THE Aesthetic Show Leads $3.8 Billion Industry Resurgence

LAS VEGAS, May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 2,000 physicians, practice staff members, researchers, Wall Street analysts and industry executives will gather at the Caesars Palace Las Vegas Resort for THE Aesthetic Show, May 20 – 23, 2010.  Now in its fourth year of operation, this annual medical education and commercial exhibition event has flourished in spite of last year's economic recession, and blossomed into an annual learning destination open to all aesthetic providers.  

THE Aesthetic Show will feature clinical presentations, technical exhibits and hands-on workshops covering the hottest aesthetic procedures, including facial skin rejuvenation, skin tightening, body shaping and the new class of long-lasting facial injectables.  Practice-building seminars for the modern aesthetic practice are also on the agenda.

"Our goal is to constantly generate new content that reflects the dynamic changes in the medical aesthetic field," said Michael Moretti, President of Medical Insight, Inc. and Program Chairman of THE Aesthetic Show.  "Our event concept reflects the evolving reality of the current aesthetic market, where physicians and trained medical professionals from a variety of medical specialties work together to deliver cutting-edge aesthetic procedures to patients," said Moretti.

To meet the evolving educational needs of aesthetic practices today, THE Aesthetic Show has added a Pre-Show Day devoted to the Certified Aesthetic Consultant (CAC) curriculum, where staff members can learn the high-level skills related to practice management and marketing from leading experts during an intense one-day session.  In addition, the Pre-Show Day includes sessions on Controversies in Aesthetic Medicine and THE Aesthetic Business Forum.

At THE Aesthetic Business Forum, attendees will enjoy a detailed analysis of the aesthetic industry from both an economic and technology standpoint.  This is an opportunity to obtain a multi-year market forecast and obtain visibility regarding the robust product development pipeline.  Speakers include Wall Street analysts and top executives from leading companies:

• Michael Moretti: President, Medical Insight, Inc. - Global Aesthetic Market Analysis and Forecast
• Nancy Briefs: CEO, Eleme Medical - Reshaping the Way You View Body Shaping
• Robert Ruck: Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, Sciton, Inc. - Aesthetic Market Trends in Asia
• Louis Scafuri: CEO, Syneron Medical - Strategies to Stabilize the Medical Aesthetic Industry
• Steve Willoughby: Senior Analyst, Cleveland Research Company - A Wall Street Analysis of Recent Aesthetic Industry Trends
• Peter Bye: Analyst, Jefferies and Company - Investor Perspective of the Medical Aesthetic Market
• Tom Weldon: Chairman, The Innovation Factory - The New Parameters for Starting a Medical Aesthetic Venture
• John Dobak: CEO, Lithera - Pharmaceutical Lipoplasty: Developing a Novel Treatment Approach to Local Fat Reduction
• Bob Curtis: CEO, Myoscience - Cold is the New Cool
• Keith Leonard: CEO, Kythera - A Novel Injectable Drug for Reduction of Localized Fat
• Dennis Condon: President, Bioform Medical - Not All New Technology is New

According to the recent Global Aesthetic Market VIII research report released by Medical Insight, the global market for aesthetic products is signaling a sales rebound as consumers and businesses resume spending.  Medical Insight reports 2009 total sales of aesthetic products to be $3.8 billion with expansion of 12.3% per year to more than $6.8 billion by the end of the forecast period. "Although the aesthetic industry contracted in 2009 due to a deepening global recession, consumer demand for cost effective treatments that address significant age-related problems drives a highly sustainable long-term market," said Moretti.

Leading corporate sponsors of THE Aesthetic Show include: Allergan Medical (NYSE:AGN), Alma Lasers, Canfield Imaging Systems, Cutera (Nasdaq:CUTR), Cynosure (Nasdaq:CYNO), Deka Medical, Eclipse, Eleme Medical, Medicis (NYSE:MRX), Merz Aesthetics, Lutronic, Obagi (Nasdaq:OMPI), Palomar (Nasdaq:PMTI), Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE:SNY), Sciton, Solta Medical (Nasdaq:SLTM), Sound Surgical Technologies, Syneron/Candela (Nasdaq:ELOS).

To learn more about this ground-breaking event, visit www.aestheticshow.com

About THE Aesthetic Show and Medical Insight, Inc.

THE Aesthetic Show is a business unit of Medical Insight, Inc. and the largest medical education meeting focused completely on aesthetic medicine. To learn more, visit www.AestheticShow.com.  Medical Insight, a progressive media company specializing in medical aesthetics, produces the leading trade publications and live events in this sector. THE Aesthetic Guide, published by Medical Insight, is widely considered the most influential journal in the field of medical aesthetics, with over 30,000 readers in the U.S. and Europe.

Founded by Michael Moretti in 1993, Medical Insight, Inc. 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, Inc., visit www.MiiNews.com.

SOURCE Medical Insight, Inc.