• UPDATED: A Look at the Federal COVID-19 Relief Bills

    March 19, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationUPDATE: HR 6201 has been signed into law. The final version is available [...]

  • The Pandemic, Elective Surgical Care and Informed Consent

    March 19, 2020

    By Jeff Segal, MD, JD, ByrdAdatto and Medical JusticeAs I write this, we are reading in the news about potential quarantines and [...]

  • How the SBA Can Help Your Medical Spa During the COVID-19 Outbreak

    March 18, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationThe Small Business Administration (SBA) is charged with providing support and financing to [...]

  • AmSpa Launches AmSpa Live Series to Address Current Medical Spa Issues

    March 17, 2020

    The world of medical aesthetics—and life in general in the United States—has changed a great deal in the past week. The COVID-19 [...]

  • What Your Medical Spa Needs to Know About the Coronavirus, Part 2

    March 13, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationSince part one of this article was originally posted, the outbreak of Coronavirus, [...]

  • What Medical Spa Owners Need to Know About Corporations

    March 11, 2020

    By James M. Stanford, JD, Partner, ByrdAdattoThe corporation is one of the oldest types of business model, and it is likely the [...]

  • Can a Doctor Prescribe Controlled Substances Via Telemedicine?

    March 6, 2020

    By Bradford E. Adatto, Partner, ByrdAdattoFrom groceries to workout classes, entrepreneurs in all industries are attempting to duplicate the "Amazon Effect"—the ongoing [...]

  • Social Media and Micro-influencers

    February 28, 2020

    By Jenny Robinson, Skin Body SoulSocial media is an incredibly powerful tool for your medical spa. It has dramatically changed the way [...]

  • What Your Medical Spa Needs to Know About the Coronavirus

    February 26, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationIt's flu season again, but this year we have the added specter of [...]

  • What Aesthetic Practices Need to Know About Naturopathic Medicine

    February 21, 2020

    By Courtney P. Cowan, JD, ByrdAdattoMedical consumers are becoming more and more discerning when it comes to seeking health care. Healthier lifestyles, [...]

  • Are Medical Director Agreements Required in MSO Arrangements?

    February 17, 2020

    By Kita McCray, JD, ByrdAdattoThe purpose of a medical director agreement is to memorialize the responsibilities of a physician, which typically entail [...]

  • Updates on the Texas Botox Arrests

    February 14, 2020

    By Robert J. Fisher, JD, ByrdAdattoAt the end of 2018, much was written about the Texas Botox arrests that resulted in four [...]