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Rebooking neuromodulator clients around 90 days

Book the next visit before they leave, then send one useful reminder. Don't discount your regulars into a habit.

Brandon · 7 min read · Updated October 21, 2026

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons puts the average cost of botulinum toxin injections at $435. That is an average across surgeons' reported costs, not your menu, and it moves with how many areas someone treats. ASPS also counted 9,883,711 neuromodulator procedures in 2024. The point for an owner is simpler than the statistic: this is a repeating visit, and the practice that already has the relationship should be the one who gets the next one.

Book it in the room

The rebook that works is the one made before they put their jacket on. 'You're due again around the week of the 14th. I can hold Thursday at 2 or Friday at 11.' A text six weeks later is a backup, not the system.

  • At checkout, put the next visit on the book about 90 days out, or whatever interval that injector uses for that person. Write the date on the card.
  • Take the after photo the same way you took the before. Same light, same angle. The photo is why they come back, and it belongs in the chart, not in a group text.
  • If they will not book, get permission to text them when the window opens. That permission is for this reminder, not a blank check to market forever. The SMS playbook covers the difference.
  • About two weeks before the date, send one text: the date you discussed, a link to move it, and nothing cute. One message. If they don't answer, one follow-up. Then stop.
  • The day before, the normal appointment reminder from your booking system is enough. Don't stack a 'we miss you' campaign on top of a confirmation.

Don't train them to wait for a sale

A standing 20% off for anyone who lapsed is how you teach regulars to lapse. If you discount, make it a reason (a new provider building a book, a weekday you can't fill) and an end date. The $435 average is not your price, but it is a reminder that one kept visit is worth more than a clever code.

Who should not get the nudge

  • Anyone with an open complaint or a complication. Marketing stays off until the provider says otherwise.
  • Anyone who asked you to stop, in any wording that a reasonable person would hear as stop.
  • Anyone whose last visit was a one-time event they told you they would not repeat. Read the note.

If the booking system can do this with a recall message, use it. Boulevard, Mangomint, Aesthetic Record, and Jane all have some version of reminders or memberships. A separate texting tool is for when that message is too dumb to send. Check the directory before you add another bill.

Sources

  1. ASPS, average cost of botulinum toxin injections ($435)
  2. ASPS press release, 2024 statistics: 9,883,711 neuromodulator injections