• Dermaplaning: Surgery or a Close Shave? Part 2

    January 4, 2019

    By Patrick O'Brien, J.D., Legal Coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationThis is a continuation of a piece on post on dermaplaning. [...]

  • Energy-based options fuel demand for sexual health treatments

    January 4, 2019

    Energy-based medicine options are helping to reverse many of the sexual dysfunction issues plaguing today’s aging population, according to Maryann Prewitt, M.D., [...]

  • Dermaplaning: Surgery or a Close Shave? Part 1

    January 3, 2019

    By Patrick O'Brien, J.D., Legal Coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationDermaplaning over the last couple of years has become one of [...]

  • Navigating the emerging specialty of sexual health within medical aesthetics

    January 3, 2019

    In recent years, the evolution of devices and non-surgical sexual wellness solutions has dramatically changed a treatment landscape once limited to surgery, [...]

  • New data in laser hair reduction

    January 2, 2019

    A 1060 nm diode laser system offers advantages over the Nd:YAG 1064 nm laser for permanent hair reduction, researchers report in a [...]

  • PRP vs saline for skin rejuvenation

    December 28, 2018

    In a split-face single-session comparison of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and saline injections, recipients reported reduced signs of facial aging, according to a [...]

  • Use psychology to defuse emotionally charged situations

    December 27, 2018

    Here’s an altogether too-familiar scenario:  You walk into the exam room to find your next patient glaring at you, arms crossed, lips [...]

  • Gel could be as effective as microneedling

    December 27, 2018

    Home-based treatment with tazarotene gel could offer an alternative to microneedling for treating acne scarring, a small study published in the journal [...]

  • What Procedures Can an LVN Perform in Texas Medical Spas? The Texas Nursing Board Has Answers… Kind Of

    December 20, 2018

    By Alex R. Thiersch, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)The recent medical spa related arrests in the Houston, Texas area [...]

  • Maximize Your Client’s Treatments this Holiday Season

    December 18, 2018

    Sponsored Content: CareCreditThe holiday season is upon us and your clients will want to end the year on a positive note by [...]

  • Make Your Plans to Attend AmSpa’s Medical Spa Show in Las Vegas

    December 14, 2018

    The American Med Spa Association (AmSpa) is working hard to put the finishing touches on planning for The Medical Spa Show, the [...]

  • Treatment attempts to dissolve cellulite

    December 14, 2018

    Injections of investigational cellulite treatment collagenase clostridium histolyticum (CCH, Endo International) improved the appearance of cellulite in the buttocks in two phase [...]