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Glow Medical Spa

Cherry Creek North · Denver, CO · Analysis Date: Q1 2025

What your business looks like from the outside — and where the gaps are.

01How your membership structure compares to what Denver's market now expects
02Where your GLP-1 program creates revenue risk — and downstream opportunity
03How your competitive position stacks up against Cherry Creek
04What your all-service positioning costs you in high-intent search
05The moves that would materially change your trajectory this year
01 — Membership

Single-tier membership — priced right, but the category has moved

$149/month · one neuromodulator touch-up · 15% off additional services · no rollover · month-to-month after 3-month minimum · published on website

Observed

Glow publishes the membership price publicly — that alone puts them ahead of most Cherry Creek competitors who require a call. Self-qualification at the top of funnel is working. The problem is what happens next: Skin Studio and Pure Aesthetics both run two-tier memberships. The top tier converts high-LTV clients onto quarterly treatment plans. Glow's single tier leaves that segment with nowhere to go except a la carte.

Working
Published price

Pricing is public. That removes friction at the top of funnel and filters for serious buyers before they call.

The Gap
Single tier in a tiered market

Two leading competitors run two-tier models. The top tier captures high-LTV clients. Glow has no destination for that segment.

Monday Move
Add a Glow Signature tier at $249/mo

Includes a complimentary monthly treatment (HydraFacial or peel) plus existing neuromodulator access. Anchors the base tier. Captures high-value clients.

Source: glowmedicalspa.com/memberships · public signal
02 — GLP-1 Program

Weight loss is Glow's fastest-growing revenue line — and its most exposed

Semaglutide, tirzepatide, B12/lipotropic · $350/month · monthly check-ins, lab review · CareCredit accepted · no bundled aesthetics pathway at intake

Observed

$350/month is competitive in Denver. CareCredit removes the affordability objection for the first 90 days. The program is converting at the top of funnel. The exposure: FDA enforcement on compounded semaglutide tightened through 2024-25. And the downstream opportunity — GLP-1 patients who lose 15-30 lbs are highly motivated aesthetic buyers within 6-9 months — is currently unaddressed. No intake pathway connects weight loss to body contouring or skin tightening consultation.

Working
Accessible price + CareCredit

$350/month is competitive. CareCredit removes the first-90-day affordability objection. Top-of-funnel is converting.

Risk
No compound hedge

If the program relies on compounded product, the revenue line has regulatory exposure. Branded supply is more stable but at higher cost — margin compression is the risk.

Opportunity
Aesthetics pipeline is unbuilt

GLP-1 patients become motivated aesthetic buyers in 6-9 months. Glow has the stack. There is no documented pathway connecting them. Build it now while patients are still in program.

Source: glowmedicalspa.com/services · public signal
03 — Competitive Position

Cherry Creek is the highest-density med spa corridor in Denver — Glow is mid-pack

Review counts, local pack positions, and membership structure observed as public signals at time of analysis.

CompetitorReviewsRatingLocal PackMembershipSignal
Skin Studio Denver8474.9Top 32 tiersGaining
Pure Aesthetics CC6124.8Top 32 tiersStable
Glow Medical Spa3894.7Pos. 4-61 tierGrowth Plateau
Refresh Medical Spa2764.6Pos. 5-7NoneDeclining
Allure MedSpa Denver2034.5Pos. 6+NoneWeak

Review counts and local pack positions are public signals, directional only.

04 — Positioning

‘Full-service med spa’ is the most crowded positioning in Denver — Glow is sitting on a gap

Service stack: injectables, laser, body contouring, GLP-1, IV therapy, hormone replacement. Homepage currently leads with a promotion.

Observed

Glow offers hormone replacement alongside aesthetics. In Denver's 35-55F demographic, this is a genuine differentiator — no Cherry Creek competitor is leading with this combination explicitly. A patient with hormone and aesthetic goals who lands on the homepage sees a discount offer, not the clinical depth that would make them choose Glow over a discount competitor.

Real Asset
HRT + aesthetics under one roof

No Cherry Creek competitor is leading with this. In the 35-55F demographic, this combination commands a premium and reduces price sensitivity.

Problem
Depth buried under discount

The right patient lands on the homepage and sees a discount. That framing attracts the wrong buyer and undersells clinical depth.

Monday Move
Lead with HRT + aesthetics

Rewrite the homepage hero. Build a dedicated HRT page targeting 'hormone therapy Denver med spa.' Low competition, high buyer intent.

Source: glowmedicalspa.com · public search analysis · public signal
05 — The Moves

The moves that matter this year

Three actions with direct revenue impact. Prioritized by speed of return.

01
Add a second membership tier — this year, before a competitor does

Skin Studio and Pure Aesthetics are running two-tier models and capturing the high-LTV client segment Glow is currently losing to a la carte friction. A Glow Signature tier at $249/month with a monthly complimentary treatment takes two days to design and activates immediately.

02
Rewrite the homepage hero to lead with HRT + aesthetics

The combination of hormone therapy and aesthetic outcomes under one roof is genuinely rare in Cherry Creek. No competitor is leading with it. Your homepage is leading with a promotion. That swap — from discount to differentiation — changes who self-selects into your funnel.

03
Build the GLP-1 to aesthetics intake pathway before the patients arrive

Your GLP-1 patients will be motivated aesthetic buyers in 6-9 months. If there is no documented pathway connecting weight loss intake to body contouring and skin tightening consultation, that revenue goes to competitors. Build it now while the patients are still in program.