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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dermacare Names Abraham J. Sayegh, M.D., Corporate Medical Director

Scottsdale, Ariz. – July 13, 2006 – Dermacare Laser & Skin Care Clinics®, the nation’s only physician-based laser aesthetic skin-care franchiser, appointed Abraham J. Sayegh, M.D., as the company’s corporate medical director. He is responsible for all safety-related aspects of Dermacare franchises nationwide. Dr. Sayegh will advise Dermacare’s CEO, Carl Mudd, on the research, selection and testing of laser equipment and safe procedures for all clinics.

“Safety has always been the top priority for Dermacare,” says Dr. Sayegh, “and we stress it in various ways to our clinic owners and every other employee. The company has a strong record of advocating stricter regulation of the aesthetic skin-care industry, which gives an additional measure of comfort to our physician franchisees. Doctors want to be associated with an organization that enhances their reputation by focusing on safe clinical procedures. Dermacare has performed more than 15,000 procedures without an adverse event, which is the best record in the industry.” 

Board-certified in internal medicine, Dr. Sayegh has practiced in the Valley since 1989, and served as the former Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Paradise Valley Hospital. He owns Dermacare of North Scottsdale, located at 7320 E. Deer Valley Road in Scottsdale, Ariz., and is currently the Medical Director for Hospice of Arizona and a team physician for the Harlem Globetrotters.

Dermacare franchises located in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. The company secured contractual commitments for eight new clinics throughout the country in the first quarter of 2006, bringing to 140+ the total number of Dermacare clinics.  For additional information on Dermacare franchise opportunities, call (877) 700-0788.

About Dermacare
Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., Dermacare Laser & Skin Clinics (www.dermacareusa.com) is the nation’s only physician-based medical skin care franchise business featuring a comprehensive array of proven treatments and services with physician oversight. Dermacare’s core principles of safety, efficacy and service are shared by a community of franchisees committed to excellence. All Dermacare treatment procedures are conducted by highly trained clinicians in professional medical facilities.

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