin Wear-Off Education
41:15 The Reset Consultation
43:26 Self-Critique and Reviewing Consultations
46:13 Handling Common Objections
48:59 Managing TikTok Treatment Requests
51:35 Managing Anxious Patients
53:42 Team Consistency and Trust
55:36 Marginal Gains
56:47 Outro
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