Instituto Essence

What Instituto Essence does

Instituto Essence - Medicina e Beleza is a private medical and aesthetic clinic located in Águas Claras, Distrito Federal, Brazil. Founded in 2020 by physicians Layla Ali and Ellen Carvalho alongside administrator Lucio Jablonski Jr., the clinic operates from a single suite (Sala 1613) in the Le Quartier building and is staffed by 7 employees supporting a 12-member clinical team. The clinic serves individual patients in the Federal District through a direct-to-consumer model, with appointment scheduling conducted via website contact form, WhatsApp, phone, and walk-in.

The clinic's service portfolio spans dermatology, gynecology, aesthetic gynecology, facial aesthetics, and body aesthetics, with specific procedures including botulinum toxin injections, dermal fillers, skinboosters, blepharoplasty, intimate whitening, and the Fox Eyes brow-lift technique. Underlying technology consists of standard medical-aesthetic clinical practices with no proprietary technology, AI/ML components, or software products disclosed. Procedures are delivered in equipped procedure rooms at the single physical site.

Revenue is generated entirely through professional services fees from consultations and procedures on a quote-based, appointment-driven basis; no pricing is publicly disclosed. The clinic has no external funding, no parent company, no partnerships, and no awards or certifications on record. It has cumulatively served 1,754 patients and maintains a social media presence with over 1,200 followers. Operating hours are Monday–Friday 8:00–17:00 and Saturday 8:00–12:00.

Name

Instituto Essence

Legal name

Instituto Essence - Medicina e Beleza

Website

https://essencemedicinaebeleza.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Instituto Essence is a private medical and aesthetic clinic in Águas Claras, Federal District, Brazil, offering dermatology, gynecology, aesthetic gynecology, and facial/body aesthetic procedures to individual patients on a direct-to-consumer appointment basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Aesthetics Clinic

NAICS

Hair, Nail, and Skin Care Services (81211)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Cosmetic Dermatology (Aesthetic Injectables) (HLAKACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Detox, Lymphatic & Body Contouring Treatments (Non-Medical) (HSALAFAJ)

Keywords

• Medical aesthetics clinic
• Dermatology services
• Gynecology services
• Aesthetic medicine procedures
• Cosmetic treatments

Headquarters

HQ city

Águas Claras

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Medical Consultations: Revenue generated from dermatology, gynecology, and aesthetic gynecology consultation appointments.
2. Medical Procedures: Revenue from aesthetic medical procedures including botulinum toxin, fillers, skinboosters, blepharoplasty, intimate whitening, and other cosmetic treatments.
3. Aesthetic Evaluations: Revenue from pre-treatment aesthetic assessments and consultations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Instituto Essence is a private medical and aesthetics clinic that provides dermatology and gynecology consultations along with medical-aesthetic procedures including botulinum toxin, dermal fillers, skinboosters, blepharoplasty, intimate whitening, Fox Eyes brow-lift, and facial and body aesthetic treatments. Patients receive pre-treatment aesthetic evaluations and book procedures directly at the clinic's single physical location in Águas Claras, Distrito Federal, Brazil.

Product overview

Instituto Essence de Medicina e Beleza is a unified medical clinic offering integrated healthcare and aesthetic services. The portfolio consists of medical specialty services (Dermatologia and Ginecologia), aesthetic treatment services (Estética Facial and Estética Corporal), and specific procedural offerings (Toxina Botulínica, Blefaroplastia, Ginecologia Estética, Clareamento Íntimo, Fox Eyes, and Skinbooster). The clinic positions itself around aesthetic medicine, combining dermatology, gynecology, and aesthetic treatments under one roof, supported by an aesthetic evaluation service to guide patient treatment plans.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dermatologia (Dermatology) Dermatology consultations and treatments addressing skin conditions and providing medical-aesthetic procedures for individual patients of the Federal District.
• Ginecologia (Gynecology) General gynecology consultations and treatments covering women's health for individual patients.
• Ginecologia Estética (Aesthetic Gynecology) Aesthetic gynecology procedures that aim to restore the function and anatomy of the female genital region for individual patients.
• Estética Facial (Facial Aesthetics) Facial aesthetic treatments including medical aesthetics procedures such as botulinum toxin and dermal fillers for individual patients.
• Estética Corporal (Body Aesthetics) Body aesthetic treatments focused on body contouring and rejuvenation procedures for individual patients.
• Avaliação Estética (Aesthetic Evaluation) Pre-treatment aesthetic evaluation consultations used to assess patient needs and recommend appropriate treatments.
• Toxina Botulínica (Botulinum Toxin) Standalone botulinum toxin procedure that blocks the transmission of impulses between nerve endings and muscles to reduce wrinkles and expression lines.
• Blefaroplastia (Blepharoplasty) Standalone eyelid surgery aimed at improving the appearance of upper and lower eyelids by eliminating fat bags.
• Clareamento Íntimo (Intimate Whitening) Standalone intimate whitening procedure involving removal of the superficial layer of skin, promoting cell renewal and collagen stimulation.
• Fox Eyes Standalone aesthetic procedure that lifts the lateral portion of the eyebrow to create a fox-eye effect.
• Skinbooster Standalone injectable medical procedure for cutaneous hydration using hyaluronic acid-based skinboosters.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Direct peers

• Skin Laundry: Skin Laundry operates a chain of facial-focused aesthetics clinics offering treatments like laser facials, hydrafacials, and skinboosters via an appointment-based, retail-clinic model. Overlaps with Instituto Essence on injectable skincare treatments and a clinic-based consumer experience, though narrower in scope (facial-focused, no surgical or gynecological services).

Broad incumbents

• Milan Laser: Milan Laser is the largest U.S. laser hair removal chain with 350+ locations. Relevant as a comparable multi-location specialty-aesthetic clinic operator serving mass-market consumers, even though its service mix (laser-only) is narrower than Instituto Essence's broader dermatology, gynecology, and injectables offering.
• Hapvida NotreDame Intermédica: Hapvida is Brazil's largest vertically integrated healthcare operator with hundreds of clinics and hospitals. Although primarily an insurer-hospital operator, it represents the broader Brazilian outpatient-clinic competitive context in which small specialty clinics like Instituto Essence operate.
• Dr. Consulta: Dr. Consulta is one of Brazil's largest private outpatient healthcare chains, offering medical consultations, diagnostics, and select aesthetic services to middle-class consumers via owned clinics. Comparable to Instituto Essence as a Brazilian multi-specialty outpatient operator serving self-pay patients, though far larger scale and broader general-medicine scope.
• LaserAway: LaserAway is a leading U.S. aesthetic clinic chain specializing in laser hair removal, body contouring, injectables, and skincare treatments. Comparable to Instituto Essence in offering multi-modality aesthetic services to consumers via a clinic-based, direct-to-consumer model, but operating at much larger scale across multiple states.
• Ideal Image: Ideal Image is the largest U.S. medical-aesthetics clinic chain, offering Botox, fillers, body contouring, and laser services under a multi-location, physician-supervised model. It is the closest direct analog in business model (medical aesthetic services delivered via clinic, cash-pay patients) at significantly greater scale, making it a useful benchmark for Instituto Essence's potential growth trajectory.

Others

• Galderma: Galderma is one of the world's largest dermatology-focused pharmaceutical companies (Restylane, Sculptra, Dysport). Directly comparable to Instituto Essence as a major supplier of fillers, biostimulators, and botulinum toxin used in aesthetic procedures, and shapes the broader dermatology/aesthetics market in which the clinic operates.
• Allergan Aesthetics (AbbVie): Allergan Aesthetics, the AbbVie division that manufactures Botox, Juvéderm, and CoolSculpting, is the dominant supplier of the core injectables (botulinum toxin, hyaluronic acid fillers, skinboosters) used by Instituto Essence. Relevant as the key upstream ecosystem player shaping procedure economics and demand in the medical-aesthetics category.

Regional players

• Espaçolaser: Espaçolaser is one of Brazil's largest specialty aesthetic clinic chains, focused on laser hair removal and adjacent cosmetic services. While its service mix is narrower than Instituto Essence's (laser-focused rather than injectables/surgical), it is the most direct Brazilian specialty-aesthetic clinic peer in terms of operating model and consumer target.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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