• Corporate Practice of Medicine and Fee Splitting is a Real Concern in New York

    July 17, 2015

    By Allyson Avila, Wilson Elser, AmSpa partner attorney Many non-physician medical spa owners believe that they can hire a physician or other medical [...]

  • Honoring 2025’s Distinguished Women in Medical Aesthetics: Join Us at the WALC Honors Dinner

    September 16, 2025

    Take a moment to stand among your peers, recognize shared purpose, and celebrate the extraordinary women who lift an entire industry. This [...]

  • Member Spotlight: Take a Ride on the Beauty Bus

    February 24, 2020

    By Michael Meyer, Content Writer/Editor, American Med Spa Association As any marketing professional can tell you, it helps to have a hook—and [...]

  • MSS 2025: Courses for Aesthetic Injectors

    January 23, 2025

    The advance program for Medical Spa Show 2025 (MSS) is the heaviest yet, with an impressive courseload presented by celebrated speakers. A [...]

  • The Evolving Face of Medical Spa Ownership

    December 27, 2022

    By Michael MeyerEvery medical spa has a story behind it. Whether it’s a single advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) scrimping and saving [...]

  • Delray Spa Owner Facing Charge of Practicing Medicine Without License

    June 7, 2018

    A Delray Beach spa owner is facing a charge of practicing medicine without a license after city police said she agreed to [...]

  • The Man Factor

    July 6, 2017

    Judging by the latest numbers released by the latest American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), demand among men for cosmetic surgery has [...]

  • Scott Spear, MD, past president of ASPS, passes at age 68

    March 22, 2017

    ASPS past President and Georgetown University Hospital Department of Plastic Surgery founding Chair Scott Spear, MD, Washington, D.C., died peacefully in his [...]

  • ASPS Names Debra Johnson New President

    September 30, 2016

    Debra Johnson, MD, a private practice plastic surgeon based in Sacramento, CA, was today named president of the American Society of Plastic [...]

  • Joint ASPS & ASAPS Advisory to Members on FDA’s Update Regarding Breast Implant-Associated ALCL

    January 20, 2016

    The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery(ASAPS) would like to make their members aware [...]

  • Weight Loss Creates Surge in Plastic Surgery

    December 2, 2015

    An increase in the number of weight loss surgeries in the U.S. is beginning to have a ripple effect in plastic surgery, [...]

  • How To Use Telemedicine for the Good Faith Exam

    August 24, 2021

    By Bradford E. Adatto, JD, Partner, ByrdAdatto As elective medicine practices and providers are try to find the most efficient and effective [...]