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Thank you to all of our attendees at our New Year, New Rear event – we hope you all enjoy your complimentary facial with Suzanne.

Congrats to Laura H. who won our $4,000 Body by Thermage treatment.

Stay tuned for our February Fresh Face Event on February 27th!

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Thermage Inc. has undergone significant changes after acquiring the fractional laser manufacturer Reliant Technologies.

“Solta Medical” has become the new corporate name and a new logo has been created for the Thermage product.

The acquisition of Reliant Tech was initiated last year and recently finalized.  Reliant Tech was known for making the succesful brand of Fraxel laser skin resurfacing systems, which are now also under the umbrella of Solta Medical.

Thermage and Fraxel also feature new, more user-friendly websites that show an obvious departure from their previous, more clinical designs.

A new stock ticker symbol will be recognized as “SLTM” on the Nasdaq.

In a recent press release, Solta President Stephen J. Fanning commented, “the name and ticker symbol changes are a great start to the New Year and a key milestone in the integration of the acquisition of Reliant Technologies Inc.”

The acquisition of Mountain View, California based Reliant Technologies by Thermage Inc. was recently completed.  The deal was reportedly valued at approximately $66.2 million in stock and cash. Reliant has become a fixture in the cosmetic surgery market, largely because of the success of Fraxel, its brand of fractional laser technology treatment.

The acquisition required $23 million in stock shares, $25 million cash and must assume $7 million of Reliant’s debt.  Shares of Reliant stock have dropped since the deal was publicized in July.

With the effectiveness of Fraxel laser technology, Reliant has been a highly profitable company.  Fraxel treatments stimulate collagen growth and resurface skin by penetrating the outer dermis with ‘fractional’ microscopic laser columns.  The patient’s natural, bodily healing process then promotes skin rejuvenation and collagen growth.

Thermage is known for marketing a unique, non-invasive skin treatment that uses radiofrequency technology to heat and subsequently tighten skin.  The treatment is also said to improve superficial skin characteristics like texture and tone.

In Seattle, Dr. Stacy is one of the few cosmetic practices offering both Fraxel Repair and Thermage. Dr. Stacy has been a physician trainer for Thermage and provides highly effective combination treatments customized to each individual’s needs.

On January 8th, Radiesse manufacturer Bioform Medical Inc. reported that 1 million syringes of the dermal filler have been shipped globally since 2002.

Radiesse is most commonly used treat age related facial imperfections like nasolabial folds, deep wrinkles and lipoatrophy.  It has been marketed for cosmetic and therapeutic use in Europe since 2002 and in 2006, FDA approval for aesthetic facial treatments was granted in the United States, expanding Radiesse’ use beyond therapeutic treatments to include subdermal implantation.

Ten-thousand medical practices have administered Radiesse – a landmark achievement that cements the company’s position as one of the global market leaders in cosmetic surgery products.  The few products that have achieved such global appeal and warrant a comparison, are fillers composed of collagen or hyaluronic acid, both of which have been on the market for a longer period of time.

To read more about how Radiesse is used at Dr. Stacy cosmetic in Seattle, see our website here.

Reliant Technologies Inc. recently debuted an impressive new website for Fraxel, the technology that we offer at Dr. Stacy Cosmetic for skin resurfacing and rejuvenation.

Fraxel.com now features an impressive flash-animation layout and displays recent clinical data, patient educational materials, videos/product demonstrations and for patients, an easier ability to compare each Fraxel systems’ intensity level and expected results.

According to Fraxel spokespersons, the intention is to educate patients and physicians on Fraxel and provide “credible information on what makes Fraxel the gold standard in skin rejuvenation.”