Houston Laser Skin Treatment Franchise Opens New-Concept Center in Houston Galleria December 15 – ‘Walk-ins’ Welcome

HOUSTON, TX, December 14, 2006 – For the first time in Houston, laser skin treatments are one more purchase fashionable women can make while shopping at Houston's Galleria mall.

Botox in the mall? Yes, you heard right.

In the same upscale environment where serious Houston shoppers purchase $900 Prada handbags, $30 lipsticks and high-priced lobster lunches, they can also slip into a sleek new storefront called Skinovative and break for a Botox injection or laser treatment.

Skinovative Houston opens Friday, December 15th in the new Galleria 4, three doors down from Nordstrom.

Once only available in doctors’ offices and behind-the-scenes spas, chemical peels, Botox injections and non-surgical facelifts will now be as convenient as it is to buy a designer dress from Neiman’s or a diamond brooch from Tiffany's.
Skinovative, is a chain of cosmetic laser treatment centers started in 2001 and based in Tempe, Arizona.

“It’s a natural extension for upscale shoppers to find laser skin treatment services in a mall setting like Houston's Galleria,” says Skinovative Galleria CEO Chris Bailey, who co-owns the new Houston franchise with wife Karen.

“A huge percentage of skin product purchases are made at department store beauty counters. The women who buy them are our target market – people who want to look their best,” says Bailey. The new Houston laser skin therapy center also treats men, he says.

“More and more Houston men see a clear benefit in laser skin therapy procedures and are tremendously pleased with the results.”

Karen Bailey says she expects the Houston Skinovative laser skin treatment center to attract more than 50 percent of its clients from walk-in traffic. “We know there are many Houston women intrigued by the new developments in laser skin treatments and a shopping mall venue presents a ideal opportunity to learn more about them,” she says.

“We welcome Houston — and out of town — shoppers who just want to ask questions or relax in our lobby and view our light box kiosks that explain our treatments.”

Karen Bailey, an attorney and former executive with a large Houston human resource outsourcing firm, says the center's door which opens into the mall “is not a door at all, but an expansive mall entrance that invites shoppers to make themselves at home." She says models will take part in live demonstrations of various laser skin treatments on a monthly basis.

Skinovative Houston is a licensed medical facility whose clinical staff is led by Chief Medical Officer Ken Hollis, MD, FACS, a Houston surgeon, and Medical Director Beth Kramer, RN, MSN, an advanced practice nurse practitioner.

Skinovative Houston procedures include:

Skin Tightening Treatments
o Contour™ thread lift
o Portrait™ skin regeneration – NOTE: Skinovative is the first facility in Houston to offer Portrait™, a plasma skin resurfacing treatment shown to significantly increase collagen production.

o Radio frequency and laser skin tightening
Skin Rejuvenation Treatments
o Pixel skin resurfacing
o IPL photo rejuvenation
o Acne therapy
o Botox
o Cosmetic fillers

Body Treatments
o Fat and cellulite reduction
o Mesotherapy
o Laser hair removal
o Mole and sunspot removal
o Laser tattoo removal
o Leg vein removal
o Scar and stretch mark reduction
Aesthetic Treatments
o Microdermabrasion and chemical peels
o Medical-grade skin care products


“The beauty of Skinovative Houston is that we specialize in the latest non-invasive laser treatments,” says Chris Bailey, “and each of them requires little or no downtime to produce noticeable, beautiful results.”

He says some people are surprised to learn that the typical Skinovative Houston client is not a rich woman with money to burn. “In fact, most of our clients are well-paid professional women who understand that a polished, youthful appearance will enhance their careers and their personal lives. More and more men seek our services for the same reasons,” says Bailey. "Today, laser skin theapy is really for everyone.”

For more information about Skinovative Houston located in the Galleria, call 713-482-2370 and visit the franchise website at www.SkinovativeUSA.com.


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