Contents
MedEsthetics (ISSN 1937-2140 & USPS 024-336), Volume 13, No.5, July/August 2017 is published monthly except in February, June, August and December by Creative Age Communications, Inc., 7628 Densmore Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91406-
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COVER: Wendy Roberts, MD
PHOTOGRAPHY:Cory Sorensen
July/August 2017, Volume 13, Number 5
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
14 Business Consult
by David J. Waldron
Future-proofi ng your IT systems
20 Legal Issues
by Alex R. Thiersch, JD
Understanding laser contracts
40 Adding e-Commerce
by Karen Appold
Getting started with online retail sales
52 An Oasis in the Desert
by Shelley Moench-Kelly, MBA
Wendy Roberts, MD, on the benefi ts of
generational dermatology
TOOLS & TECHNIQUES
24 Details
by Raminder Saluja, MD
Multi-pass RF for periorbital rhytides
28 Winning Combinations
by Inga Hansen
Physicians share their favorite
combination treatments
36 Blemish Control
Products addressing acne and
pigmentation concerns
44 Collagen Builders
Antiaging skin care for patients
46 Prepping the Canvas
by Linda W. Lewis
Pre-treatment protocols for laser
skin resurfacing
50 Aesthetic Technologies
Aesthetic devices for your practice
57 Redness Relief
Rosacea, anti-redness and
postprocedure products
64 Newsmakers
by Inga Hansen
Tunable silver particles
for photothermolysis
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IN EVERY ISSUE
8 Best Practices
12 Introductions
58 News & Events
62 Advertiser Index
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