Beauty & MedicineNo. 01 · Autumn 2026

The partner pitch · 2027

One seat per state. One letter per season.

Two offers for the practices and brands who want to be seen beside the industry's honors — backed by what practitioners tell us, anonymously, in our industry questionnaire.

What the industry is telling us

Live from Madame V—'s questionnaire.

The first responses are being gathered now — figures appear here once enough practitioners have answered to keep every voice anonymous. Practitioners: add yours →

Offer I

The State Exclusive.

Fifty states. Fifty seats. When a patient searches for the best injector, surgeon, or dermatologist in their state, your practice presents the answer — for the full cycle.

  • —Sole presenting partner of your state's 2027 Honors page — no competitors alongside you
  • —"Presented by [Your Practice]" on the page header patients search by name
  • —A partner profile block with your specialties and a direct booking link
  • —Credit in the state's winners announcement, March 2027
  • —First right of renewal before the next cycle opens

Tier I — Flagship States

$5,000

per year, one partner only

California, Texas, Florida, New York, Illinois, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, North Carolina, Colorado

Tier II — Growth States

$3,500

per year, one partner only

New Jersey, Washington, Massachusetts, Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Utah, Maryland, and more

Tier III — Emerging States

$2,000

per year, one partner only

All remaining states

Offer II

The Sponsored Dispatch.

A letter in the voice of the season — written by our desk, opened with real industry data, and always marked as a paid partnership. From $5,000 per dispatch. Below, the template.

Paid Partnership · Presented by [Your Practice]

The Gilded Mirror · A Sponsored Dispatch

Dearest Reader, a house worth calling upon

This season, the industry has been unusually candid with me. [Opening insight — drawn from this season's questionnaire figures.]

Which is precisely why one house in [City] has caught my eye. [Your Practice] has answered the season's question with [signature treatment or philosophy] — and, I am told, a waiting list to match.

[Two to three paragraphs: your story, your practitioners, what a visit feels like — written by our desk to our standard, reviewed by you before publication.]

Should you call upon them, do tell them V— sent you.

— V

This dispatch is a paid partnership with [Your Practice]. Figures cited are aggregate, anonymous responses to The Aesthetic's industry questionnaire. Sponsorship never influences Aesthetic Awards nominations or honors. Not medical advice.

Sponsorship never influences who is nominated or honored, and every paid placement is clearly labeled.

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