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IAPAM Aesthetic Medicine Symposium with Botox Training - Sept 18-19, 2010

Presented by the IAPAM, the Aesthetic Medicine Symposium is designed by physicians for physicians who are looking to add aesthetics or medical weight management to their existing practice, open a medical spa, or work as a medical director. This is the only aesthetic medicine conference program available that combines the business and clinical aspects of incorporating aesthetic medicine procedures into your practice, along with one year unlimited practice support. Read more

               

IAPAM Aesthetic Medicine Symposium with Botox Training - Oct 23-24, 2010

Presented by theIAPAM, the Aesthetic Medicine Symposium is designed by physicians for physicians who are looking to add aesthetics to their existing practice, open a medical spa, or work as a medical director. This is the only aesthetic medicine conference program available that combines the business and clinical aspects of incorporating aesthetic medicine procedures into your practice, along with one year unlimited practice support. Read more

               

Statistics Confirm that Botox Training Spells Success for Capturing Minimally-Invasive Market

The International Association for Physicians In Aesthetic Medicine (IAPAM) offers the industry’s leading hCG for weight loss, aesthetic medicine and Botox training for physicians. The IAPAM’s Aesthetic Medicine Symposium offers the most comprehensive clinical and business training for doctors looking to add minimally-invasive procedures to a healthcare business.  The IAPAM’s training focuses on combining the top-5 non-invasive procedures in order to create a successful aesthetic practice. 

RealSelf’s Consumer Cosmetic Treatment Survey, conducted by Harris Interactive, reported that, “if money were not an issue,”  69% of adults would seek out minimally invasive procedures.  This was an increase over 2009 reports, by 14%.  Of the treatments that adults would entertain, teeth whitening was at the top of the list (48%), followed by hair removal (27%), cellulite treatments (14%), vein treatments (13%), dermal filler procedures (12%), laser skin treatments (9%), chemical peels and botox (7%).   

Equally, the most recent ASPS Statistics show a similarly “good-news” story for minimally invasive treatments. The ASPS reports that there were 11 million cosmetic minimally-invasive procedures performed in 2009, an increase of 1% over 2008, and an astounding increase of 99% over the course of the first decade of this millennium. Surgical procedures declined by 20% over this same 9 year period. Office-based cosmetic procedures were up 6%, and the top non-invasive modalities were reported to be: botulinum toxin type A, soft tissue fillers, chemical peels, medical microdermabrasion, and laser hair removal.

Jeff Russell, Executive Director of the IAPAM, concurs with the findings of the aforementioned reports.  “We are hearing from our members that minimally invasive procedures like cosmetic injectables, medically supervised hCG weight loss as well as microdermabrasion and chemical peels are in tremendous demand by patients, and we are seeing a correlating increase in the demand for our training.  Read more

               

IAPAM Announces Remaining 2010 Dates for Aesthetic Medicine Symposiums with Botox Training and hCG for Weight Loss

Physicians continue to seek out the most comprehensive, hands-on, physician-lead aesthetic medicine training, including botox training, laser, chemical peel, and medical microdermabrasion training, as well as training in adding hCG for Weight Loss to a practice. To meet this need, the IAPAM offers the most up-to date physician aesthetic medicine training, and announces NEW fall dates for its respected Aesthetic Medicine Symposium series in 2010.

As reported in the ASAPS’s 2009 Statistics, the number of patients turning to minimally invasive procedures like: botox, dermal filler injections, laser treatments, chemical peels and microdermabrasion, continued to increase in 2009, whereas surgical options declined by 17%. Therefore, physicians considering the launch of a medspa are making a wise business decision.  The IAPAM’s  Aesthetic Medicine Symposium is designed by physicians for physicians to assist in adding aesthetic medicine to an existing practice, or launching a medical spa.  This multi-day educational event showcases the most important clinical, weight loss, and business aesthetic medicine training.  Without a doubt, physicians who complete the IAPAM’s Symposium have a competitive advantage!

To date, over 350 physicians, as well as their accompanying medspa managers, registered nurses, and assistants, have attended the IAPAM’s Aesthetic Medicine Symposiums.  NEW dates have been announced for fall for the Aesthetic Medicine Symposiums in beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona:

April 24-25, 2010
June 5-6, 2010

NEW
September 18-19, 2010
October 23-24, 2010
December 4-5, 2010 Read more

               

Medical Spa Success Requires Patient Financing

As I continue this series on “Medical Spa Success,” I thinks its very important to discuss offering patient financing options.   In today’s economy its more important than ever to offer your patients multiple financing options for aesthetic procedures, it’s not uncommon for a patient to pay for some of the procedure in cash, check, credit card, and a patient financing credit card. It’s important that you have them all available and clearly displayed. This is the reality of offering cash-based medical spa procedures. One thing you are going to also need to do is offer your patients a patient financing program (a credit card for cosmetic procedures done at a medical spa or doctors office). Read more

               

Physician Botox Training Tips for the New Aesthetic Medicine Physician

Since first introduced to the medical community in 1989 as a treatment for eye muscle disorders, Botulinum Toxin Type A (Botox®) injections have now become the most popular non-invasive aesthetic medical procedure performed in the United States.  According to the American Society for Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), “Botox® procedures rose to 4.6 million performed in 2007, up 13 percent from 2006.”  However, such pervasive market growth has lead to the undesired reality that physicians and non-medical professionals alike mistakenly think that all they need to do to capitalize on the profitability of Botox® for their practice is to simply hang out a sign and start injecting.  Therefore, to both successfully capture a share of this burgeoning market, as well as ensure that practitioners are expertly trained, physicians are challenged to find Botox® training that is professionally delivered, up to date, and procedurally comprehensive. Read more

               

Getting Enlightened About Sunscreens

Las Vegas, Nevada - The dark days of winter are waning, and many Americans are emerging from their homes, schools and offices to enjoy the sunny days ahead.  However, if staying in the shade is not in your plans this summer, then understanding the risks and remediations associated with exposure to the sun is imperative.  Scottsdale dermatologist and IAPAM faculty member, Dr. Jennifer Linder, shares her insight on the latest advancements in sun protection so you can stay safe from its harmful rays.  “Ultraviolet Radiation (UVR) is responsible for up to 90% of all skin cancers and is the most preventable risk factor for this potentially deadly disease.  However, recent science has absolutely given physicians and the public more opportunities for increased sun protection,” heralds Linder.  Here are 5 tips and debunked myths to protect you from “the dark side of the sun.”

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IAPAM Helps Physicians Launch Successful Medical Spas

Comprehensive clinical and business training is the best foundation upon which a successful medical spa can be launched in these difficult economic times.  To provide the practical clinical and business experience needed to open a medical spa or integrate medical aesthetics into an existing practice, the IAPAM (International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine) offers the industry’s most comprehensive Aesthetic Medicine Symposium for new medispa entrants.

With 12,000 Americans turning 50 every day, launching an aesthetic medicine practice should be a solid business endeavour.  However, in order to open a successful and profitable aesthetic medicine practice, physicians need to incorporate these key fundamentals: Read more

               

IAPAM debunks Top 3 Medical Spa Myths

In today’s economy, and given the growth in accessibility and acceptance of aesthetic medicine procedures, it is very important that practitioners understand: “what is working” and “what is not” in their practices, in order to have a successful and profitable medical spa. Debunking the top 3 “Medical Spa Myths” may be all that is standing in the way of any practice from reaching its fullest potential.

The IAPAM (International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine) has reviewed its member profiles in order to identify some of the common traits among its most successful medical spas and aesthetic medicine practices. Jeff Russell comments that, “in our research, we have found that 3 myths prevent success in the industry. They are that… Read more

               

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