LAS VEGAS, March 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As part of http://www.miinews.com/aesthetic/">THE Aesthetic Show™ (TAS) 2012, http://www.miinews.com/">Medical Insight, Inc. (MII) has announced a new addition to THE Aesthetic Awards™, now in its second year: THE Best Aesthetic Practice 2012. This category rewards outstanding aesthetic practices for procedural innovation, marketing, social media, patient reviews and customer service and puts these qualifications to the test by encouraging each individual aesthetic practice to campaign for votes to claim the title.
For the first time in Aesthetic Awards history, the winners of THE Best Aesthetic Practice will be determined by public vote. Voting will take place on http://www.miinews.com/aesthetic/">THE Aesthetic Show™ website, and voters are encouraged to share their selection with friends via social media widgets. The three practices with the most votes will be honored in front of thousands of attendees in Las Vegas at THE Aesthetic Awards™ 2012 live ceremony. In addition to the coveted physical Best Aesthetic Practice Award™ itself, winners garner editorial coverage in http://miinews.com/wp/the-aesthetic-guide/">THE Aesthetic Guide® , a segment on the soon to be launched Aesthetic TV (ATV) and valuable prizes as well as media attention.
"We have created THE Best Aesthetic Practice award to allow the public to participate in rewarding their favorite aesthetic physicians and their team members," said Michael Moretti, founder of MII and Program Chairman of THE Aesthetic Show™. "By engaging in a viral competition to garner votes, aesthetic practices will be able to showcase their most creative social media and marketing efforts, providing a unique marketing and public relations tool for TAS attendees."
Returning to Las Vegas's http://www.arialasvegas.com/">ARIA Resort & Casino April 12-15, THE Aesthetic Show™ is the leading multidisciplinary medical education meeting for aesthetic professionals. THE Aesthetic Awards™, designed to recognize the most impactful physicians, practices and technologies in the field, will be presented at a gala ceremony emceed by Dr. Andrew Ordon, host of syndicated talk show The Doctors, the evening of Saturday, April 14 on the TAS main stage.
Sponsors for THE Aesthetic Show™ include industry leaders Allergan Medical (NYSE:AGN), Cutera, Inc. (Nasdaq:CUTR), Cynosure (Nasdaq:CYNO), Medicis Aesthetics, Inc. (NYSE:MRX), Merz Aesthetics, Obagi Medical Products, Inc. (Nasdaq:OMPI), Palomar Medical (Nasdaq:PMTI), PhotoMedex, Inc. (Nasdaq:PHMD), Stiefel, a GSK Company (NYSE:GSK), Solta (Nasdaq:SLTM), Syneron (Nasdaq:ELOS) and ZELTIQ Aesthetics (Nasdaq:ZLTQ).
To learn more about Medical Insight, Inc., to register for TAS or submit for THE Aesthetic Awards™, please visit http://www.miinews.com/">www.miinews.com.
About THE Aesthetic Show™ and Medical Insight, Inc.
THE Aesthetic Show™ is the largest global medical education meeting focused completely on aesthetic medicine and is a business unit of Medical Insight, Inc., a progressive media company specializing in medical aesthetics. Founded by Michael Moretti in 1993, MII collects and reports industry data on procedure volume and revenues, product sales, new product introductions, market forecasts and trend analysis. For information on research services offered by MII, visit http://www.miinews.com/">www.MiiNews.com, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Medical-Insight-Inc/142970825791465">Facebook or https://twitter.com/#!/Medical_Insight">Twitter.