Venus Concept

Venus Concept

Type	Private
Industry	Healthcare, aesthetic medicine industry
Headquarters	Toronto, Canada
Key people	Domenic Serafino, CEO
Website	venusconcept.com

Venus Concept is a private company,^[1] that develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices and skin care for the aesthetic medicine industry. Its product line includes devices for skin tightening,^[2] wrinkle treatment, lipolysis, and skin rejuvenation. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, and operates internationally in over 50 countries. Among the companies with which Venus Concept competes are Lumenis, Zeltiq Aesthetics, Cutera, Solta Medical,^[3] Syneron, Cynosure, and Palomar Medical Technologies.^[4][5]

Corporate history

Founded in 2009 by Domenic Serafino^[6] and Oded Ron-Edoute, Venus Concept was the first company to receive FDA approval for its technology of pairing Radio Frequency with Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy.

See also

• Radio Frequency skin tightening
• Radiofrequency ablation
• Lipolysis
• Photomedicine
• Cosmetic dermatology
• Intense pulsed light
• Electro-optical synergy

References

1. Falconer, Kirk. "Canada » Venus Concept nets $10 mln in funding from Longitude Capital". Pehub.com. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
2. "Nonablative cutaneous remodeling using radiofrequency devices. - PubMed - NCBI". Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
3. "Valeant - Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. Completes Acquisition Of Solta Medical, Inc". Ir.valeant.com. 2014-01-23. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
4. "US court grants Lumenis preliminary injunction against Syneron". Globes. 20 July 2003. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
5. "Canada OKs Cutera's GenesisPlus". Yahoo! Finance. Zacks Equity Research. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
6. "Venus Concept Announces Shareholder And Management Changes: Sets The Stage For Continued Strong Growth". Reuters.com. 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2015-05-16.