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The Cosmetic Laser and Energy Based Markets in China 2008

Diagonal Reports Ltd.
June 1, 2008
SKU: DIAG1939665

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Countries covered: China

Beauty consumers in China highly value unblemished skin and use cosmetic laser procedures to achieve blemish free skin.

Sales of cosmetic laser procedures increase by 25% a year

China is potentially one of the largest - if not the largest- beautycare markets in the world. As in other medicalised beauty markets worldwide, demand for cosmetic laser procedures is increasing at a spectacular rate. Experts in Chinese clinics interviewed by Diagonal Reports report growth rates of up to 25% annually.

However, the Chinese market has some distinguishing features which mark it out from the US or European cosmetic laser markets. In China skin care is the leading cosmetic laser/energy procedure and not hair removal which is the top procedure elsewhere. Skin care can account for up to 80% of business in Chinese cosmetic laser clinics.

Younger clients are the most important consumers for laser skin care services in China. Unlike the US or Europe where clients tend to be older and seeking to reduce or reverse signs of ageing, the majority of cosmetic laser clients in China are young and do not have any specific skin problem. Rather younger Chinese consumers want blemish free skin and are looking for skin treatments which will brighten their complexion.

The importance of skin care in cosmetic lasers mirrors the wider beauty market in China where skin care account for a higher percentage of the beauty market than in other countries. Chinese beauty consumers highly value unblemished skin.

Lasers offer these consumers beauty solutions that are fast, effective and often long lasting. Cosmetic lasers benefit greatly from the emergence of an extremely technology friendly generation - younger people familiar with mobile phones, monitors and computers. The beauty sector in China has leap-frogged over a number of stages with the result that beauty care professionals and consumers are not aware that the latest technology is so innovative. This contrasts with other countries where there can be resistance to and suspicion about cosmetic lasers due to entrenched loyalties to more traditional beauty regimes.

Experts are confident that the strong growth seen in recent years in cosmetic laser will continue for at least another five years. Indeed previous Diagonal Reports research in China shows that historically the beauty market has outperformed the economy and that actual growth rates for any year recently have exceeded earlier forecasts. Cosmetic laser technology will be a blockbuster category in its own right, and could replace other long established beauty categories and products.

Leading cosmetic laser procedures include:
Skin renewal / blemish removal
Laser hair removal - HR
Veins (spider, varicose)
Weight (cellulite, fat removal)
Other: vision, dental, hair regrowth

Blemishes removed include:
Freckles
Acne scars
Age spots
Birthmarks
Tattoos
Veins (spider veins, vascular lesions)

The cosmetic laser market is concentrated in:
the most densely populated, and affluent coastal cities
the east and southeast
cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou

Key words: Hair removal, skin renewal, acne, tattoos, veins, lesions, scars, aesthetic, cosmedical, medicalized beauty, elective, laser, RF, IPL. Beauty, Salons, Spas, Medspas, Hospitals.

REPORT STRUCTURE
SECTION 1 - SUMMARY: Market covered in report; Estimates of number of businesses?; The only certainty is growth; A two-tier market; Skin care leads laser services; Consumers technology friendly; Lasers cannibalize other markets; One negative - the low quality segment; Currency; Date of publication
SECTION 2 - COSMETIC LASER / ENERGY BASED SERVICES: Market covered in report; Skin care leading service; Other procedures
SECTION 3 - MARKET SIZE (ESTIMATES) AND STRUCTURE: Quantifying a fragmented market - problems; Offshoot of cosmetic surgery; Reference points - size of cosmetic surgery in other countries; Number “significant” players in laser; Numbers of procedures; Hospitals as cosmetic laser providers; The top hospitals in cosmetic laser; Beijing hospitals (example data conflict); Salons as cosmetic laser providers; Salons that provide quality cosmetic laser services; Quality segment of cosmetic laser market; Foreign consumers; Unlicensed are unfair (and dangerous) competition; Unlicensed a barrier to beauty industry development; Shake out in pipeline?; Consumers migrate to quality; Licensing standards upheld; Unregulated beauty market - how big is it?; Consumer complaints - beauty market third-ranked; China not unique
SECTION 4 - MARKET TRENDS / VARIATIONS, DRIVERS: Extremely confident of a blockbuster future; The expert sample; Drivers in the cosmetic laser market; Economy and demographics; Geographical concentration of consumers; Regional development sustains growth; Official policy; Technological and industry developments; Lasers are in line with consumer lifestyles; Do-it-for-me beauty options; Falling costs; Technology driver growth (quotes); Promotion of beauty products and skin care products; Improved distribution structure; Role of market leaders; The quality product segment; Consumer attitudes and characteristics; Technology in line with consumer lifestyles; Young consumers are technology friendly; Market has the advantages of the late starter; Social (and career) importance of appearance; New consumer segments - men, older people
SECTION 5 - BUSINESS MENUS IN COSMETIC LASER SERVICE PROVIDERS: Cosmetic laser and other business; Cosmetic laser services ranked; Laser skin care; Blemish free skin; Skin care - consumers, culture, climate; Laser hair removal; New hair removal technology for new consumers; Longer lasting but not permanent?
SECTION 6 - CONSUMER PROFILES: Age of consumers diversifies; Younger consumers; Program duration; Financing; Direct debit; Prices posted not always transparent
SECTION 7- COSMETIC LASER EQUIPMENT, ORIGIN OF, BRANDS: Imports versus domestic brands; Quality segments - different views; Experts’ comments on equipment; Quality suppliers restrict sales to selected businesses; Competition squeezes margins in cosmetic laser businesses; Origin of cosmetic laser equipment handled; Use of imports overstated?
SECTION 8 - COSMETIC LASER SERVICE PROVIDERS: Other cosmetic laser providers identified; Criteria used to identify top companies; Comments on selected top companies; Reputation for quality; Celebrity or media status; Companies and links with top research centres; Companies contribute to industry development; Foreign investors develop the sector; Benchmarks - size of cosmetic laser businesses (m2, staff); Benchmarks - numbers of surgical procedures/patients
SECTION 9 - COMPANY NAMES, PROFILES / ADDRESS: Company profiles (38 names)
SECTION 10 - COSMETIC LASER SERVICE PRICES
SECTION 11 - DATA ISSUES, DATA SOURCES, AND LASER-RELATED MARKETS (HOSPITALS AND BEAUTY SALONS): Hard to capture market; Data sources in brief; The health care and hospital sector in China; Cosmetic surgeons China 2007; The beauty economy and beauty salon market; Tighter regulations for beauty salons/spas will raise standards; Regulations for beauty salons/spas (details of)
SECTION 12 - EXPERT SAMPLE: Data sources; Criteria for choosing interviewees; Medical specialists; Nationwide perspective 87 Aware of industry and international developments; Consumer expertise
SECTION 13 - COUNTRY DATA (SELECTED)
SECTION 14 - PROMOTIONAL SUMMARY - THE COSMETIC LASER AND ENERGY BASED MARKETS IN CHINA 2008
SECTION 15 - NOTES ON TERMINOLOGY AND GLOSSARY: Note on terminology (laser); Symbols used in tables; Report formats
INDEX OF COMPANIES, BRANDS, SELECTED PUBLICATIONS, AND ORGANIZATIONS (REGULATORY, TRADE, PROFESSIONAL)

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