Technology of Beauty

With an economic downturn looming on the horizon, patients still want to look their best — but they might not know how to pay for the procedures they desire. With his latest venture, Yes Doctor, Dr. Tim Sayed hopes to "optimize the market and lending rates for both patients and surgeons" by delivering fully qualified and financed patients directly to plastic surgeons. The rare plastic su...

It seems as though the hottest topic in aesthetics right now is exosomes. And if the research we're seeing tells us anything, herein lies the potential to remake the entire subject of healing, let alone revolutionizing aesthetics as we know it. Yes, it sounds almost exaggerated or absurd — but the science shows that the more we understand about exosomes, the more likely it is that we can leve...

On this week's episode we hear from a man with an innovative vision for the future of aesthetics real estate — Cloud Medspas. Vansanity Founder Ignacio Fanlo sits down in the studio to discuss how the startup's Silicon-Valley-inspired business model is empowering independent providers through on-demand access to treatment space, capital equipment, and product, as well a host of ongoing b...

In this episode of The Technology of Beauty, Dr. Grant Stevens interviews CEO Brian Phillips & CCO Sean Shapiro of MedShift.    By offering bundled subscription services for state-of-art equipment and technology, MedShift provides mutual benefit for practices and manufacturers.    Doctors can choose from a menu of industry-leading aesthetic devices and begin delivering services to patients wit...

Galderma recently made national headlines with a new neurotoxin that promises rapid onset and long duration up to 6 months — and while that may sound too good to be true, the data comes directly from two phase III clinical studies. If that were the only news Galderma CEO Flemming Ørnskov had for us, it would be worthy of an episode in itself. But in this interview with Dr. Grant Stevens, he announ...

It’s one thing to say you want to do a better job in aesthetic medicine, to enhance your offerings, and “be part of something bigger.” It’s another thing entirely to actually achieve it. Drawing on experience gained as an executive at Lumenis, Biolase, Allergan and Medicis, Athenix CEO James Haefner set out to find a way to achieve consistent, reproducible results while maximizing the value of a p...

"A lot of what's happening in the world of industry and aesthetics happens here." Welcome to the Aesthetics Innovation Summit in San Diego, where that quote from Dr. Steve Dayan has never been more true. For while "innovation" as a word can tend toward overuse, at AIS we find factual transformation and metamorphosis in the most creative and novel developments the aesthetic...

We are proud to present a very special episode featuring BeautyHealth Executive Chairman Brent Saunders, recorded live at AIS 2022. Best known in the aesthetic world as the former Chairman/President/CEO of Allergan, Brent's impressive leadership resume includes PwC, Bausch + Lomb, and Cisco (not to mention his $1.1 billion SPAC deal to take HydraFacial public in 2021). In this Keynote Intervi...

In this episode, Dr. Grant Stevens discusses the intersection of aesthetics and private equity with Ezra Simons of Physician Growth Partners. Ezra's experience with the expansion of provider service networks and service line offerings for health systems gave him a deep knowledge of day-to-day operations of physician practices and groups — which is all to say, he is uniquely qualified to navig...

When Enrique Rangel first entered the world of aesthetic lead management, he was shocked to discover that practices were waiting an average of nine and a half hours to follow up on their leads. Maybe that doesn't sound egregious at first — after all, plastic surgeons and medspas can get pretty busy. But considering that many other industries respond to their leads within minutes, the need for...

In this special traveling episode of The Technology of Beauty, recorded live in Park City at the 15th American-Brazilian Aesthetic Meeting, Dr. Grant Stevens sits down for micro interviews with over a dozen movers and shakers from the aesthetics business. Tune in to get a feel for the buzz at ABAM 2022 and hear about the latest products and clinical developments emerging in the aesthetic world. Fe...

In this episode, Dr. Grant Stevens welcomes Dr. Shari Sperling and Ari Katz of Sperling Dermatology for something a little different from our regular programming — our first installment of The Entrepreneurs of Aesthetics, where we invite innovative aesthetic business owners to break down how they built their practices from the ground up. In only a five year span from opening to becoming the #1 bod...

In this episode, Dr. Grant Stevens discusses the Ellacor™ micro-coring system with Karen Cronholm, President and CEO of Cytrellis Biosystems. Promising to improve more severe wrinkles, not just fine lines, this new FDA approved approach to non-surgical facial rejuvenation is designed to eliminate excess skin on the microscale. What's more, healing time for patients is typically faster than wi...

“I always go in directions where everyone thinks you can’t do something. I’m not a follower. I like to blaze new ground, and I like to take on hard challenges.” When it comes to biodesign and medical device innovation, Josh Makower takes a different approach. Unimpressed by incremental improvements and copycat products, Josh and his team insist on filling gaps in the market by pioneering breakthro...

In this episode, Dr. Grant Stevens interviews Tim Holt, the CEO of R2 Technologies, to discuss how his company is leading a revolution in cryoaesthetics with Glacial Rx. Learn how cryomodulation works to effectively reduce dermal inflammation and address skin lesions while providing a patient experience that Dr. Grant himself describes as relaxing and soothing. You'll also want to tune in for...

How do you properly introduce a man who is the author of over 60 US patents, the co-founder, chairman and key investor in 20+ companies, and the inventor of IPL technology? It may well be impossible to do justice to Dr. Shimon Eckhouse's legacy and contributions to aesthetics. In this exclusive interview with Dr. Grant Stevens, Dr. Eckhouse tells us not just what he did, but how he did it, in...

To start off with a bang for the first episode of 2022, Dr. Grant Stevens invites InBrace Senior VP Brent Hauser to discuss a category creator that could rival Fraxel, CoolSculpting, and Botox … but in the field of aesthetic dentistry. With Solta, Zeltiq, Allergan, and AbbVie on his resume, Brent brings over two decades of aesthetic experience to his latest venture — a truly revolutionary Smartwir...

In the last episode of 2021, Dr. Grant Stevens interviews a serial entrepreneur who has dedicated much of his career to helping aesthetic practices solve problems through the use of technology. With a background in software, Izhak Muesli’s first foray into aesthetics was as the founder and CEO of practice analytics platform Atlas KPI. Following a successful exit, he developed a lead management sys...

In this episode, Dr. Grant Stevens discusses both the history and future of Botox with the Canadian eye doctor who is credited with spearheading its use in cosmetic applications, Dr. Jean Carruthers. Having used botulinum toxin as an ophthalmologist to treat blepharospasm (a condition that forces the eyes to involuntarily shut), Dr. Carruthers discovered that one of her patients loved what it did...

In this episode, Dr. Grant Stevens sits down with one of the eminent leaders of the aesthetic dermatology space in Jonah Shacknai. As the Founder and 23-year CEO of Medicis, Jonah was responsible for bringing hyaluronic fillers to the U.S. when his company received FDA approval for Restylane® in 2010. While he could be described as a pioneer, he describes himself as “an American entrepreneur.” Wit...

In this episode, Dr. Stevens interviews Moshe Segebre, President and Founder of Estetique Inc. USA, a provider of non-invasive medical aesthetic equipment present in over 1,000 centers in 25 countries. With the goal of "reinventing the non-invasive market in the USA and Latin America alike", Moshe was one of the first in the aesthetic space to focus on servicing clients across South Amer...

Dr. Grant Stevens chats with Bill Carpou, CEO of Octane — the organization that brings you the Aesthetics Tech Summit, Ophthalmology Tech Summit, and other MedTech events.  Listen as Bill explains his four cornerstones for driving innovation and growth: content and thought leadership, a foundation that serves as a launchpad accelerator, support from venture capital, and a consulting platform for o...

In this episode, Dr. Grant Stevens interviews Gus Rhodes. A veteran of the medical device industry, Gus was with the original Thermage company that pioneered non-surgical skin tightening through the use of radiofrequency. He then went on to work with Relient Technologies, where the category of non-ablative, fractional skin resurfacing was first created with the introduction of the Fraxel family of...

Dr. Grant Stevens sits down with the recently appointed CEO of OrangeTwist, Paul Gainer.  Paul previously served as the Exec. VP, Disney Retail & Stores Worldwide where oversaw the brand's global retail strategy, including 350 stores, e-commerce, and over $50B in annual consumer sales. Needless to say, he is no stranger to the retail game.  It's only fitting then that he join the bra...

In this episode, Dr. Grant Steven chats with Dom Serafino (Founder & CEO) and Chad Zaring (COO) of Venus Concept about the company's innovative model for aesthetic medical device sales, the story behind the company's beginnings, and how Venus is working to better align incentives between manufacturer and physician. The trio also shares their views on the current state of the medical...