Why Botox worked and the Lap-Band didn't with Allergan CEO David Pyott

Why Botox worked and the Lap-Band didn't with Allergan CEO David Pyott
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Why Botox worked and the Lap-Band didn't with Allergan CEO David Pyott

Jun 03 2013 | 00:23:16

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Episode • June 03, 2013 • 00:23:16

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Kayleen Brown Tom Salemi

Show Notes

Allergan CEO David Pyott speaks at the 2012 MassDevice Big 100 West about why the Irvine, Calif.-based medical aesthetics company is selling its Lap-Band business, why Botox is so popular and what the medical device industry can learn from the world of aesthetics.

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