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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.

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.

As the Executive-Director of the IAPAM (International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine) I receive many calls and emails from physicians looking at entering the aesthetic medicine industry.  The most common request is for Botox training, many believe by only offering Botox, they will be on their way to vast riches.  The reality is that you certainly need to offer Botox treatments (it has been the number one non/minimally invasive cosmetic procedure for years), but it is highly commoditized. Which means, you don’t make much money! (more…)                

Ok, I have been off the hCG diet program for 90 days, so I decided to have my “after” RMR (resting metabolic rate) tested.   As you may remember, one of the supposed benefits of going on a hCG weight loss program was that it resets your metabolism.  So before I starting the hCG diet program I had my RMR tested, and now that I have been off the diet, and eating normal food for the last 90 days, I thought I would check it again to see if my metabolism did increase.  Well to my surprise it …. (more…)                

Presented by the IAPAM , the Aesthetic Practice Startup Workshop will prepare you for all the steps needed to add aesthetic medicine to your practice. This session is lead by medical spa industry expert, Jeff Russell, and will certainly help you avoid some of the common pitfalls of the medical spa / aesthetic medicine industry.  If you are going to open a medical spa or incorporate medical aesthetics into your existing practice, you can’t afford to miss this workshop.

Presented by the IAPAM , the Aesthetic Practice Startup Workshop will prepare you for all the steps needed to add aesthetic medicine to your practice.

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 to their practice mix, first it was to send out appointment reminders, but many are now incorporating texting into their marketing strategy.  Here are some tips taken from the IAPAM’s Aesthetic Practice Startup Workshop that will help you learn how to use Text Marketing for your medspa