Cosmetic Laser and Energy-Based Markets in China 2008

Table of Contents

REPORT STRUCTURE

SECTION 1 - SUMMARY

• TABLE 1 Cosmetic laser/energy market in China
• 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
• TABLE 2 Cosmetic laser/energy - the leading procedures
• 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
• TABLE 3 Estimates of hospitals and beauty salons
• 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
• TABLE 4 Two markets in China - “quality” and “other”
• 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
• TABLE 5 Cosmetic laser market annual growth, historical and forecast
• 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

• TABLE 6 Breakdown of company revenues (%) cosmetic laser and other services
• Cosmetic laser and other business
• Cosmetic laser services ranked
• Laser skin care
• TABLE 7 Cosmetic laser skin care, (%) revenues by category
• Blemish free skin
• Skin care - consumers, culture, climate
• Laser hair removal
• New hair removal technology for new consumers
• Longer lasting but not permanent?
• TABLE 8 Cosmetic laser HR, (%) by body part
• TABLE 9 Service menus (examples)

SECTION 6 - CONSUMER PROFILES

• TABLE 10 Client profiles gender and age cosmetic laser services
• Age of consumers diversifies
• Younger consumers
• Program duration
• TABLE 11 Cosmetic laser, skin care - duration of program / number of visits
• TABLE 12 Cosmetic laser, HR - duration of visit by body part treated
• TABLE 13 Cosmetic laser - payment methods accepted
• 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?
• TABLE 14 Cosmetic laser brands used

SECTION 8 - COSMETIC LASER SERVICE PROVIDERS

• TABLE 15 Number of businesses identified in CL and related services
• TABLE 16 Top laser service providers (11 companies)
• Other cosmetic laser providers identified
• TABLE 17 Beauty salons/spas that offer cosmetic laser
• 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

• TABLE 18 Cosmetic laser service providers identified (73 names)
• TABLE 18 (continued)
• Company profiles (38 names)

SECTION 10 - COSMETIC LASER SERVICE PRICES

• TABLE 19 Typical cosmetic laser service prices (CNY)
• TABLE 20 Typical laser/energy skin care prices (CNY)
• TABLE 21 Typical laser hair removal prices (CNY)

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
• TABLE 22 Hospital grades and jurisdictions in China
• TABLE 23 Hospital grades and units in each grade
• TABLE 24 Health institutions (units) and companies in China
• TABLE 25 Hospitals (units) profit / not for profit
• TABLE 26 Health care sector Beijing
• TABLE 27 Health care sector Shanghai (2004)
• Cosmetic surgeons China 2007
• TABLE 28 Laser industry in China, 2005 (value)
• The beauty economy and beauty salon market
• TABLE 29 Salon market (size historical)
• TABLE 30 Salon distribution by ownership
• TABLE 31 Salon employee profiles
• TABLE 32 Salon employee training / education levels
• 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
• TABLE 33 Expert sample profiled
• TABLE 34 Expert sample, business expertise and industry links
• Medical specialists
• Nationwide perspective 87 Aware of industry and international developments
• Consumer expertise

SECTION 13 - COUNTRY DATA (SELECTED)

• TABLE 35 China labour force
• TABLE 36a China population, (%) by age structure (i)
• TABLE 36b China population, (%) by age structure (ii)

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)