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Why Consults Are Done Before Your Appointment
612 Esthetics · November 8, 2026 · 2 min read
Often times when booking an appointment with an esthetician, you are required to book a consult of some sort before an actual treatment. It may appear inconvenient, but it’s actually an important part of beginning to work with an esthetician and start your skincare regimen.
A consult is basically a pre-treatment appointment that allows the esthie to evaluate your skin. Services like chemical peels and microneedling require your skin to be healthy—a damaged barrier, constant inflammation and irritation will only cause more problems. These treatments and others basically cause the skin to go into a healing process to stimulate the creation of new skin cells, collagen, and elastin, for example. If your skin is already fighting for its life, asking your esthie for a chemical peel is a no go.
As eager as you are to achieve clear skin, it has to be done meticulously and with care. Skin is the largest organ; it’s constantly fighting off bacteria and viruses, the climate, and day-to-day life. Your skin has to be able to maintain itself, not add more stress.
A consult is your opportunity to ask your esthetician questions about possible services, how they’d treat your skin, and whatever else you may think of. You can even use this time to determine if the esthetician is right for you. Here’s three questions you can ask at your consult if you need ideas.
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During your New Client Consult, you receive a detailed skin analysis to determine your skin’s current condition. We’ll talk about your current routine, concerns for your skin, goals, and if your expectations are realistic for your timeframe. Afterwards, clients get a follow-up summary that goes over what we talked about at your appointment along with treatment and product recommendations.
Peels, acne treatments, microneedling and nanoneedling can put a lot of stress on the skin as it heals. Consults for these help determine the current state of your skin (including if you’re taking your homecare routine seriously) and if it’s healthy enough to receive the service.