• You Can’t Pay for Patients and Call it “Marketing”

    March 15, 2019

    By Patrick O'Brien, J.D., Legal Coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationFinding customers is the biggest challenge for any business. You can [...]

  • Medical Spas Face the Challenges of Private Equity-Backed Health Care

    March 14, 2019

    By James M. Stanford, JD, Partner, ByrdAdattoOver the last several years, private equity activity progressively made its entrance into the market of [...]

  • Fibroblast Plasma Therapy, Who Can Do It?

    March 5, 2019

    By Patrick O'Brien, J.D., Legal Coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationFibroblast Plasma Therapy is a new skin tightening procedure that is [...]

  • Texas Nursing Board Reiterates That Nurses May Only Use Non-Ablative Lasers

    March 4, 2019

    By Patrick O'Brien, J.D., Legal Coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationUnlike many other professional licensing boards, the Texas Nursing Board provides [...]

  • Suit from Laser Hair Removal Injuries Highlights Need for Training and Oversight

    February 25, 2019

    By Patrick O'Brien, J.D., Legal Coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationIf you are thinking there is a lot of Medical Spa [...]

  • Med Spa Slammed with Class Action Lawsuit for Violating TCPA

    February 14, 2019

    By: Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Ever heard of TCPA? Most people haven't. It stands for [...]

  • Should Your Med Spa Offer Aesthetician Services?

    January 29, 2019

    By: Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)While medical spa services command higher prices than traditional spa [...]

  • New York’s Laser Hair Removal Problem

    January 22, 2019

    By Patrick O'Brien, J.D., Legal Coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationLaser hair removal (LHR) is one of the most commonly performed [...]

  • Off-label Considerations for Mid-level Practitioners

    January 18, 2019

    By Patrick O'Brien, J.D., Legal Coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationWe'e discussed the issues and legalities with prescribing drugs for uses [...]

  • Blow Struck to Non-Solicitation Agreements in California

    January 11, 2019

    By Patrick O'Brien, J.D., Legal Coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationGenerally, California prohibits the enforcement of most employee non-compete clauses with [...]

  • New California Bill Requires Secure Prescription Pads

    January 7, 2019

    By James M. Stanford, JD, Partner, ByrdAdattoIn 2018, California made several changes to try to curb unauthorized access to controlled substances as [...]

  • Dermaplaning: Surgery or a Close Shave? Part 2

    January 4, 2019

    By Patrick O'Brien, J.D., Legal Coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationThis is a continuation of a piece on post on dermaplaning. [...]