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Holiday Marketing for Medical Spas
The holiday season is coming very quickly. Thanksgiving will be here, and before you know it the holiday party season will begin.! For Medspas, this is the time you need to focus on selling those gift certificates and special packages. Since January is typically a slower month in aesthetics, you want to make sure you […]
Effective MedSpa Print Advertising
In today’s economy, it’s more important than ever that you only spend your marketing dollars on revenue generating marketing tactics. My good friend, and medical spa consultant, Cindy Graf (aka The Laser Queen) says, “you don’t have the time or money for brand advertising, you need to get patients in the door now!” I 100% […]
Allergan Resolves United States Government Investigation of Past Sales and Marketing Practices Relating to Certain Therapeutic Uses of BOTOX
IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Allergan, Inc. (NYSE: AGN) today announced that it has reached a resolution with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the previously reported Government investigation into Allergan’s past U.S. sales and marketing practices relating to certain therapeutic uses of BOTOX® (onabotulinumtoxinA). Allergan has been cooperating with the Government in a multi-year investigation […]
Botox Treatments Staying Strong Despite Economy
It’s interesting to read the most recent dermatology and plastic surgery statistics, where they all show Botox injections being in decline, but Allergan reported a 36% surge in profit for the second quarter. This profit was partially due to higher sales of Botox. In fact Botox sales were up 7% over last year. The IAPAM […]
Different Outcomes On The Same Diet: The Path To Obesity Becomes Clearer
Why is it that two people can consume the same high fat, high-calorie Western diet and one becomes obese and prone to diabetes while the other maintains a slim frame? This question has long baffled scientists, but a study by Yale School of Medicine researchers provides a simple explanation: weight is set before birth in […]
Ironing out the causes of wrinkles
As a sign of aging or in a suit, wrinkles are almost never welcome, but two papers in the current issue of Physical Review Letters offer some perspective on what determines their size and shape in soft materials.
Botox Sales Increase 7%
Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN) on Monday reported a 36% surge in profit for the second quarter, boosted by higher sales of its anti-wrinkle treatment Botox. During the latest quarter, sales of anti-wrinkle treatment Botox increased 7% from the prior-year quarter to $360.5 million. “The demand for our Botox training at the IAPAM’s Aesthetic Medicine Symposium and […]
Allergan’s Botox Migraine FDA Review Extended 3 Months
IAPAM News: Aug. 2 (Bloomberg) — Allergan Inc. said U.S. regulators extended by three months a review of its top product, the wrinkle-smoother Botox, for a new use as a migraine treatment. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked for information on safety monitoring of Botox as a migraine treatment and requested doctor training, the […]
Text Marketing for MedSpas and Medical Practices
In this economy many medical spas and aesthetic medicine practices are looking for more efficient ways to communicate to their existing patients and find new patients. I hope you are are all getting your patient’s email address, but are you also getting their cell numbers? More and more practices are adding SMS text messaging […]
First 2 Weeks on the hCG Maintenance Diet
I know it has been a long time, but I’ve been traveling quite a bit lately. I wanted to let you all know that I’m now going into my third week of “no sugar and starch” hCG maintenance phase, and things are great. I’ve actually lost 3lbs since my last day on hCG. I’m still […]
