• FDA Makes Statement on Medical Device Reporting Changes

    June 25, 2019

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationOn June 21, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced [...]

  • This Name’s Taken: The Importance of Trademark Law in Your Practice

    June 24, 2019

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Update August 6, 2021: A recent news story revealed that [...]

  • Join AmSpa at the Atlanta Medical Spa & Aesthetic Boot Camp

    June 21, 2019

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Starting next Saturday, June 29, AmSpa will host its Atlanta [...]

  • Botched Procedures: What Happens Next?

    June 17, 2019

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)If you are in practice long enough, you are going [...]

  • Proposed Supervision Rule Change Creates Controversy at Texas Medical Board Stakeholders Meeting

    June 12, 2019

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationLast week, the Texas Medical Board held a meeting to solicit [...]

  • Introducing QP

    June 11, 2019

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)When we first started AmSpa in 2013, we knew that, [...]

  • How Core Doctors Can Overcome Generational Differences in Marketing, Advertising and Ethics, Part 2

    June 10, 2019

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)(Click here to read part 1)Streaming video of procedures has [...]

  • How Core Doctors Can Overcome Generational Differences in Marketing, Advertising and Ethics, Part 1

    June 7, 2019

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Core doctors—plastic surgeons, facial plastic surgeons, oculoplastic surgeons, and dermatologists—are, [...]

  • How to Stay Compliant When Using Social Media Influencers

    June 5, 2019

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)As is the case in most industries, the use of [...]

  • Do Websites Need to Be ADA Compliant?

    May 31, 2019

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationIn the recent past, you may have heard about or received [...]

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    How to Find Legal Answers for Your Medical Spa

    May 29, 2019

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)At AmSpa and ByrdAdatto, we are asked every day about [...]

  • Join AmSpa at the Asheville Medical Spa & Aesthetic Boot Camp EXTRA

    May 24, 2019

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Starting next Saturday, June 1, AmSpa will host its Asheville [...]