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Startup · Template

Med Spa Launch Checklist (First 90 Days)

The build-and-launch sequence that keeps the regulatory foundation from collapsing the rest — and fills the schedule.

Educational template. This is an educational template for general orientation. Adapt it to your own practice, and confirm anything regulatory, legal, financial, or clinical with the appropriate professional before relying on it.
An original Inside MedSpa template

Work the foundation first and the launch hard. This is an orientation checklist — confirm structure and compliance with counsel and your medical director, and the financials with your accountant.

Foundation (before the lease or the laser)

  • Answered the regulatory questions first: who can own, who can perform, what supervision your state requires
  • Legal structure (PC / LLC / MSO as your state requires) designed by healthcare counsel
  • A real medical-director relationship in writing
  • Capital stack modeled to fund the ramp — buildout, equipment, inventory, staffing-before-revenue, launch marketing, and working capital to survive the slow early months

Build & equip

  • Equipment chosen for the services your market wants and your model can profitably deliver (device-ROI math run)
  • Space laid out for efficient flow and a good patient experience
  • Staffed for the supervision your state requires and the demand you can realistically fill
  • Compliance basics in place: documentation standards, storage/handling, OSHA, HIPAA, emergency readiness

Launch (fill the schedule)

  • Activated warm relationships first — your network, your providers’ followings, referrals, local reach
  • A deliberate launch campaign with a reason to book now and lead capture/follow-up
  • Online booking live and frictionless
  • Rebooking built in from day one — every patient leaves with their next appointment
  • Reviews systematically requested from satisfied patients
Educational template. This is an educational template for general orientation. Adapt it to your own practice, and confirm anything regulatory, legal, financial, or clinical with the appropriate professional before relying on it. © 2026 Inside MedSpa.
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