Solta Medical Opens New Fraxel and Thermage R&D Center
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Solta Medical, the new parent company of Thermage and Fraxel, has announced plans to open an ‘Aesthetic Center’ that will function as both a research and development hub and a physician training facility. The activities within the center will focus on (and hopefully advance) all of the innovative AED technologies that have been merged under the Solta Medical name.
The Solta Medical Aesthetic Center will incorporate a biomedical engineering lab and an in-house clinic, both of which will allow physicians to take part in ongoing product research. In the company press release, dermatologist Vic Narurkar MD says, this “will allow the company’s optics and biomedical engineers to share data and receive immediate clinical feedback about their work in new product development and existing product enhancement.”
The grand opening is scheduled to coincide with the 67th annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology in San Francisco, which will bring together physicians and industry professionals for in-depth discussion on topics like laser skin resurfacing and skin tightening.
All of these new developments and collaborations in the field create an environment in which it is not unreasonable to expect some exciting new technological advancements in the cosmetic surgery and dermatology industry.
