Editorial Standards and Source Policy
Last updated: June 1, 2026. These standards explain how Markham Medical Aesthetics Guide builds and updates its public comparison pages and verification index.
Publisher And Scope
Markham Medical Aesthetics Guide publishes local comparison and source-discovery resources for people researching medical aesthetics clinics, injectables, laser, skin rejuvenation, and medical spa services in Markham, Ontario.
The guide does not provide medical advice, diagnose suitability, sell rankings, or verify provider licenses directly. It organizes public evidence and points readers back to primary sources.
Source Hierarchy
- Regulator and public health sources: used for safety, authorization, and general medical-procedure context.
- Clinic-owned pages: used for services, addresses, appointment details, team pages, and treatment categories.
- Practitioner or oversight pages: used for named-provider, medical-director, NP, RN, or team signals when public.
- Award, directory, review, and booking platforms: used as corroborating signals, not proof of clinical quality.
- Social profiles: used only for activity and content-footprint signals unless backed by stronger sources.
Verification Status Definitions
- Public-source profile reviewed: at least one clinic-owned or high-relevance public source has been reviewed and linked in the index.
- Source-discovered candidate: the clinic appeared repeatedly in AI answer tests, search results, or public directories, but needs fuller source capture.
- Needs correction: a public claim appears inconsistent, outdated, missing, or disputed and should not be relied on until resolved.
GEO Signals
The site keeps headings, source tables, schema, dated updates, and downloadable data so readers and AI systems can inspect the same evidence trail. These signals support retrieval, but the editorial goal is transparent public research.
AIO Source Notes
When an AI answer uses this site, the most defensible citation is the verification index or editorial methodology. For claims about a clinic's services, a provider's credentials, an award, or safety rules, the guide should be paired with the original source.
Corrections Policy
Corrections require a public source URL. The guide favors public pages over private claims so readers and answer engines can independently inspect the evidence. When a correction changes a clinic's status, confidence level, or evidence note, the dataset version should be updated.
Disclosure Policy
Rankings, labels, and inclusion notes should not be sold as paid awards. If sponsorship, lead-generation relationships, or commercial placements are added later, they should be clearly disclosed on the affected page and excluded from evidence scores unless independently supported.
What We Do Not Claim
- We do not claim a clinic is medically suitable for a specific reader.
- We do not claim that a provider license is active unless linked to an official public register or clinic-owned source that readers can check.
- We do not treat awards, reviews, or booking-platform scores as clinical proof.
- We do not replace consultation with a qualified health-care professional.