As my friend Dr. Stephen White of Myrtle Beach says “It was the bomb, man”. I cannot think of a better way to describe our Holiday Open House Gala last Thursday. Over the years we have hosted many events but our open house last week was without question the best yet.  Thanks to the hard work of our staff, patients, friends and sales reps. the day (and night) was a great success. We made a lot of new friends, renewed old friendships, demonstrated our procedures,  had great gifts and doorprizes, a fashion show, wine tasting and wonderful food.

One of the things we showcased was our new Joule laser by Sciton. This state of the art machine has the latest technology and is the most advanced laser in the area. We are very excited to be able to offer the multiple treatments we can perform with this equipment including laser liposuction, skin tightening, varicose vein treatments, facial rejuvenation, micro-laser peels, acne treatments, Pro-Fractional and more.  The laser Pro-Fractional improves the texture and tone of the skin and is considered by some to be a superior alternative to facelift and blethroplasty.

A very popular stop on our office tour was a visit with our HCG weight loss patients.  Several of our patients including Rebecca B, Shannon, Angela, Linda, Rebecca C, Joy and Nancy were there. We missed our poster child, Vicki, who has lost over 150 pounds on the HCG diet. She couldn’t come because she is in recovery from recent foot surgery. Check out “HCG Diet Support Group” on Facebook. Our next HCG and Bio-Identical hormone meeting is scheduled for the 1st Thurs. in Jan.

We also appreciate our Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy patients who came and shared their experiences.  Special thanks to Susan and Virginia.

It took a lot of hard work to plan this event, redecorate the Anderson office and keep the practice up and going. Laura deserves the lion’s share of credit here. As always, she is on the frontlines working tirelessly to do whatever needs to be done to make our efforts successful.

Thanks to our staff -Betsy, Margaret, Nicole, Amber, and Kathy for their hard work in planning and hosting this fun filled event. Also thanks to our friends and relatives who volunteered  and worked so hard.

I would like to thank the following companies without whom we could not have made this happen.  Please be sure to visit them or keep them in mind if you need their services.

Bailes-Cobb

Hartwell’s premier clothing store put on a great fashion show and helped guests with their fashion and accessory needs.  MaryLynn, Pudge, and EdithAnn were great and their model, Tonette was WOW. Thanks to Earl, Laura and Pete for working in the store so the girls could come play.

Uptown Lounge

Sarah Dowler catered our event. The food was absolutely fabulous. She had a separate menu for lunch and the evening and mixed my “healthy martini”, the Tony-tini, for the climax of the party. Look for her new restaurant coming soon to downtown Anderson.

Scrooge’s

These beautiful ladies hosted the wine tasting and showcased a variety of their red and white wines.  My favorite was the Hook and Ladder Pinot.

Propp Drugs

Lee took time off from his busy schedule to spend the day with us explaining the benefits of  bio-identical hormones available at his compounding pharmacy.

Hrbacek Chiropractic and Massage

Jodi and Lois demonstrated the benefits of chiropractic and gave complementary chair massages. The chair was never empty.

Susan Steely Realty

Susan worked tirelessly on this project from the beginning, doing everything from organizing, doing mailing lists, finding sponsors and hosting. She is a great friend. Where does she get all that energy?

Gold’s Gym

Candace and her friends gave gym memberships and personal training sessions as door prizes.

Sharlane Oakley

Donated hair style services as a door prize.

Premier Designs

Donated custom jewelry as a door prize.

Kalisha’s Kreations

Celebrity Hairstylist did clip in hi-lites and demonstrated hair and eyelash extensions.

Carolina College of Hair Design

Linda, Timothy and Devan;  sister-in-law, brother-in-law and nephew. Every time we need help, we know we can count on you. You saved the day again! All the unexpected repairs and work and staying till the very last minute.

Phillips Recoveries

Vickie, Thanks for your help and continued support. Laura’s brave sister is always there to let us try out new procedures on her and to help with events such as this (and anything else.)

Royston Diagnostics

Thanks to Nancy and Jerry Lord for their hard work.  The best neighbors and friends ever.

Thanks to Kathy Smith and her darling daughter, Sophie, who was available to answer questions about the MicroLaserPeel and ProFractional.

Nancy Cronic - Interior Decorator

We saved the best for last. Nancy is our very good friend, patient and decorator guru. She has helped us with our home, both offices and now this open house.  She is the reason our office looked so classy. Thanks a million to the classiest lady I know.

Our corporte sponsors were:

Juice Plus

Janet Dee presented this whole food nutrition product.

Allergan

Michelle and  Elizabeth let visitors “visualize” themselves with Botox and Juvederm and donated prizes.

Obagi

Karen and Brenda offered free skin evaluations, discussed the importance of proper skin care and donated door prizes.

Sciton

Our Sciton rep, Travis, couldn’t attend due to family illness but we demonstrated several laser procedures. We missed you and hope all is well.

VNUS Technologies

Phillip demonstrated workup and treatment of varicose veins including Doppler exam, VNUS Closure, injection sclerotherapy and laser vein treatments.

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