Valmont will now be carried at the Ocean Pearl Spa featuring the brand’s signature Vitality of the Glaciers facial. For more than 25 years, Valmont has been has been focused in Europe, Asia, and the East Coast of the United States. The brand has decided to enter the Western United States spa market, and chose to open in San Diego with the Ocean Pearl Spa.

The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) is honored to announce famed businessman, TV personality, and Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban, as the keynote speaker for the 2014 PBA Business Forum held during PBA Beauty Week. Hosted by Cosmoprof North America (CPNA), PBA Beauty Week is North America's largest, most inclusive beauty event, offering unlimited networking, education and business-to-business opportunities to all sectors of the professional beauty…

The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) and the Dermatologic & Aesthetic Surgery International League (DASIL) have approved a new partnership that will improve the awareness of and access to the organizations’ educational programs. The groups will collaborate to advance two international mentoring programs, with members of both groups encouraged to participate in existing programs and cross-promotional exchanges.

For the first time, the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) has appointed industry scientists – Prisca Honoré, PharmD, Ph.D. of AbbVie; David M. Lee, M.D., Ph.D, of Novartis; Lotus Mallbris, M.D., Ph.D. of Pfizer; and Chris Russell, Ph.D., of Amgen – to its Scientific Advisory Committee to help guide its research activities. The selection of industry scientists advances the Psoriasis Foundation’s ongoing efforts to include a…

ZO Skin Health, Inc. and Cellogique Corporation recently launched the ZO® Medical product line to the Middle East region at The Dubai World Dermatology & Laser Conference & Exhibition – Dubai Derma. Developed by internationally renowned, board certified dermatologist, Dr. Zein Obagi, ZO® Skin Health and ZO® Medical products represent his new thinking and skin health principles.

With the goal of funding 50,000 women entrepreneurs around the world through the company’s philanthropic arm, FITE, Dermalogica teams around the world raised awareness surrounding women’s issues and raised funds in support of International Women’s Day. In the United States, team members at Dermalogica’s concept spaces and at locations for The International Dermal Institute (IDI) made FITE donations for every retail purchase, including online, made…

Syneron Medical Ltd., a global market leader in the aesthetic medical device marketplace, recently announced that it has received the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance to market the UltraShape™ System for non-invasive reduction of abdominal circumference via fat cell destruction.

In response to concerns over medical spas operating outside the bounds of California law, the Medical Board of California and Board of Barbering and Cosmetology of California have been conducting unannounced audits on medical spas across California. The audits, which can result in significant monetary fines and even criminal penalties, are focusing on organizational structure, governance, and scope of practice concerns.