Ep. 61 - Niquette Hunt on Developing a Novel Therapy for Excessive Sweating

<p>"One day, this Technology of Beauty may end up being called The Technology of Confidence," said Dr. Grant Stevens in response to insights from Niquette Hunt, CEO of Candesant Biomedical. Because as she notes in this interview, the field of aesthetics is often so much more — self-care, wellness, confidence, feeling comfortable in your own skin, the list goes on and on.</p> <p>Drawing on her experience at Proctor & Gamble, Revance, and other notable enterprises, Niquette is hyper-focused on hyperhidrosis as Candesant's chief executive, with the goal of developing a treatment for the 84 million Americans who suffer from excessive sweating. </p> <p>And the news she brings us is nothing short of astounding: a patch so powerful it's categorized as a Class 2 medical device. By leveraging "targeted alkali thermolysis" to deliver a micro-thermal injury directly to the sweat duct, a 3-minute procedure can effect up to 2-3 months of sweat-free results. </p> <p>Join us for a fully transparent look at a clinical-stage product in pursuit of FDA approval on the latest episode of The Technology of Beauty.</p>