ABSTRACT
Objective To discuss the economic property and statu s of the medical cosmetic industry in China, and to reach the great goal of its ov erall, coordinating and sustainable development. Methods The logic reasoning method was used in this study. Results The author argued that cosmetic industry of medical treatment was a systematic key element in "cosmetic economy of medical treatment ", cosmetic industry of medical treatment was characteristic of " anthropocentric economy ". The private cosmetic industry of medical treatment was very important in the development of cosmetic industry of medical treatment. Cosmetic industry in medical developmen t was the social and economic base of the whole discipline of medical aesthetics and medical cosmetology science in modern China. Conclusion The formation of the cosmetic industry of medical treatment is the inexorabl e trend that the cosmetic undertaking development under the socialist market eco nomy condition. Three major development measures in cosmetic industry are: stren gthening industrialization consciousness, enhancing the trade norm and implement ing anthropocentric management. Thus, the cosmetic undertaking of medical treatm ent utilizing the industrialization mechanism, taking the road to industrialized development, has promoted the overall, coordination and sustainable development of the cause in the whole social cosmetic industry.