• Galderma Receives FDA Approval for Restylane Kysse

    May 5, 2020

    Galderma has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Restylane Kysse for lip augmentation and the correction of [...]

  • Texas Begins Process of Re-opening May 1

    April 30, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationEarlier this week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott unveiled a plan to begin to [...]

  • North Carolina Medical Spa Offering Free Antibody Tests to Those on Front Lines of COVID-19 Pandemic

    April 29, 2020

    A Jacksonville, North Carolina, medical spa is partnering with a Charlotte urgent care to offer rapid COVID-19 testing in Onslow County.Drive IV [...]

  • Get Ready to Roll With AmSpa’s Re-opening Toolkit for Medical Spas

    April 22, 2020

    As the United States is in the sixth week of widespread sheltering in place, many people are yearning for a return to [...]

  • Letter From the CEO: When Will It Be Time to Re-open?

    April 20, 2020

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)It's been a long, unprofitable 30+ days since COVID-19 reared [...]

  • Refine USA’s Rejuvapen NXT Microneedling System Earns FDA Clearance

    April 16, 2020

    Refine USA has been granted a class 2 medical clearance from the FDA for its medical grade microneedling device, Rejuvapen NXT. This [...]

  • 5 Innovative Ideas to Navigate Your Business Through Unusual Times

    April 15, 2020

    By Cartessa AestheticsAre you brainstorming ways to navigate your business through these unusual times? With cities closing and social distancing becoming a [...]

  • Beware of Scams During the Pandemic

    April 8, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationThe U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Health and [...]

  • Medical Spa Communication in the Age of COVID-19

    April 7, 2020

    By Michael Meyer, Content Writer/Editor, American Med Spa AssociationThis is an unprecedented time in the world, and for medical aesthetic practices, communication [...]

  • Accusations of “Unethical” COVID-19 Treatment at Carmel Valley medical spa

    April 1, 2020

    A local medical spa is coming under fire for offering a coronavirus treatment that costs thousands of dollars, but the spa director [...]

  • Allergan Foundation Donates $2 Million to Organizations on Front Line of COVID-19 Response

    March 31, 2020

    Allergan plc has announced that The Allergan Foundation has awarded approximately $13 million in charitable grants in 2020 as part of its [...]

  • Concierge Medicine in a Time of Crisis

    March 27, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationOver the last several weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has rapidly evolved from an [...]