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29 May

Evolus Redefines Medical Aesthetics Industry

David Moatazedi, president and chief executive officer of Evolus, spoke with Jenny B. High quality, editor in chief of Beauty Inc., to debate medical aesthetics. The category is recent to the WWD Beauty Inc. CEO Summit — as High quality nodded to the evolution and widening of the sweetness industry. Moatazedi, who held multiple leadership positions within the medical aesthetics space, noted the rise and transformation of medical aesthetics — particularly neurotoxins — within the last 20 years.  “This category has transformed — especially over the past five years — where this younger generation of Millennials or younger views it very in another way than their parents,” Moatazedi said. “The older generation was introduced to medical aesthetics through a conventional medical doctor route.” Notably, there are greater than 30,000 medical...
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6 Jan

Predestined: How A Medical School Rejection Put Sheila Atim

Photo Credit: Lelanie Foster We tell children that they might be anything they wish to be—but Oprah believes we are able to only be what we’re meant to be. Within the case of Ugandan-born British actress Sheila Atim, Oprah could have it exactly right. Atim, 31, who can also be a singer and playwright, has spent her life learning to lean into her passions—and every time she has been hesitant to accomplish that, external forces have conspired to guide her down the proper path.  That was Atim’s outlook when her dream of becoming a physician faded—she recalls that she wasn’t granted any interviews to attend medical school, despite excellent grades and a stellar application. Deeply dissatisfied on the time, Atim now knows...
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2 Jan

Predestined: How A Medical School Rejection Put Sheila Atim

Photo Credit: Lelanie Foster We tell children that they might be anything they need to be—but Oprah believes we will only be what we’re meant to be. Within the case of Ugandan-born British actress Sheila Atim, Oprah can have it exactly right. Atim, 31, who can also be a singer and playwright, has spent her life learning to lean into her passions—and every time she has been hesitant to achieve this, external forces have conspired to steer her down the precise path.  That was Atim’s outlook when her dream of becoming a health care provider faded—she recalls that she wasn’t granted any interviews to attend medical school, despite excellent grades and a stellar application. Deeply dissatisfied on the time, Atim now knows...
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17 Nov

L’Oréal-backed Functionlab Group and FYi Medical Aesthetics to Merge

Functionlab Group and FYi Medical Aesthetics have announced a merger. Terms of the deal, which is slated to shut on Jan. 1, weren't disclosed. Functionlab Group operates a network of 68 aesthetic medicine clinics in Canada as Dermapure and ProjectSkin MD, and owns skincare line Jouviance. It's backed by L’Oréal. L Catterton-backed FYi Medical Aesthetics is a division of Canadian health care organization FYihealth Group, which introduced the division in 2019 after the corporate acquired ReNue, a medical aesthetic clinic offering skincare, laser and cosmetic treatments. Together, the merged firms, which is able to proceed as Functionlab Group, aim to expand their geographic footprints and construct their presence as leaders in Canada’s nonsurgical medical aesthetics industry. “I full-heartedly consider that through...
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