I just want to introduce myself. My name is Lee Ann Caviness. My father started the Curetage company 17 years ago. I'm not here to solicit customers. I want to make that clear. I'm here and responding because I think that you my have the wrong idea about us.
I first want you to know that I understand how many companies have jumped on the "let's formulate a product that's crap now that the patent for minoxodil has expired and bilk innocent hair loss sufferers out of thousands of dollars." Trust me when I tell you that I have them just as much as you. Because of this problem with everyone adding just a tiny drop of the drug minoxodil to teir product and then being allowed by the FDA to make claims of hair growth is sickening.
Please understand that we are a small, family owned business. My father, Mr. Wayne Morris did not start this business to make money. Well, we were hoping that we would, of course, but we were just as skeptical about it as the next person. He started this business because he happened upon a formula in his travels that turned out to actually work in most cases. At the time, there was only Rogaine. It was prescription strength only and had horrific side effects.
We have made a little money over the years. Now, not a fortune by any means! But enough to help take care of my parents since they retired and support my brother and myself. It even helped purchase my 1600 sq ft home. We are not millionaires is the point I'm getting to.
Our before and after pictures may be of poor quality, but they are absolutely real. All of our originals are in the filing cabinet that stands beside my desk. I don't even have my own office, LOL. Anyway, I just want to make clear that male patterned baldness occurs in many stages and our test participants from about 19 years ago were at all different stages of hair loss. The picture of the female, Sherry, is from an unsolicited testimonial. I have those originals as well. We took the background out of her photos after scanning them to make it fit better with our others. As a matter of fact, that has been done with all of our pictures. We didn't even employ a professional photographer to take the pictures of our test participants because we didn't actually think the product would work and couldn't afford to spend that kind of money at the time. We have received many testimonials since then, but we have to completely rebuild our site from start to finish to get them on there. It is very old and outdated.
To make a long story short, I'm 34 now and my controlling father is finally starting to listen to my ideas more. You should know that before this company, my father had been an insurance salesman most of his life and had owned a few small business like a hauling and grading company, a power washing outfit, things like that. He neither had the vision nor the knowhow to properly present Curetage to the public.
The things you see now; our packaging, website, verbage,etc. are the result of my doing at his request. I was barely 18 when we started Curetage and a single mother. I didn't know anything then. I've spent the last few years bonding with my first and only hisband and having two more children. I haven't spent the time necessary to keep things up to date. I just started back to work this week and all of the issues you have with our product will be addressed this year. That's my resolution!
Feel free to contact me anytime through my email or at 800-273-4246. I enjoy the customer service aspect of my job a lot and love to chat. Can you tell? ha! ha! I wish all of you luck on your quest for the ultimate, but far too often unsuccessful, GOOD HAIR DAY!
Happy New Year!
-Lee Ann
