Thermage, Inc. Announces Name Change to Solta Medical, Inc.
January 12 2009 - 6:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Launches Expanded Customer Loyalty Program HAYWARD, Calif., Jan. 12
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thermage, Inc. (NASDAQ:THRM) announced
that effective today it has changed its corporate name to Solta
Medical, Inc. At the open of the NASDAQ exchange this morning,
Solta Medical, Inc. will begin trading under the symbol "SLTM."
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090112/AQM049LOGO )
"The name and ticker symbol changes are a great start to the New
Year and a key milestone in the integration of the acquisition of
Reliant Technologies, Inc. The new company combines the industry's
two leading brands, Thermage(R) and Fraxel(R), under a new
corporate name that will now form a global leader in aesthetic
energy devices," said Stephen J. Fanning, Chairman of the Board,
President and CEO. "Solta Medical will focus on providing superior
anti-aging solutions for patients and physicians by offering the
gold standard of care for tightening, contouring and resurfacing of
the skin with Thermage and Fraxel treatments." Solta Medical also
announced the expansion of its industry-exclusive customer loyalty
program which allows physicians to lock-in preferred pricing for
Thermage and Fraxel treatment tips along with other preferred
customer benefits to help physicians grow their practices and
increase practice profitability. "Thermage and Fraxel are the
strongest aesthetic device brands available to physicians today,"
said Suzanne Bruce, MD, dermatologist and President of Suzanne
Bruce and Associates in Houston, Texas. "By combining these two
brands into one company and expanding the customer loyalty program,
Solta Medical is opening a number of new opportunities for doctors
to conveniently and cost-effectively access a full suite of safe
and effective anti-aging solutions." About Solta Medical Solta
Medical is a global leader in the medical aesthetics market
providing innovative, safe, and effective anti-aging solutions for
patients that enhance and expand the practice of medical aesthetics
for physicians. The company offers products to address aging skin
under the industry's two premier brands: Thermage(R) and Fraxel(R).
Thermage is an innovative, non- invasive radiofrequency procedure
for tightening and contouring skin. As the leader in fractional
laser technology, Fraxel delivers minimally invasive clinical
solutions to resurface aging and sun damaged skin. Since 2002,
approximately one million Thermage and Fraxel procedures have been
performed in nearly 80 countries. Thermage and Fraxel are the
perfect complement for any aesthetic practice. For more information
about Solta Medical, call 1-877-782-2286 or log on to
http://www.solta.com/.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090112/AQM049LOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Thermage, Inc. CONTACT:
Media, Michael Hromadik of Solta Medical, Inc., +1-510-780-4694, ;
or Chris Lalli of Cohn & Wolfe, +1-415- 365-8540, , or
Investors, Doug Sherk or Jenifer Kirtland, , both of EVC Group,
+1-415-896-6820, all for Thermage, Inc. Web site:
http://www.thermage.com/ http://www.solta.com/
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