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When Social Media Shuts You Down: How Plastic Surgeons Can Thrive Despite Stricter Ad & Content Rules

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In this episode of the Business of Aesthetics Podcast, host Don Adeesha is joined by Naren Arulrajah, CEO of Ekwa Marketing and a veteran strategist for over 500 healthcare practices. The discussion tackles a critical and growing threat: what happens when social media shuts you down?. With platforms like Instagram and Facebook tightening rules on before-and-after photos and cosmetic surgery ads, many plastic surgeons are seeing their primary marketing channel unravel overnight. Naren provides an essential blueprint for building resilience and "digital sovereignty", ensuring a practice can thrive long-term without being at the mercy of sudden policy changes.

Naren breaks down the critical difference between the passive mindset of a social media user—who is just "flipping channels" and the active, high-intent mindset of a patient using Google to find a doctor. He argues that over-relying on ads is a costly mistake, revealing that ad-driven leads are 18 times less serious than leads from organic search and that practices relying on ads spend 10 times more money. The core solution is a long-term strategy focused on Search Engine Optimization (SEO), owning your website, and building unshakable trust through a consistent flow of patient reviews.

Finally, Naren reframes SEO and reputation management not as "extra work" but as a foundational business asset. He explains that while this strategy takes time to build, it saves 90% of marketing costs long-term and attracts higher-quality patients who trust the doctor before they even walk in the door. This organic foundation of trust and visibility, he reveals, adds "at least a few hundred thousand dollars" to the value of a practice, making it the essential strategy for any surgeon who is in it for the long game.

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