Medical Alliance, Inc. the pioneer of Mobile Surgical Services acquires assets and accounts of Chicago based Mobile Laser Services, Inc.IRVING, Texas--(HealthWire)--June 14, 1996--Medical Alliance, Inc. (MAI MAI Mail (File Name Extension) MAI Multilateral Agreement on Investment MAI Maius (Latin: May) MAI Ministerul Administratiei si Internelor (Romanian) ) is pleased to announce the acquisition of the assets and accounts of Chicago based Mobile Surgical Services, Inc. effective June 12, 1996. This acquisition is a market consolidation and will enable MAI to service the customers of Mobile Surgical Services and increase MAI's scheduling capabilities in the Chicago area. Mobile Laser Services provides the Flashlamp Pulsed Dye laser A dye laser is a laser which uses an organic dye as the lasing medium, usually as a liquid solution. Compared to gases and most solid state lasing media, a dye can usually be used for a much wider range of wavelengths. , and has provided service primarily to podiatrists for the treatment of recalcitrant and perlungual verrucae verrucae Plural of verruca, see there (warts) and also to physicians for treatment of vascular lesions and warts. MAI has been offering the Flashlamp Pulsed Dye laser in addition to the Coherent UltraPulse CO2 laser for skin resurfacing Skin Resurfacing Definition Skin resurfacing employs a variety of techniques to change the surface texture and appearance of the skin. Common skin resurfacing techniques include chemical peels, dermabrasion, and laser resurfacing. and the Q-Switched, Frequency Doubled Nd: YAG laser YAG laser Yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser, Nd:YAG–neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet–laser. See Laser. for the treatment of pigmented lesions and tattoo removal. Recently, physicians have been experiencing favorable results when utilizing the Flashlamp Pulsed Dye laser for the treatment of stretch marks. In clinical studies, it has been shown to provide improvement in the appearance of stretch marks, and to be superior to other more traditional treatment options such as Retin-A(R). Upon FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. approval, MAI plans to add Spectrum Medical Technology's EpiLaser(TM) laser-based hair removal system, which will provide a relatively pain free option for permanent hair removal. Spectrum medical Technology has an agreement for MAI to be the exclusive mobile provider of the EpiLaser(TM) in the United States. MI has been providing Mobile Surgical Services since 1989, and has enabled approximately 4,000 physicians to perform over 100,000 procedures in their offices. CONTACT: Medical Alliance Inc., Irving Angela Juengerman or Kevin O'Brien, 214/432-8171 |
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