Report: Almost 4 million Botox treatments performed in 2005

The number of cosmetic procedures climbed to more than 10.2 million last year, most of them office-based, minimally invasive cosmetic fixes such as Botox injections.

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The number of cosmetic procedures climbed to more than 10.2 million last year, most of them office-based, minimally invasive cosmetic fixes such as Botox injections.
The number of surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic procedures in the United States increased by 44 percent in 2004 to a total of nearly 11.9 million, according to statistics released today by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). The number of surgical procedures increased 17 percent and the number of nonsurgical procedures increased 51 percent from the previous year. The most frequently performed procedure was Botox injection and the most popular surgical procedure was liposuction. ASAPS, a national not-for-profit organization for education and research in cosmetic plastic surgery, annually conducts the nation's most authoritative survey of U.S. physicians performing cosmetic procedures.
Between 2002 and 2004, the medical spa industry grew by 109%. The demand is far from being met, and 2005 is going to see the largest number of Medical Spa openings yet. If you are going to open a Medical Spa this year, check out these 9 tips to Medical Spa Startup Success.
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon from Beverly Hills, Now in Raleigh, NC Believes Plastic Surgery Reality Television is Not Reality at all.
Plastic Surgeon in Raleigh, North Carolina Specializing in Breast Enhancement discusses Natural-appearing Breast Augmentation: The Importance of Breast Implant Size and Position
Blue Water Spa , a medical spa and laser center in Raleigh NC. The Raleigh day spa is owned by Kile Law. Kile was awarded the 2005 Humanitarian of the Year Award in the Spa Industry. The Award was presented at the Southern Spa Conference November 6, 2005
Triangle Business Journal has named Blue Water Spa and Michael Law MD Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Center one of the top companies to work for in the Triangle, in its annual Best Places to Work Awards program. The award recognizes the company’s achievements in creating a positive work environment that attracts and retains employees through a combination of benefits, working conditions and company culture.
RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 31, 2005 -- Medical spas are the fastest growing segment of the spa market and one of the most popular franchises available today. Many physicians are expanding their medical practices to embrace the medical spa concept. The appeal to physicians is not just financial, but an opportunity to spend more time with patients.
Time-squeezed patients can now get a strep throat culture, a flu shot, or even urinary tract infection treatment at some Wal-Mart or Target stores, CVS pharmacies, and local supermarkets. But don't ask for the doctor.
"The specialties that hospitals offer, and that residents choose, play an important role in determining the direction of medicine. Give a man a hammer and everything's a nail; make him a surgeon, and everyone needs an operation.
The problem is that because it takes so long to train new doctors—10 years after medical school in some fields—the models used to suss out future needs don't work well. They can account easily for future population and fairly well for the diseases people will have, but they can only make wild guesses about what technologies and treatments will be available to treat those diseases. The pediatrics my father learned during his residency in the late 1960s is different from the pediatrics he practiced in the 1980s and '90s—when there were new vaccines, new treatment guidelines, and even new diseases. When a government committee issued an influential report in 1980 about the supply of physicians, cardiac stents (the small mesh tubes that keep Vice President Dick Cheney's heart beating) hadn't even been invented. So, how could the committee guess how many invasive cardiologists would be needed today?"
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), the leading national organization of board-certified plastic surgeons who specialize in cosmetic surgery, offers its predictions for cosmetic surgery in 2005. Predictions are based on interviews with leading plastic surgeons around the country.
Blue Water Spa is a plastic surgery medical spa in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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