Medical Insight to Hold the First Asian Aesthetic Forum at 22nd World Congress of Dermatology

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., May 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical Insight, Inc., a progressive media company and publisher of THE Asian Aesthetic Guide(TM), will be hosting THE Asian Aesthetic Forum at the 22nd World Congress of Dermatology (WCD) on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at the Grand Intercontinental COEX in Seoul, Korea. This is the first event of its kind focused entirely on strategic aesthetic business opportunities and market development in the rapidly growing Asia Pacific region. Top executives from the leading manufacturers, along with medical community thought leaders, will present their views and vision regarding this key segment of the global aesthetic market. Held from 18.00 - 20.30 pm, the event will begin with a professional networking cocktail party, followed by awards and presentations.

Invited industry speakers include: Shimon Eckhouse, chairman, Syneron (Nasdaq: ELOS); Bill Humphries, president, Stiefel, a GSK Company (NYSE: GSK); Kamal Abbasi, regional director Asia Pacific, Galderma; Ian Caroll, commercial operations director, Galderma; John D. Rogers, M.D., M.P.H., Sr. regional director, Asia Pacific, Allergan Medical (NYSE: AGN); Aaron Kim, general manager Asia Pacific, Merz Aesthetics; and Robert Mann, Sr. VP and general manager, Lumenis.

Michael Gold, M.D., clinical assistant professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, will chair a panel discussion with invited clinicians including Henry Chan, M.D., Ph.D., a dermatologist in Hong Kong; Woraphong Manuskiatti, M.D., professor of dermatology at Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University (Bangkok, Thailand); Kyle Koo-Il Seo, M.D., Ph.D., dermatologist (Seoul, Korea) and vice president of the 22nd WCD; and Woffles Wu, M.D., a plastic surgeon from Singapore.

Michael Moretti, publisher of THE Asian Aesthetic Guide, will present an overview of the Asia Pacific marketplace. According to Mr. Moretti, "Our research indicates that there is strong Asia Pacific growth occurring across all major aesthetic treatment categories. The market for energy-based devices is expected to experience 8.5% CAGR through 2014; body shaping and skin tightening devices will be at 17% for the same period. Dermal fillers will also experience a robust 16.0% CAGR, and neurotoxins will grow at a rate of 15.2% as manufacturers expand distribution." All attendees at the Forum will receive an exclusive Asian Aesthetic Market Executive Briefing report.

Held only every four to five years in differing global locations - and for the first time in Korea - the 22nd World Congress of Dermatology is expected to draw more than 10,000 dermatologists, with a majority coming from Asia. Medical Insight will be providing complimentary copies of THE Asian Aesthetic Guide to all attendees.

ABOUT MEDICAL INSIGHT, INC.

Medical Insight, a progressive media company specializing in medical aesthetics, produces the leading trade publications and live events in this sector. THE Asian Aesthetic Guide, available in both print and online formats, joins a family of leading Medical Insight trade publications. THE Aesthetic Guide(R) and THE European Aesthetic Guide(TM) are widely considered the most influential journals in the field of medical aesthetics, with over 60,000 readers in the U.S. and Europe. Medical Insight also produces a highly successful medical education meeting and commercial exhibition, THE Aesthetic Show™, held in Las Vegas. Now in its fifth year of operation, this unique show attracts thousands of aesthetic physicians and industry executives.

Founded by Michael Moretti in 1993, Medical Insight also collects and reports industry data on procedure volume and revenues, product sales, new product introductions, market forecasts and trend analysis. For information on research services offered by Medical Insight, visit www.miinews.com.

Contact: Michael Moretti
Medical Insight, Inc.
(949) 830-5409
Email: [email protected]

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