• Study Shows How Weather Changes Skin Texture

    August 22, 2018

    Cooler temperatures are imminent for the Northern Hemisphere—is your skin ready? Recent research in the British Journal of Dermatology found that climatic [...]

  • Why Do Patients Seek Cosmetic Procedures?

    August 20, 2018

    We expected to find that people get cosmetic procedures because they want to look better, particularly to impress others.   Interestingly and surprisingly, [...]

  • Keep Calm and Carry On: A Quick Word on the FDA’s Warning on Vaginal Rejuvenation Devices

    August 16, 2018

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)The recent warning by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration [...]

  • Despite FDA Caution, Doctors Say Lasers May Help With Vaginal Pain And Dryness

    August 15, 2018

    Women struggling with symptoms like vaginal dryness and pain during sex, may be drawn to treatments, marketed as "vaginal rejuvenation," that claim [...]

  • Snapchat Dysmorphia’ Drives People to Plastic Surgery to Improve Their Appearance in Selfies

    August 14, 2018

    Popular apps like Snapchat and Facetune that allow users to filter their appearance may be driving a dangerous trend in young people [...]

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    AmSpa and ByrdAdatto Joint Statement on FDA Vaginal Rejuvenation Warning

    August 13, 2018

    The American Med Spa Association224 N Desplaines St, Suite 600Chicago, IL 60661ByrdAdatto8150 N Central Expy #930Dallas, TX 75206The US Food and Drug [...]

  • How to Beautify the Midface

    August 13, 2018

    Pierre Jacques Ackermann talks through his novel new concept of rejuvenating the midface by injecting the masseter muscles, creating a slimmer lower [...]

  • The Dangers of Med Spas Purchasing Overseas Botox

    July 31, 2018

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Med spas purchasing Botox or other drugs from legitimate overseas [...]

  • The Best Treatments to Do This Summer

    July 30, 2018

    Come summer, not every skin-perfecting, fat-zapping, age-preventing treatment is a hot-weather must. In fact, plenty of doctors actually warn against having certain [...]

  • Expert Insights: A Review of Laser-Based Technologies in Aesthetic Medicine

    July 30, 2018

    As demand for energy-based anti-aging procedures continues to rise, practitioners are faced with choosing from a wide array of aesthetic platforms and [...]

  • Medicine No Longer Apolitical

    July 30, 2018

    Physicians writing in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology say that physicians should counter the proliferation of fake news on [...]

  • Doctors Are Seeing an Influx of Deformities From Bad Microneedling Jobs

    July 20, 2018

    Scottsdale, AZ facial plastic surgeon Kelly Bomer, MD refers to microneedling as “one of the biggest innovations in beauty right now.” It's [...]