Free Guide: 10 Critical Questions To Answer Before Buying Used Lasers

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We've added a new area to the site to provide Members free reports, information, and resources.

We have a lot of information that needs a better delivery method than a blog post; information that is best delivered as a guide, playbook, blueprint or system that you can download and read, share, or keep around for reference.

For example; 10 Critical Questions To Answer Before Buying A Used Medical Laser by Vin Wells, a Medical Spa MD Author and owner of Rock Bottom Lasers.

Buying used technology can be smart and save you tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars by taking advantage of the massive depreciation that’s triggered when the first pulse is fired. It can make the difference between profit and loss.

But it can also be confusing, distracting, and problematic dealing with sellers, brokers and even manufacturers who have an agenda that may not be in your best interest. 

This guide is designed to walk you through the morass of information and help you make more informed, smarter, decisions about how to take advantage of used technology to help your clinic, your patients, and your profits. It will walk you through the logical, common sense steps to identify ethical sellers and to ensure that you’re not being taken advantage of.

This report is just one of the ways that we're expanding resources and information to benefit our Members.

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RockBottomLasers.com Joins Medical Spa MD Classifieds Ads

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rockbottomlasers.com - Rock Bottom Lasers - used IPLs + Cosmetic Lasers

We're happy to announce that RockBottomLasers.com is joining Medical Spa MD as a Select Partner and listing their entire inventory in the classifieds. 

Buying and selling used devices is something of a headache. There are a lot of resellers but you never really know if you're getting the best price, and there's not really anyone to ensure that you're treated fairly if there's a problem. We wanted to do something about that.

We had launched a previous iteration of a classified ads area but it came with some problems. The previous ads were free. These are not. While we moved millions of dollars in cosmetic equipment, the fact that the previous listings were free invited spammers and ne're-do-wells that were always a pain in the ass to try and keep out. We didn't want to deal with that any more so we've added a payment system to keep out the riff-raff.

This time we wanted to do it better. We wanted to benefit Members by building a system that promoted:

  1. Transparency in the pricing of cosmetic lasers and aesthetic equipment.
  2. Active competition and pricing between resellers.
  3. Easier selling of your own equipment, either by listing it yourself or contacting resellers.

Vin Wells, the founder and CEO of RockBottomLasers.com has been around the Medical Spa MD community for more than a decade, answering comments in the forums and generally being helpful to members who are looking for inside info. So, when we started looking around for used cosmetic laser vendors to have some preliminary discussions with, Vin was first on the list of people we talked to and he readily agreed to post his entire inventory to the site.

Check out Vin's inventory of pre-owned cosmetic lasers and IPLs in the classifieds area.

We're not done. We're looking for other reputable cosmetic laser resellers who want to be part of this new program and list their inventory too. We think that by aggregating multiple resellers we'll meet our goals of more transparent pricing, more active competition, and easier buying and selling for everyone. Vendors get exposure, leads and sales. 

To list an add for your laser or IPL it will cost you a measly $10 a month. Making the ad 'featured' will add another $10. That's not bad to sell a $40k laser.

    There are some other things we'e working on as well. There's a category for buying and selling cosmetic medical practices and even the ability to promote and list services or products that you're trying to get in front of cosmetic clinics.

    Cosmetic laser reseller? Learn more about becoming a Select Partner.

    Purchasing Used Cosmetic Lasers

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    used cosmetic laser

    Looking for a used cosmetic laser or IPL?

    By Mickey A. Couvertier, CBET, CLRT

    Starting or expanding a private medical or cosmetic practice can be a complicated experience. Location is of the utmost importance, followed by branding, and marketing. Staffing, clinical needs, pricing, advertising- all of these things can be an added headache to the whole process… not to mention acquiring quality equipment, and the follow up service.

    While all the other parameters mentioned can be worked, and reworked, the one aspect that can make or break your entire practice is purchasing and servicing used medical lasers. There are hundreds of wholesalers, distributors, and other second source vendors offering as wide a variety of aftermarket options as there are options for new equipment, and even more. OEM’s are also in the market, and while basic supply and demand dictates that so many options should be a benefit to the consumer, the process of choosing which devices to purchase is amongst the most discussed, asked about, debated, and argued about amongst clinicians, salesmen, and repair companies alike. I have written this short guide with the hopes of assisting anyone in the market for a used medical laser in making the right decision.

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    Medical Spa Classifieds: Used cosmetic lasers & IPLs

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    If you're in need of a new or used cosmetic laser or IPL you'll want to check out Medspa MD's classified listings.

    Current listings include:

    • Palomar Starlux / Medilux / Estelux IPL Handpiece Refurbishing
    • Syneron Galaxy with 4 heads
    • Vibraderm Microderm Machine
    • Medical Director Wanted in North Carolina
    • Aesthera Isolaz Laser
    • Medical Spas for Sale

    See all Medical Spa Classified Listings

    Fractional CO2 Chat Transcript: Lumenis UltraPulse, Reliant Fraxel, Sciton ProFractional, Cutera Pearl Fractional...

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    The Fractional CO2 Laser chat transcript: The various Fractional Technologies. Lumenis UltraPulse, Reliant Fraxel, Juvia, Sciton ProFractional, Lutronics, Cutera Pearl Fractional, and others. Depth of Penetration, Energy Levels, Length and Width of Ablation and Coagulation, % Surface Area Covered etc.

    1800LaserHair.com: Another laser clinic directory wannabe spamming Med Spa MD.

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    Ok, I'm more than just a little tired of some of the bull shit that certain laser clinic and plastic surgery directories spamming the site and posting positive anonymous reviews of their services and laser hair removal listings.

    So, there are about to be some very public spankings.

    Medical Spa MD has attained some popularity, and some clout with physicians running laser clinics. I receive regular iquiries from docs looking for advice on cosmetic lasers and I personally know of a number of doctors who have printed out reviews from Med Spa MD and asked cosmetic laser sales reps about them. There are laser companies who are now Medspa MD members and (to my current understanding) are welcome members to the community.

    However, there are some cheap laser clinc and plastic surgery directories that think that you're an idiot and post comments like those below. (There've also been some physicians offering their 'expertise' as trainers who have tried this to promote their training.) Don't. You've been warned.

    1800laserhair.com: I don't know if 1800laserhair.com is posting these comments as part of their corporate policiy or if it's just a rogue individual salesman who's doing it for them. I also don't care. My guess is that they're some small little hack job outfit. It pisses me off personal that whoever this is thinks that this won't be found out.

    Here's an example of laser clinc directory, 1800laserhair.com who posted this rave review to Med Spa MD under the name Dr. Don:

    I have the two Candelas yag alexandrite and a light sheer diode. I use a service tech that is awesome and reasonable. I can't remember his name right off but I got his name from this great referral network I belong to. Call 1-800 Laser hair ask for Nancy or go to their website WWW.1800laserhair.com There may be a link but I think I got the guys name directly from Nancy. His name is Robert something... BTW anyone slow or having advertising or marketing issues, I am getting tons of referrals from the 1-800-laser hair network. You have to meet their criteria, they are very picky and exclusive but if they will accept you join!!! Two colleagues of mine were denied I am not sure why. The leads are great worth every dime. I resisted their advice at first, them I put my wife in charge of all of it, she followed their program to the letter now we are so overwhelmed with calls for laser (Not really what I want to be doing but I better not complain because laser hair removal is supporting my practice through this crappy economy. Nice plug for them...tell them Dr. Don sent you...I may get some referral bonus!! LOL

    Back to Laser Hair removal service. I don't have a service contract. Don't get them. I regularly get laser check-ups. Robert (the service guy) calls my office when he is in my area. By getting him in when he is already in my area he gives me a break on service costs. I get the check-ups and do preventative laser maintenance. Also Nancy (the 1-800 laser hair removal lady) gave me a monthly weekly and daily check list that tells us how to properly maintain our lasers in between service visits. I have not had a significant laser repair cost in 7 years and I haven't had to replace a laser yet going on 10 years. After we got our staff to follow the checklist diligently we saw a significant drop in repair costs. My staff was going through thousands of dollars worth of parts yearly and I was watching our profits go to Candela, I too despise them. They have terrible service and they have been so shady. I think they would sell their grandmothers if they could make a buck!!! Their service contracts are totally over priced. bad plug!!

    I really don't use the light sheer much but I keep it for a back up, just in case. Robert can usually fly in for emergency repairs next day. So I have never really needed it.

    Posted As: DrDon

    Posted Email: wtawtawdba@yahoo.com

    Posted Link: www.1800laserhair.com

    Comment Posted From This IP Address: user-24-96-114-40.knology.net (24.96.114.40)

    I have to laugh at these claims of exclusivity. "You have to meet their criteria, they are very picky and exclusive but if they will accept you join!!!" Sure.

    If I were Candela I'd be contacting my legal department about now. This is a perfect case of liable; posting damaging comments as fact under an assumed name. Candella can't be happy that these laser hair removal guys are bad-mouthing them and servicing their lasers at the same time.

    Does anyone fall for these laser hair removal guys? I'd be interested in hearing what any identified physician using 1800laserhair.com thinks about their "tons of referrals from the 1-800-laser hair network."

    If anyone has an email from 1800laserhair.com that they have archived in their inbox, I'd be interested in seeing it since the IP address is included. We could compare the two. I'd expect that they change their IP address shortly if they happen to match.

    PS: This IP address has been banned.

    Medspa MD Classifieds: Lasers, IPL, Thermage & Jobs

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    classified.jpgTake a look at the classified sections of Medical Spa MD.

    Current listings include Palomar Starlux, Thermage, Sciton Profile, Palomar Medilux, a 1064 ND Yag, and Zimmer Chiller. You can even subscribe to the used lasers & IPL classifieds feed and get every listing as it goes live.

    And I've added a Medical Spa Jobs page for Physicians, PA's, NP's, Nurses, Estheticians & staff directly under the technology listings in the navigation bar to the right.

    You can use this to: Post a job for a postion, or post your resume if you're looking for a job. (I think it will work for either.)

    The posting of new information is relatively easy. Make sure that you include picures and an accurate, lengthy descripton if you'd like to make a sell or job. One line descriptions don't do well.

    Feedback or suggestions are welcome. 

    Medspa MD Classified Ads: Subscribe to the RSS feed.

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    The Medical Spa MD Classified Board now has it's own RSS feed.

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    There are a number of new listing over on the classified board.

    If you're RSS savvy, you can now subscribe to the classified feed and get all the new listings delivered to your aggregator as soon as they're posted. I'm aware of a number of sellers that have been contacted.

    I'd also suggest that if you actually want to sell what you're listing, you take a little time with photos and a good description.  

    What can you sell? Just about anything that has to do with cosmetic medical equipment or retail medicine. It just has to be specific. Spamming the board with listings for other sites just pisses me off.  (You know who you are.)

    Want to advertise your site? Here's the Medspa MD ad page.

     Current listings include: Exam tables, Whisper Erbium laser, Dermawave ultrasonic, Naturalight IPL, Cynosure Laser, Canfield booth, Dimond Tome microderm, and others medical spa stuff.

    It looks as though the Medspa Classified Board is working.

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    After a few hiccups, It looks like the classified medspa equipment board is now working correctly. (It's geeky beyond my ken.)

     
    0529077d9a0a7d589211c1984f963fe8631874_125_125The last listings have both photos, prices and the rest of the troublesome stuff. There are only a few listings now but with 20,000 unique visitors who are all at least interested in this area (About 70% are docs according to the membership list.) it's prime real estate if you're trying to recycle your Cynosure Laser, Velasmooth, Cynergy PL, Diamond Tome Microderm, Canfield imaging system, Longport Ultrasound, or Skin Typing Spectrophotometer (All current listings.).

    I've started a discussion thread for the classified board to discuss used medical equipment, buying and selling, and whatever doesn't fit under a specific IPL or Laser Technology Platform.

    Note: Please do not spam advertisements for businesses on the board. I you're a vendor your welcome to post individual listings for equipment you have but not to spam advertisements for your business or services.

    Medical Spa Classified Ads: IPLs, lasers & spa stuff.

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    New classified section for cosmetic medical & spa equipment.

     
    0529077d9a0a7d589211c1984f963fe8631874_125_125Here's the new classified section for Medical Spa MD: Medical Spa Equipment

    Here's where you can add a new listing.

    If you've got something you're trying to move, now you've got the place to do it. There are currently four listing areas: IPLs, Lasers, Medical Equipment, and Spa Equipment. I'll add others if needed.

    If  you've got something listed elsewhere or on consignment, I'd encourage you to list it here as well. Medical Spa MD has more than 18,000 unique monthly visitors and a large contingent of physicians. Better yet, the listings are free and there's no 'percentage of sale' so you've got no complaints there. The site is up and fully functional although there will be improvements as we go along.

    I'm anxious to find out if this is a need that many have. Another middle-man gone.

    Note: The classifieds will also be monitored and spam or solicitations will be removed. Equipment only for now.