Dermacare, which was founded in 2001, plans to open some 500 additional clinics within three years. Each will be an exclusive franchise opportunity for physicians, enabling them to invest in single and multiple locations with no upfront costs, because complete financing is available. Supported by the company's corporate office and two training facilities in the Phoenix area, franchisees benefit from intensive instruction in equipment safety; clinically tested, evidence-based technology recommendations; volume discount pricing from qualified manufacturers; exclusive territories for franchise protection; and corporate advertising and marketing services. The company offers the core business and technological expertise that allow medical personnel to concentrate on performing safe, effective procedures.  

According to Amit I. Patel, M.D., an active OB/GYN physician in Phoenix, "As a physician, I was greatly impressed by Dermacare's outstanding safety record, so much so that I chose to open a franchise. I now also serve as their medical director of corporate training. Dermacare constantly researches emerging technologies, and only when that technology is proven safe and effective will they incorporate it into their protocols. I wouldn't work with an organization unless they valued my integrity and reputation the way Dermacare does."

In total, Dermacare has performed more than 12,000 non- and minimally invasive procedures, such as from BOTOX(r) Cosmetics, FotoFacial(tm), dermal fillers, laser hair and vein removal, laser wrinkle and acne scar reduction, Restylane(r), and BLU-U photorejuvenation. All treatments are supervised or performed by licensed, trained and certified medical personnel from a wide range of medical fields, including dermatology, emergency medicine; family practice; internal medicine; OB/GYN; ophthalmology; osteopathic; plastic surgery; psychiatry; and others.

According to Dermacare's Founder and CEO Carl Mudd, "Dermacare has grown because we deliver safe, dramatic and effective results for every patient procedure we provide. The company's corporate doctors, franchising experts and marketing professionals work with our practitioners at every stage to maximize the success of each exclusive clinic.

"Our franchisees have gross revenues substantially higher than the industry average," Mudd continued. "This is a unique opportunity to take part in a specialty that can offset the reimbursement uncertainties that providers currently face. Our franchise territories are exclusive, consumer demand for aesthetic skin care is growing and all services are self-pay. For these reasons and others, the investment window won't stay open for long."