Dermablend
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Academic-based Corrective Cosmetic Cover Clinic created under joint venture with Northwestern University Department of Dermatology, firm announces. Under guidance of Dermatopharmacology Program Director, Dennis West, PhD, clinic focuses on "alleviating the psychological and emotional trauma of skin disorders resulting in cosmetic disfigurement." Dermablend items are favored brand used in consultations, Dermablend Exec VP and COO Richard Scanlon says. Financing from parent company L'Oreal's $350 mil. R&D budget expected to "enhance" program. Dermablend was purchased by L'Oreal through the acquisition of Carson (1"The Rose Sheet" Aug. 28, 2000, In Brief). Under the Carson venture, L'Oreal also established an "ethnic beauty headquarters" based in Chicago that may collaborate with the clinic in the future, the exec says