• Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in Medical Spas: An Overview

    July 27, 2018

    By: Sam Pondrom, Attorney at ByrdAdattoMedical spas utilizing mid-level practitioners like nurse practitioners ("NPs") and physician assistants ("PAs") is on the rise [...]

  • Fee-Splitting: Pitfalls of Med Spa Compensation

    July 24, 2018

    By: Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)One of the most common legal issues in medical spa [...]

  • How Aesthetician Services Can Benefit Your Medical Spa

    July 19, 2018

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

  • Med Spa Advertising: Legal Issues to Understand

    July 16, 2018

    By: Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Since medical spas are medical practices, they are bound by [...]

  • Can Aestheticians Do Microneedling in a Med Spa?

    July 12, 2018

    By: Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Microneedling is a trending procedure in med spas, but many [...]

  • Kids/Teens Getting Plastic Surgery to Prevent Bullying

    July 11, 2018

    In 2016, San Antonio area teenager David Molak, was literally "cyber-bullied" to death.After months of being tormented and harassed by his peers, [...]

  • Medical Aesthetician and Certified Laser Tech: The Risks of Misleading Medical Spa Titles

    July 5, 2018

    By: Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)"Medical aesthetician" and "certified laser technician" are common titles to [...]

  • Surgeon faces lawsuits after Florida revokes medical license

    June 26, 2018

    DORAL, Fla. - Three years ago, Dr. Osakatukei "Osak" Omulepu first came under scrutiny after four of his patients were hospitalized in a three day period. The [...]

  • Updated Legal Summary for Iowa is Now Live!

    June 22, 2018

    AmSpa's state-by-state medical spa legal summaries provide members with a simple, one-stop resource to answer questions regarding regulations that effect their businesses. [...]

  • Updated Legal Summary for Louisiana is Now Live!

    June 22, 2018

    AmSpa's state-by-state medical spa legal summaries provide members with a simple, one-stop resource to answer questions regarding regulations that effect their businesses. [...]

  • Updated Legal Summary for New Mexico is Now Live!

    June 22, 2018

    AmSpa's state-by-state medical spa legal summaries provide members with a simple, one-stop resource to answer questions regarding regulations that effect their businesses. [...]

  • Updated Legal Summary for Connecticut is Now Live!

    June 22, 2018

    AmSpa's state-by-state medical spa legal summaries provide members with a simple, one-stop resource to answer questions regarding regulations that effect their businesses. [...]