New data from Guidepoint Qsight published on August 6, 2026, reveals that beauty consumer spending is shifting away from discretionary treatments, toward procedures that deliver greater longevity, proven results, or a stronger perceived return on investment.
The news follows Guidepoint Qsight's 2025 report, which found revenue expansion, bundling behavior, distribution growth and regional adoption trends associated with regenerative skincare treatments in U.S. aesthetic clinics.
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Published in April, the 2025 analysis reported that regenerative skincare in aesthetic clinics grew 20% YoY, while take-home regenerative products grew 71%.
New marketing insights go deeper into that behavior:
- The market’s return to growth in Q2, with total patient spending reaching $7.8B (+9% YoY)
- Surgery spending was up 19% YoY, signaling consume desire for permanent outcomes
- Neurotoxins remain resilient, growing 9% YoY, highlighting them as a beauty routine “must”
- Fillers are evolving, with patients gravitating toward longer-lasting options
- Skin health continues to outperform, with double-digit growth in skin rejuvenation
- One weak spot: nonsurgical body contouring, which loses to competition from GLP-1s
The new research suggests that aesthetics consumers are optimizing for value, longevity and perceived ROI, rather than simply chasing the newest treatment.
"Rather than pulling back on aesthetics, consumers appear to be reallocating their beauty budgets. The strongest-performing categories are those perceived as offering lasting value, whether through permanent surgical results, trusted maintenance treatments like neurotoxins, or skin-quality procedures. At the same time, categories facing new alternatives, such as body contouring in the GLP-1 era, are seeing spending shift elsewhere," Erika Sheyn, SVP of Aesthetics, Guidepoint Qsight, a Healthcare Data and Intelligence Provider, said in the press release.
Because professional-grade skincare is fast becoming a core part of how consumers define their wellness routines and how revenue is generated across the aesthetics landscape, the brands that see the full picture will win.
