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Adding Botox to your Practice: Cash Based vs. Insurance Based Services

As Physicians, you want to move away from reducing insurance reimbursements and actually get paid for what you do! I love the analogy of, what if you walked into Target and only paid for half of the items you left with? Well, you would probably get arrested! However, this happens to physicians every day. You submit all those forms to insurance companies, and often you are lucky if you get paid for half of them. This is one of the many reasons physicians want to add aesthetic medicine procedures, like Botox, to their medical practices. The nice thing about these procedures is that they are not covered by insurance, and the patient needs to pay cash (debit or credit) when these procedures are done. Read more

               

Successful Practice Management Begins With Specialization

Los Angeles cosmetic surgeon Dr. Alexander Rivkin shares how to successfully manage your aesthetic practice - through education and specialization.

The Aesthetic Show, one of the leading educational forums in the aesthetic industry, recently hosted THE Aesthetic Academy in Beverly Hills, where industry leaders and physicians gathered to discuss and share the latest in aesthetic medicine. American Health and Beauty had the opportunity to speak with one of the key speakers, Los Angeles cosmetic surgeon Dr. Alexander Rivkin on the topic of how to best manage your aesthetic practice, challenges that new aesthetic providers face and how to overcome them.

“The first major point discussed at the Academy for successful practice management is education for attendants: getting them familiar with what the products are and how to use them,” says Dr. Rivkin. Successful practice management includes promotions, which Dr. Rivkin says plays a large part in controlling patient flow and bringing new patients into the practice. Read more

               

IAPAM Predicts Strong Growth in hCG for Weight Loss

The IAPAM predicts strong growth in hCG medical weight management programs for 2011.  Physicians who incorporate hCG for weight loss into their practices will reap significant profit in 2011.  The IAPAM’s goal is to provide industry-leading hCG training for physicians, by offering the most comprehensive, physician-led hCG Medical Weight Management Training.
 
Jeff Russell, Executive Director of the International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine (http://www.iapam.com), offer his analysis on the growth of hCG for weight loss.  “Demand for hCG for weight loss has exploded through the showcasing of hCG in the media, as evidenced in the Dr. Oz Show program of February 22, 2011.  Physicians expertly trained in the clinical and business aspects of adding hCG weight loss programs to their practices, are assured of satisfied patients, and the successful growth of their healthcare businesses.” Read more

               

IAPAM’s hCG Clinic Directory Lists Expertly Trained hCG Physicians

The IAPAM’s hCG Training Program offers physicians all the tools and training they need to add hCG for Weight Loss to their practices.  Now the IAPAM offers patients a NEW directory of hCG Experts in their area, who have been expertly trained in hCG for weight loss by the IAPAM. 
 
The IAPAM (http://www.iapam.com) announces that it has launched a new website, the hCG Diet Clinic Listing (http://www.iapam.com/aesthetic-resources/hcg-diet-clinics) of all qualified IAPAM trained hCG Physicians.  Clinics are listed by state, and all clinics included in the NEW hCG Diet Clinic Directory are owned and operated by physicians who have completed the IAPAM’s hCG for Weight Loss program.   These physicians have advanced training in utilizing hCG for weight loss, only offer pharmaceutical grade hCG, and all their hCG patients use the IAPAM’s comprehensive hCG Protocol Patient Guidebook.
 
Physicians who have attended the IAPAM’s full day hCG training are the best trained hCG Physicians in North America.  The IAPAM’s hCG Training is the only medical weight loss training approved for a special medical malpractice rate for those who have attended and have been certified by the IAPAM.  The IAPAM’s program covers:
 
-  A detailed overview of the exclusive IAPAM hCG Protocol;
-  Understanding of VLCD/LCD diet programs;
-  Patient selection criteria;
-  Common medical contraindications;
-  Current FDA status & requirements;
-  Legal/Insurance considerations and special access to hCG Medical Malpractice Insurance Program; and
-  Weight Loss Practice Advertising & Marketing Tips and Strategies. Read more

               

Physicians Use iPads to Improve Learning at IAPAM’s Botox Training

Today, the IAPAM announces that it is providing access to many of the clinical images used in its Aesthetic Medicine Symposium with Botox Training, to physicians through their iPads. The IAPAM is the industry leader in providing expert training to physicians in aesthetic medicine procedures, including: Botox, dermal fillers, medical microdermabrasion, medical grade chemical peels and lasers for hair removal and skin resurfacing. 
  
For many physicians, adding aesthetic medicine to a practice is a new endeavor, and the physician-lead training offered by the IAPAM provides doctors with the knowledge and support they need to make their healthcare businesses a success. Part of the support the IAPAM (http://www.iapam.com) offers physicians, is access to many of the clinical images displayed during the didactic portion of its Symposium with Botox Training (http://www.aestheticmedicinesymposium.com). Using the exclusive “Members Only” iPad web portal, physicians can now zoom in on clinical photos and anatomy illustrations, giving them a better understanding of how different aesthetic procedures affect the body. The IAPAM maintains its status as the global leader in aesthetic medicine and botox training for physicians, by giving its members access to the latest technology to help them treat patients.

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IAPAM Announces Aesthetic Medicine Symposium with Botox Training June 4-5, 2011

Consumer demand for Botox and other minimally invasive procedures is at an all time high. The IAPAM is helping physicians enter this lucrative market by offering dermatologist-led Botox Training in Scottsdale, Arizona on June 4-5, 2011. Physicians will learn everything they need to start offering Botox and other in-demand aesthetic medicine procedures.
 
The number of patients turning to minimally invasive cosmetic procedures like: Botox (http://www.iapam.com/botox-training), dermal filler injections, lasers for skin rejuvenation (http://www.iapam.com/aesthetic-medicine-training/laser-training), medical microdermabrasion, and chemical peels continues to increase. To assist physicians in entering the aesthetic medicine field, the Aesthetic Medicine Symposium (http://www.aestheticmedicinesymposium.com) was designed by physicians for physicians, and has integrated the most important clinical, aesthetic medicine business, and botox training into one weekend, including:
  
-  dedicated instruction from board-certified dermatologists, who are true experts of the skin and cosmetic injectables.
-  hands-on practice in the best injection techniques.
 - botox training at a multi-million dollar medical practice, not in a hotel room.
-  an environment that does not allow exhibitors, giving doctors more time for education.  Read more

               

Excessive Underarm Sweating Treated With Axilase or VASER Lipo

Hyperhidrosis, or excessive sweating, is now being treated with advanced technologies such as the Axilase or VASER Lipo for permanent results.

Millions of people suffer from hyperhydrosis, also known as excessive sweating. And while sweating is a normal occurrence and necessary to keep the body cool, excessive sweating in public functions can be embarrassing and a nuisance. For many men and women, this means not being able to wear the type of clothing they want or covering up with more layers, further exacerbating the situation. New technologies have been used to treat hyperhidrosis, including injections of the neurotoxin BOTOX or Dysport but these are temporary and last up to a year. Physicians are now using lasers such as the Axilase, Smartlipo or VASER Lipo to permanently stop hyperhidrosis.

Recently seen on Good Morning America, Dr. Mitchell Chasin uses the Axilase to treat patients who have hyperhidrosis. Using a laser, Dr. Chasin destroys sweat glands, therefore halting excessive sweating. Similar to this procedure, Denver Hyperhidrosis Treatment provider Dr. W. Jason Martin uses the VASER Lipo to treat excessive sweating under the arms. Read more

               

Some worry as popularity of hCG diet grows

A diet that uses injections of the pregnancy hormone hCG to “trick” the body into accepting an ultra-low calorie diet is growing in popularity — and controversy.

Proponents say the diet is safe and effective. But plenty of other doctors say the diet is anything but.

Kelowna, B.C., nurse Debbie Driscoll is currently on the hCG diet for the second time. During the first round, she lost about 25 pounds. She gained a few back and is trying the diet again to lose that weight and then some.

As part of the diet, she’s down to just 500 calories a day. While she says she sometimes feels light-headed, she also says she’s never hungry.

“So far I’m down 40 pounds now,” Driscoll reports. Read more

               

Mayo Clinic Finds Botox Eases Painful Spinal Headaches

A Mayo Clinic case study finds Botox may offer new hope to patients suffering disabling low cerebrospinal fluid headaches. The successful treatment also offers new insight into Botox and headache treatment generally. The case study was presented March 13th, 2011 at the American Academy of Neurology meeting in Hawaii.

Low CSF pressure headaches are caused by an internal spinal fluid leak. The pain can range from slight to disabling. The headaches are most commonly triggered by a lumbar puncture. The pain is caused as fluid leaks out and the brain sags. For many patients, lying down has offered the only relief, because existing therapies weren’t fully effective. Traditional treatment is a blood patch, which is just that: a patch of the patient’s blood injected over the puncture hole. Read more

               

Increase in Botox Training Correlates with Increased Demand for Botox Treatments

The IAPAM has identified a correlation between the 2011 increase in attendees at its hands-on Botox Training, and the growth in 2010 in Botox and dermal filler procedures. Physicians looking to combat declining insurance reimbursements are looking to add aesthetic medicine procedures like Botox, dermal filler, laser hair removal, microdermabrasion and chemical peels to their practices.   
 
Through discussion with its members, and by analyzing recent aesthetic medicine statistics, like the ASPS 2010 Plastic Surgery Procedural Statistics and the ASAPS’s Cosmetic Surgery National Data Bank Statistics 2010, the IAPAM (http://www.iapam.com) has identified that in 2010, aesthetic medicine physicians were preforming more botox and other cosmetic injectables procedures, more chemical peel treatments, more laser skin rejuvenation, and more medical microdermabrasions vs. more invasive treatments. The ASPS reported that botox injections and other minimally-invasive procedures increased by 6% from 2009 to 2010. Also, men contributed significantly to this growth. Botox procedures increased 9% and dermal fillers treatments increased 10% for men.  Finally, business from repeat customers increased by 13% from 2009 to 2010. In support of this market growth, the IAPAM has tailored its educational programs, like its Aesthetic Medicine Symposium with Botox Training (http://www.aestheticmedicinesymposium.com), to ensure physicians have hands-on botox training, and can start offering aesthetic medicine procedures immediately after attending.  Read more

               

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