Bring In the Men
June 12, 2019Every few years, there are male skin care campaigns with slogans like “real men take care of their skin,” as if it [...]
Introducing QP
June 11, 2019By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)When we first started AmSpa in 2013, we knew that, [...]
AAD Issues Position Statement on Sexual and Gender Minority Health in Dermatology
June 11, 2019In conjunction with Pride month, the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) has issued a position statement highlighting the specialty’s commitment to better [...]
How Core Doctors Can Overcome Generational Differences in Marketing, Advertising and Ethics, Part 2
June 10, 2019By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)(Click here to read part 1)Streaming video of procedures has [...]
A Sebum-Targeting Laser
June 7, 2019For close to a decade, R. Rox Anderson, MD, PhD, and Fernanda Sakamoto, MD, of the Wellman Center for Photomedicine in Boston [...]
Skin Care vs. Surgery: Finding a Moral Code in the Med Spa
June 4, 2019When it comes to being a part of the spa and medical spa industries, integrity is a shining factor that is a [...]
Do Websites Need to Be ADA Compliant?
May 31, 2019By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationIn the recent past, you may have heard about or received [...]
Creating a Custom Facial Protocol
May 31, 2019A big beauty buzzword that your clients are hearing is customization or “bespoke” products and experiences. It seems like a no brainer, [...]
Researchers Identify Optimal Uses for 18 Popular HA Fillers
May 30, 2019Injectable hyaluronic acid (HA) fillers are flooding the market, challenging aesthetic physicians to determine which product is best for an individual patient’s [...]
Combination Treatment with IPL and CO2 Offers Better Outcomes for Hypertrophic Scars
May 29, 2019IPL treatment in addition to fractional CO2 laser offers better improvement in the appearance of hypertrophic scars than CO2 alone. Researchers Alexander [...]
Botulinum and the Brow
May 24, 2019The extent that brows descend after botulinum toxin injections is greatly influenced by the amount of frontalis weakening, according to a small [...]
What You Need to Know About Parallel Importation
May 22, 2019By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)In June 2018, Oregon-based physician Brenda Roberts had her medical [...]
