• 5 Med Spa Tips: Turning Your Staff Into a High-Performing Team

    August 8, 2018

    Sponsored Content: Venus ConceptHaving an outstanding team in a medical spa or aesthetics practice is one of the biggest contributors to long-term [...]

  • Three Ways Med Spa Retail Sales Can Transform Your Practice

    August 2, 2018

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Selling retail products like skin care or other items is [...]

  • How the New California Privacy Act Affects Med Spa Practices

    August 1, 2018

    By Brad Adatto, JD, Partner, ByrdAdattoMed spas and other aesthetic practices should be aware of the new California Consumer Privacy Act of [...]

  • The Dangers of Med Spas Purchasing Overseas Botox

    July 31, 2018

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Med spas purchasing Botox or other drugs from legitimate overseas [...]

  • FDA Issues Alert Regarding Energy-Based Devices Used for Vaginal ‘Rejuvenation’

    July 31, 2018

     Yesterday the US Food and Drug Administration issued a warning regarding energy-based devices (both radiofrequency and light-based) being used for vaginal rejuvenation. [...]

  • Med Spas Turn to Lasers to Enhance Facial Treatments

    July 31, 2018

    According to data calculated by Statista, more than six million Americans received a facial during a six-month time period, and more than [...]

  • Some Doctors, Patients Balk At Medicare’s ‘Flat Fee’ Payment Proposal

    July 30, 2018

    The Trump administration announced a plan Friday that would affect about 40 percent of the payments physicians receive from Medicare. Not everybody's [...]

  • The Best Treatments to Do This Summer

    July 30, 2018

    Come summer, not every skin-perfecting, fat-zapping, age-preventing treatment is a hot-weather must. In fact, plenty of doctors actually warn against having certain [...]

  • Expert Insights: A Review of Laser-Based Technologies in Aesthetic Medicine

    July 30, 2018

    As demand for energy-based anti-aging procedures continues to rise, practitioners are faced with choosing from a wide array of aesthetic platforms and [...]

  • HIPAA Compliance Tips for Small Medical Practices

    July 30, 2018

    You’ve seen the headlines splashed on TV and across the internet: data breaches hit national businesses such as Target, Chipotle, and many [...]

  • Medicine No Longer Apolitical

    July 30, 2018

    Physicians writing in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology say that physicians should counter the proliferation of fake news on [...]

  • 10 Reasons Why Patients Are Not Compliant

    July 30, 2018

    One hurdle in treating patients, particularly children and teens, is ensuring compliance with treatment protocols. It can feel like an uphill battle, [...]