Perfecting the Patient Consult
Understanding what keeps prospective patients from booking can help increase your scheduling ratios.

The world’s most successful cosmetic practices have on-the-spot procedure scheduling ratios approaching 70%. For the average practice, however, just 15% to 20% of patients schedule their procedures immediately. To bridge this gap, one must understand why patients don’t schedule while in consultation. Typically it is one of two reasons: a lack of funds or fear of...

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DermaSculpt Microcannula

Flexible, blunt-tipped DermaSculpt Microcannulas from Cosmofrance come in a range of sizes—18G to 30G and 1-inch to 2 ¾-inches in length—for facial dermal filler injections. The advantages of...

Intelligent permanent makeup system

The Nouveau Contour Intelligent permanent makeup system features state-of-the-art software that consistently calculates the best needle frequency for various skin structures, so practitioners can...

Liposonix

The Liposonix nonsurgical fat removal device from Solta Medical uses high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to permanently destroy fat cells 1cm to 2cm below the surface of the skin. Clinical...

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Perfecting the Patient Consult
Understanding what keeps prospective patients from booking can help increase your scheduling ratios.

The world’s most successful cosmetic practices have on-the-spot procedure scheduling ratios approaching 70%. For the average practice, however, just 15% to 20% of patients schedule their...

Preparing the Canvas
Facelift patients benefit from pre-surgery education and access to adjunctive skincare services.

Facelift patients have great expectations for their surgery outcomes, but not all aging concerns of the face can be addressed with lifting alone. By combining surgery with pre- and post-operative...

Phone Staff Scripting
A well-trained and personable receptionist is key to converting inquiries to appointments.

A ringing telephone represents an opportunity, and it is one of the most powerful marketing tools in your practice. The average plastic surgery facility fails to convert more than 100 telephone...

June 26-30

Vegas Cosmetic Surgery 2013 International Multi-Specialty Symposium, Bellagio Resort, Las Vegas. Contact: 877.673.3273, www.multi-specialty.org

July 27-29

International Master Course on Aging Skin (IMCAS) Asia, Suntec Exhibition & Convention Center. Contact: contact@imcas.com, www.imcas.com

July 31-August 4

American Academy of Dermatology Summer Meeting, The Hilton New York, New York City. Contact: 866.503.7546,...