| Over the course of the last twenty years,
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| | world also becomes privileged to the
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| members of both the medical and
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| | introduction of new technologies and
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| scientific communities have worked
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| | exciting new applications of energy based
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| diligently to explore the potentials that
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| | equipment. With each new technological
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| energy based devices may hold for
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| | threshold, the industry becomes
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| healthcare and cosmetic applications. As
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| | strengthened and, subsequently,
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| of today, such technologies are a part of
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| | increasingly popular. The advent of
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| modern life, and have become integral
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| | laser hair removal, laser resurfacing,
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| tools to medical and cosmetology
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| | skin tightening and other services over
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| professionals.
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| | the last few years have marked
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| The use of laser, led, intense pulse
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| | significant milestones in the evolution
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| light, radio frequency, and ultrasonic
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| | of this field.
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| energies are now commonplace, and recent
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| | As industry leaders and research groups
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| advances in the efficiencies of these
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| | continue to work to understand the
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| technologies have finally created
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| | potential that these technologies hold,
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| reproducible services and procedures that
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| | we can only expect that each passing year
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| meet patient and client expectations.
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| | will be marked by new applications and
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| So what does the future hold for these
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| | new tools to further bolster this rapidly
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| incredible technologies? While surgical
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| | expanding industry.
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| laser equipment, for example, has become
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| | Another topic of interest that will
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| prevalent in hospitals and outpatient
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| | surely receive a great deal of attention
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| surgery facilities, the largest segment
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| | with regard to the use of lasers in skin
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| of market growth has clearly been in the
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| | care will be seen in related state and
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| cosmetic and medical spa industry. At
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| | local legislative activities. Currently
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| roughly $20 billion in annual sales in
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| | each state has been charged with the task
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| 2006, the medical spa industry is a force
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| | of regulating its medical spas, but there
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| to be reckoned with.
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| | are no two states that operate under the
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| Lasers and energy based technologies are
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| | same exact set of rules. This is likely
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| at the heart of this emerging industry.
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| | to change as each state looks for a
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| In these environments, lasers and similar
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| | standard to follow.
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| devices are utilized for the permanent
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| | Common issues include the question of
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| reduction of unwanted hair, the
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| | what type of professional is qualified to
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| eradication of tattoos or sun spots, the
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| | provide these services in a safe and
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| elimination of wrinkles, the tightening
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| | effective manner, what type of education
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| of skin, the treatment of acne, and much
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| | or training should be required, what is
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| more.
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| | the role of the physician, and how is the
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| Medical Laser Insight and many other
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| | equipment itself to be regulated. It is
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| industry reporting groups have estimated
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| | likely to be at least ten years or more
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| that the medical spa industry will reach
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| | before all of these issued may be settled
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| in excess of $110 billion in annual sales
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| | and standard policies are accepted on a
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| revenue within the next ten years. As an
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| | national basis.
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| integral part of this industry, there
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| | The bottom line is that lasers and energy
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| will no doubt be an obvious correlation
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| | based equipment are now a part of the
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| with the growth of equipment
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| | skin care industry and are no longer a
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| manufacturing and medical spa support
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| | futuristic concept. As the esthetics
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| firms that will all stand to benefit from
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| | industry and its clients continue to
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| the increasing popularity of these
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| | embrace these technologies, the sky is
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| advanced skin care services.
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| | truly the limit for what the next twenty
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| With each passing year, the medical spa
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| | years may hold.
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