• AmSpa Member Spotlight with Maegen Kennedy, PA-C, Co-Founder of Windermere Dental & Medical Spa

    December 13, 2018

    Take a tour through Windermere Dental & Medical Spa, located in sunny Orlando, Florida.Maegen Kennedy, PA-C, shares the success of her medical [...]

  • Who Can Perform Aquagold Fine Touch Procedures?

    December 11, 2018

    By Alex R. Thiersch, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Aquagold Fine Touch is a channeling device offered for sale by [...]

  • Emsculpt Laws and Your Med Spa

    December 10, 2018

    By Michael S. Byrd, JD, Partner, ByrdAdattoUnless you've been living under a rock, you may have noticed the increasing number of medical [...]

  • Microblading Training Offered at The Medical Spa Show 2019

    December 7, 2018

    By Alex R. Thiersch, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Microblading is here to stay. A semi-permanent beautification technique that is [...]

  • Houston PD Appears to be Bringing the Hammer Down as Fourth Arrest Made in Houston Med Spa “Crackdown”

    December 6, 2018

    By Alex R. Thiersch, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)The first line of this story from the local ABC affiliate [...]

  • Botulinum toxin injections may improve scarring

    December 6, 2018

    Long lauded for its ability to reduce the appearance of wrinkles, botulinum toxin is now being considered for reducing scarring. By using [...]

  • Medical Spas Still Have a Long Way to Go When It Comes to Compliance

    December 5, 2018

    By Alex R. Thiersch, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)The recent arrest of licensed vocational nurse (LVN) Michelle Bogle has [...]

  • 7 Safety recommendations for tattoo removal

    December 5, 2018

    Investigators from the Health Hazard Evaluation Program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention visited a Massachusetts hospital in 2017 to [...]

  • FDA approves HA filler for midface via cannula injection

    November 30, 2018

    Galderma Laboratories announced in November 2018 that the FDA approved its hyaluronic acid dermal filler Restylane Lyft for correction of age-related midface [...]

  • Tis the season: Snapchat dysmorphia

    November 30, 2018

    Filters and image editing that are standard on many of today’s smartphones and other devices are affecting people’s perceptions of beauty, according [...]

  • Keep The Holidays Happy with Legally Compliant Med Spa Events

    November 29, 2018

    By Alex R. Thiersch, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Many medical spas and medical aesthetic facilities thank their loyal customers [...]

  • Iowa Board of Nursing Proposes New Rules for ARNPs

    November 27, 2018

    The Iowa Board of Nursing recently published proposed rules that govern the practice of Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners (ARNPs). The current rules are [...]