Med Spas Under the Microscope – The View From The FDA
March 26, 2026As regulatory scrutiny of medical aesthetics grows, med spas are increasingly under the microscope. As a practice owner and provider, it can [...]
FDA Issues RF Microneedling Safety Alert: What It Means for Medical Spa Professionals
November 6, 2025The FDA’s recent safety communication regarding radiofrequency (RF) microneedling devices is a critical reminder: Aesthetic treatments involving energy-based devices are medical procedures [...]
Rooted in Purpose: Early Bird Registration Now Open for Medical Spa Show 2026
November 4, 2025Something remarkable happens every year in Las Vegas when the medical spa community arrives for Medical Spa Show. This April 9–12, 2026, [...]
Second California Law That Affects MSOs Passes
October 21, 2025California has now passed two laws that will have an effect on how investors, health care entities and management services organizations (MSOs) [...]
New California Law Affects MSOs
October 9, 2025A newly passed law in California will prohibit certain contractual provisions between medical and dental practices and private equity groups or hedge [...]
Texas Medical Board Clarifies Alternative Medicine Rules
October 8, 2025By Patrick O'Brien, General Counsel, American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)The September bulletin from the Texas Medical Board (TMB) helps to clarify changes [...]
Regulatory-ready Accounting for Med Spas: What “Audit-ready” Really Means
October 3, 2025By Obsidian Strategic ConsultingRunning a medical spa is about more than delivering great patient experiences. Behind every treatment is a regulatory framework [...]
Medical Spa Show 2026: Rooted in Purpose
October 1, 2025The pace of innovation, the pressure of public perception, and the increasing complexity of regulations all mean one thing: the medical aesthetics [...]
Medical Spa Show 2025 Recap: Together Toward Tomorrow
September 30, 2025AmSpa’s Medical Spa Show 2025 brought more than 2,000 medical aesthetics professionals to Las Vegas for four days of education, compliance insights, [...]
Alabama Reiterates Cosmetic Injection Rules: No RN Injectors
September 24, 2025By Patrick O’Brien, General Counsel, American Med Spa AssociationOn September 23, 2025, the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners (BME) issued a notice [...]
New Texas Text Messaging Law
August 29, 2025By Patrick O’Brien, General Counsel, American Med Spa AssociationA new law in Texas goes into effect on September 1, 2025, and it [...]
What to Do If ICE Comes to Your Medical Spa
August 26, 2025Recently, there have been several news articles and viral videos about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers conducting enforcement actions in and [...]