Basic Aesthetic Training Course Sept 12-13 Cindy Graf Consulting

I have a Basic Aesthetic course coming up in Milwaukee on Sunday, September 12 and Monday September 13, 2010 if you have any wives, nurses, office staff, girlfriends, nurse practitioners, PAs, physicians, aestheticians that would like to be trained on the basics of laser/ light, medical microdermabrasion, chemical peels, post surgical [...]

In uncertain times use Flex Nurses!

If you are still feeling uncertain about the economy and are busy now…considering using Pool nurses to help with in office surgeries, check in and check out.

Fall is coming…get your marketing plan ready now for your medical spa!

Fall and spring are great times to market to sell big packages and increase revenue stream in the medical spa.  Hate to talk about it already with summer in full swing but now is the time.  Plan Sept-Nov with Clean Up Summer Sun Damage ads, promotions.  Get your skin care vendors involved.  Host a back [...]

Service Contracts may be a forgotten expense in the Medical Spa!

Service contracts are many times a forgotten $surprise$ in the

medical spa industry.  Most manufacturers charge 10%

per year for both IPL and laser.  There is sometimes a

savings for platform technologies that have one box

(platform) with add as you desire handpieces for hair

removal, photorejuvenation, wrinkles, tightening.

Check it out!

Here is a link to an article I did for [...]

Frequent visits in the medspa treatment room keep protocols in check

If you are a physician or manager trying to maintain high standards of care in your medical spa, make frequent, unannounced stops to say hello to patients during treatments.  This will assure that your staff is always on their toes and impress patients of your involvement in their care.  For more information on these medical [...]

Selling Cosmetic Services takes practice!

There are 10\”Selling Cosmetic Services\” steps to performing a successful cosmetic consultation  that produces CASH!

(click on Selling Cosmetic Services to see a sample consultation by the laser queen!)

Ask the client “Look in the Mirror with Me”
Identify concerns that the client has, make a note of these.
Match up skin care products, injectables and laser/light treatments that [...]

Take this survey to help us develop educational tools for aesthetic industry!

Did you know that 65 percent of the cosmetic medical businesses started do not realize their planned financial success?  Be apart of the solution!  Our industry needs education.  Take this 10 question survey and help us to understand what educational tools that you need to be successful!!!    Click on the link!  
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Take the Leap: Six Steps to Successfully Adding a New Aesthetic Service

September 1, 2009
Taking the leap: 6 steps to successfully adding a new aesthetic service
By Lisette Hilton
Cosmetic Surgery Times

WITH TODAY’S UNCERTAIN ECONOMY, does it make sense in a “demand lull” for cosmetic surgeons to explore adding an aesthetic procedure to try to maximize revenue from their current patient base? One expert answers with a cautious yes, [...]