DermOne Dermatology Centers recently announced the addition of an office in Jacksonville, N.C., to serve Camp Lejeune, Onslow County, and Jacksonville. The new location becomes the second DermOne office in North Carolina, joining Wilmington. In Jacksonville, a team of highly trained and dedicated medical professionals led by Dr. Jonathan Crane, D.O., F.A.O.C.D., and Kirsten Schneider, MPAS, PA-C, will provide a full-range of medical and cosmetic…

Lithera, Inc., a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on lifestyle and medical indications in aesthetic medicine and ophthalmology, recently announced the appointment of Lincoln Krochmal, M.D., as chief medical officer. Dr. Krochmal is a board-certified dermatologist and an authority on the development and commercialization of products for the dermatology and aesthetics markets.

Massage Envy recently announced the hiring of Joe Luongo as chief development officer and Melanie Hansen as new general counsel. Luongo brings more than 20 years of experience in the franchising industry to Massage Envy Spa. In his new role, Luongo will help create a strategy for continued domestic growth, as well international brand building. Hansen has extensive legal expertise and will be responsible for…

Friends Are By Your Side, a charity that donates wigs to those with cancer, recently hosted its first annual Night of Wigs & Wishes to raise funds and awareness of the organization, with all proceeds going towards fulfilling the wishes of women and children battling cancer. Founded by Keratin Complex’s international artistic director Martino Cartier, the affair was held at the elegant Lucien’s Manor in…

Retin-A® co-developer James E. Fulton Jr., M.D., Ph.D. passed away in July 2013, but his legacy lives on at the new Skin Specialists clinic located in Coral Gables, Fla. All personnel were personally trained by Dr. Fulton in the methods he developed to treat acne, hyperpigmentation and aging.

Skin Authority welcomes Michelle Alexander in her new position of manager, special projects, a new role for Skin Authority. Alexander has a solid background in corporate funding and manages projects that will keep Skin Authority’s innovations and partnerships moving forward. Tanya Samuel has been named the director of business development, which is also a new role for the brand. As the director of business development,…

Shelley Hancock of Shelley Hancock Consulting recently relocated to Laguna Niguel, Calif. Her skin care center of 25 years remains open for business in Northern California and she will be opening a training center in her new Southern California location. She has also taken over as the owner of Dermafile Company. Hancock is moving into her 26th year as an aesthetician and is considered a…

Bioelements is pleased to announce Eugene Patterson as the new director of quality control and regulatory compliance. He joins Bioelements with over 36 years of experience within quality assurance operations, and will continue his expertise in inspection and testing, sterilization processes, batch record review, plastics finished and starting materials, statistical sampling, and packaging material within the FDA regulated industry.