Aesthetic Device Firms Eye Gains From Expanding Treatment Awareness
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Makers of aesthetic surgery devices are counting on heightened public awareness of expanding treatment options in 2003, coupled with the improving economy, to help shape a robust market in the coming year
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