The 2019 A-List

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Protecting the Practice: Navigating Offers from MSOs & Private Equity

Unsolicited offers are a regular occurrence in private equity-backed marketplaces. Private equity groups (PEGs) purchase a platform or group of practices and then must feed and grow that platform to i...

Brain, Body, & Breath: The Impact of Cognitive Yoga

Cognitive yoga blends ancient yogic sciences with cognitive techniques to enhance mental, emotional, and physical well-being. This holistic approach focuses on integrating the mind, body, and brain th...

The Dotted Line: Key Considerations Before Signing a Business Lease

Selecting the right lease is crucial for the success and stability of a skin care business. With a long-term commitment at stake, it is essential to consider numerous factors before signing on the dot...

The Many Sides to Darutoside: A Powerhouse Ingredient in Skin Care

More than a buzzword in the skin care industry, darutoside is a natural compound extracted from the plant Sigesbeckia orientalis. Commonly known as St. Paul’s wort, this plant is used in traditional...

The Many Sides to Darutoside: A Powerhouse Ingredient in Skin Care

The Multimodality Effect: Maximizing Results, Return, & Revenue

In the increasingly competitive aesthetics and dermatology industry, integrating evidence-based skin care into treatment protocols is not just beneficial, it is essential. Achieving superior clinical ...

First-of-its-Kind: Cold Ablative Fiber Laser Technology

First-of-its-Kind: Cold Ablative Fiber Laser Technology Despite the skin care industry’s continuous evolution, one thing that never changes is the growing consumer need for solutions to aging, ac...

Risk & Reward: Managing a Growing Medical Spa

Last July, a Texas woman received an intravenous (IV) infusion at a local medical spa. Soon thereafter, she experienced tightness in her chest, trouble breathing, and she passed out. After being taken...

The 2019 A-List

The skin care industry is rich with top-rate, professional product lines from hundreds of distinguished companies. But, some clearly stand out above the rest, lining the shelves of professional clinics and spas throughout the world. What makes these leading brands so successful? How did they become the icons that they are? The answer, of course, is the incredible people behind them.

This year, in our 2019 A-List, DERMASCOPE Magazine is proud to recognize a well-deserving list of outstanding individuals for the excellence they have brought to the industry. Titans of skin care, they have inspired changed, redefined standards, and set the pace for others to follow. These exemplary innovators were selected on the merits of their contributions to the aesthetics industry – from exceptional product development to impressive educational efforts. They were carefully vetted for high standards, significant industry presence, and status as role models for aesthetic professionals. Those that made it onto 2019’s A-List are a group that DERMASCOPE can proudly say has paved the future of aesthetics.