By 2016, Marketdata predicts that the medical spa industry in the United States will generate over $3 billion in revenue. There has been tremendous development in the use of lasers for anti-aging and cosmetic purposes. There are already over 2,100 medical spas operating in the United States alone, and it is expected that this number will continue to grow. Plus, as the spa industry grows, so do the number of available jobs in it.
As stated in Laser Focus World, “this field is mainly pushed by laser machine technology breakthroughs, which provide results almost as good as cosmetic surgery, but are less intrusive or noninvasive.” Almost everyone has heard of procedures like laser hair removal and laser tattoo removal. Nonsurgical methods of repairing sun damage, wrinkles, and age spots on the skin include eMatrix radiofrequency skin rejuvenation, fractional laser treatments, and intense pulsed light (IPL) photofacials.
Time and money are two commodities that are more precious than ever in today’s society. Patients prefer therapies that don’t require extensive recovery times. And in the same vein, they’re trying to find treatments that won’t drain their savings account. Many people choose noninvasive options for cosmetic surgery because of the costs and hazards associated with the latter.
However, how many are we talking about? Nearly a million laser hair removal procedures were conducted in the United States in 2013, according to the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS). The use of photorejuvenation therapy also made the top five list. The popularity of non-invasive cosmetic procedures has surged by about 500% between 1997 and 2013.