Aerolase Reports Strong Sales in 2008 for Portable Aesthe...( TARRYTOWN N.Y. Jan. 23 /- Aerolase Co...)

TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Aerolase Corporation, a leading manufacturer of next-generation portable lasers for aesthetic skin treatments, today announced that sales increased dramatically in 2008 over 2007. The company's unique product offerings in the aesthetic laser market helped to more than offset current economic conditions, according to Aerolase executives.

"December 2008 was a record sales month for Aerolase, and 2008 overall represented strong revenue growth with continued gains in Aerolase brand equity," said Dr. Pavel Efremkin, CEO. The company also reported that Q4 2008 revenues increased 119% compared with the corresponding period in 2007, and full-year 2008 revenues increased 76% vs. 2007.

"We are specifically pleased with increased popularity of our leading laser products -- LightPod Neo(TM) and LightPod Era(TM) which perform the full range of popular aesthetic laser skin treatments, including pain-free hair removal, facial skin rejuvenation, skin tightening, spider veins and other vascular lesion removal, scar reduction, treatment of pigmented lesions, acne clearance, tattoo reduction and many others."

In addition, the ASP (average selling price per laser) for LightPod lasers in 2008 increased 14% vs. 2007. "There is a clear and powerful trend of Primary Care Physicians (PCPs) actively adding medical aesthetic treatments to the scope of their regular medical practices," he said. "This trend is based on the increasing demand for rejuvenation from the aging population, who now actively seek these services from their trusted medical providers. The resulting new cash income is highly attractive for these PCPs whose economic circumstances continue to erode, thanks especially to declining reimbursement rates from medical insurers."

Sales to PCPs fueled the growth of Aerolase in 2008, with over half of its sales going into this market segment. The core segment of
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