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Dear Reader,
LNE & Spa is proud to bring you our second annual medical edition! The February issue bridges the gap between beauty, health and medicine. Discover recent breakthroughs in the skin care and spa industry, learn about age management services and get valuable advice for working alongside health care providers. Understand what guests really want from their spa in terms of wellness, skin care and medical treatments.
Our clients are reaching out to spas and licensed providers to assist them with their personal health, anti-aging goals and tips on preventive measures for looking younger. With the stress, illness and pain that is a part of so many people's lives, we as an industry can assist our clients with their health and guide them with their decisions regarding cosmetic procedures. Many medical spas continue to offer surgical services, but many are also branching out and offering nutritional counseling, healthy food, fitness classes and much more—all in an effort to help clients become healthier and happier. This month, we showcase three premiere medical facilities. Our spa of the month is the Beautologie Medical Spa in Bakersfield, CA, featured on page 10. Patti Biro introduces us to the Center for Ageless Living in Albuquerque, NM in "Aging Gracefully" on page 78. Samuella Becker interviews Dr. Lu-Jean Feng, founder of The Lu-Jean Feng Clinic, in Pepper Pike, OH on page 105. These articles contain great information from each facility that you can put to use at your own practice or spa.
In November, we invited all LNE & Spa readers to visit our website (www.LNEonline.com) to vote for your favorites among the top products and equipment from leading spa and skin care companies. Those with the most votes have earned the coveted distinction of LNE & Spa's BEST for 2012. The winners for each of the 28 categories are featured on page 68. Congratulations to this year's BEST—you were chosen for this honor because LNE & Spa readers love your products and equipment!
Resolve to grow your career and expand your education this year by attending the first International Congress of Esthetics and Spa conference of 2012 next month. The Miami Beach congress will be held on March 4-5 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. I look forward to meeting you soon in sunny Florida! See you there!
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Les Nouvelles Esthétiques & Spa Editor in Chief, Denise R. Fuller is a licensed esthetician, certified body wrapping instructor for the state of Florida, beauty therapist and author in the esthetics industry. Ms. Fuller is the founder of the National Aesthetic Spa Network. E-mail her at