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In case you don't have easy access to the statistics posted yearly by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, here's the recap of their analysis of aesthetic procedures performed in 2009. Keep in mind, the survey was performed on plastic surgeons. In 2009, there were approximately 10 million surgical and...

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No need to shed tears for Allergan with a market cap of nearly $18 billion last week. Allergan Inc. Chief Executive David Pyott is guarded about 2010 as the drug maker faces competition, uncertain spending on its medical cosmetics and a relatively quiet year for product launches. “It’s...

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In the 'you've got to be kidding me' category... Six women in NJ ended up in the hospital after they were injected with 'bathroom tile calk' from unlicensed ass-injectors. This rings of the other idiots who are/were injecting themselves at home with an unknown 'do it yourself Botox' substitute. (CBS/AP)  ...

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Last week we had a webinar on social media marketing and more than 70 Medical Spa MD Members signed up. I'd expected somewhere from 10-15 so having 70+ surprised me somewhat. Alex Panagiotopoulos of Freelance MD explains basic Twitter functions for physicians running medical spas, laser clinics, and cosmetic medical...

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Free SEO report for your medical spa or plastic surgery website from Frontdesk SEO. A free SEO website report from Frontdesk SEO lets you know how your website is ranking on the search engines. Frontdesk SEO offers do-it-yourself search engine marketing software for businesses who want to use their existing staff—hence...

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Armed guard protects ALC patients from the supervising physician who is supposedly overseeing their treatment. American Laser Clinics operations are stopped by a medical board yet again. This reminds me of the armed guard that American Laser Clinics stationed in the laser clinic to prevent the supervising physician from seeing patients... while...

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Freelance MD: Social Media Marketing Join us for a live Webinar on Thurs, March 25 Space is limited. Only about 12 seats remaining!Reserve your Webinar seat now at:https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/189033608 Freelance MD's Social Media Marketing Webinar presented by Alex Panagiotopoulos of Freelance MD, the webinar will serve as an introduction to  Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and...

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Medical Spa MD has been threatened with lawsuits on more than one occasion for something that someone posted in the forums. If you're running a laser clinic or medical spa you'll have some unhappy patients from time to time as well.. and very soon every one of your patients will have...

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Social media has been a hot topic in the business world, but many medical practices are still far behind in their implementation of it, if they're attempting it at all. One lame excuse is that Facebook is just for kids and college students. Think again: the latest statistics...

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What was once considered and debated as a highly controversial topic, stem cells are being looked at in a completely different light. We've always known that the use of stem cells were the cutting edge of medical science, but only now has the non-aesthetic arena begun to recognize and promote...

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Shine Teeth Whitening posted this video demonstration of just how easy it is to take dental impressions these days. Shine Teeth Whitening is a Select Partner of Medical Spa MD and provides a service that gives physicians and medical spas the ability to offer custom-made teeth whitening trays to their clients. I...

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Perhaps it is true that the medical spa aesthetic industry is beginning to bounce back, as indicated by the post on Allergan's increase last quarter. I do know that in our practice we have seen an increase in patient flow. However, while the patients are gaining interest and beginning to...

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Thoughts on Zerona Lasers LH (Dr. Lornell E. Hansen II MD) has this comment on the latest Zerona Lasers review discussion around the effacacy of Zerona for 'fat melting' and a study that was just released. Here's the Zerona Body Sculpting Study Low-Level Laser Therapy Effectiveness for Reducing Pain After Breast Augmentation American...

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Allergan's profits bounced up an impressive 51%... Could this signal a medical spa rebound? Allergan Inc.'s (AGN) fourth-quarter profit jumped 51% from a charge-addled period last year while product sales surged 16% amid continued improvements in markets for cosmetic medical procedures following the recession, the company said Thursday. The Botox-maker forecast weaker-than-expected...

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