"... perhaps the world's largest concentration of aesthetics-technology companies"
According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), over $12 billion was spent by Americans alone on surgical and non surgical procedures in 2014. Worldwide, the increasing rates of obesity in emerging countries such as India and China is expected to continue to drive growth in the market for aesthetic lasers and energy devices with an expected Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 12.2%.
With so many of the key players based in Yokneam, David Kaufman wrote in in Time magazine:
...hidden within Yokneam's hillside industrial parks is perhaps the world's largest concentration of aesthetics-technology companies — firms that are developing new techniques for smoothing wrinkles, removing unwanted hair, combating acne and, most lucratively, flattening your belly.
Cherry Imaging is founded upon decades of experience in aesthetic medicine and is introducing the very first device in the world to precisely and accurately measure before and after aesthetic medical treatments.
The Cherry system combining a powerful 3D scanner with proprietary Trace software, arming doctors with accurate and objective data enabling them to discuss treatment results with patients and trace progress over time