IN THE NEWS: Expansion points to growing clientele of medical spa
DAVAO CITY—The expansion program of a medical spa here, including a planned branch at the Alexian Brothers’ wellness center, has indicated a strong showing of the spa industry despite the lingering global financial crisis.
Rayanne Arao, marketing manager of The MediSpa, by Skin Specialist, said more males are now regular clients of the spa.
“Males are becoming conscious of their health and wellness and are becoming a good clientele base,” she told a regular fortnight business forum on Tuesday at their clinic at the SM City here.
In less than a decade of operation, the MediSpa would open a branch at the new building of the Alexian Brothers’ wellness center at its compound along MacArthur Highway here, providing the same brand of aesthetics and therapeutic services that now include the Filipino traditional hilot services and the Chinese’s age-old expertise in acupuncture.
The new branch is set to open this month, as well as plans in the pipeline to put branches at the upcoming upscale shopping center of the Ayala Land Inc.
“The clientele is growing, with no sign of having been affected by financial difficulty,” she said.
Local clients remain its strong base, particularly those seeking wellness and medically supervised relaxation and therapeutic massage.
The only medical spa in Southern Philippines, the MediSpa is managed by the Guillano couple. The wife, Dr. Victoria Patiño-Guillano, is one of only two derma-pathologists in Mindanao. The husband, Franklin, is a nephrologist and helps manage the nephrology center in Davao, which would also open a new branch alongside the MediSpa.
The MediSpa has added new services to the common spa services, Arao said. These include adaption of the Pinoy hilot expertise in the treatment of joint and muscle pains, of needle-less acupuncture, the Chinese traditional practice, as well as the application of the healing wonders of jade stones.
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