• How to Create a Mutually Beneficial Medical Director Contract

    December 17, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, Legal Coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationAn employment agreement between a medical spa and a medical director must benefit [...]

  • Women Leading the Way, Part 4: Alisa Lask

    November 23, 2020

    By Michael Meyer, Content Writer/Editor, American Med Spa AssociationWhen one thinks of medical aesthetics, they often think of the women who receive [...]

  • Can I Copyright My Medical Spa’s Website?

    July 17, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationBuilding a successful medical spa requires a lot of elements to come together [...]

  • Medical Spa Buzzwords

    October 4, 2019

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)The medical aesthetic industry is all about buzz. A treatment [...]

  • How the Texas Corporate Practice of Medicine Relates to Medical Spa Ownership

    September 10, 2019

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationRecently, AmSpa has been getting a lot of emails and calls telling us [...]

  • QP Extra: Q&A with Chris Bailey of Ovation Med Spa

    September 6, 2019

    When Chris Bailey founded his medical spa in 2006, he was new to the industry. The practice was a franchise, though, so [...]

  • Are You Lost in the Scope of Practice Decision Tree?

    July 17, 2019

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationIn many states, it can be a challenge to determine what [...]

  • California RN Board Holds Enforcement Webinar

    July 12, 2019

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationThis past Monday, July 8, the California Board of Registered Nursing [...]

  • Why Is It Important to Measure and Track Your Medical Spa’s Business?

    June 19, 2019

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Success in the medical aesthetics business depends on many factors, [...]

  • MSOs Help Non-Physicians Own Medical Spas

    May 13, 2019

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)For many of the people who work in the medical [...]

  • Med Spa Best Practices: Measuring and Tracking Your Success

    March 21, 2018

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Success in the medical aesthetics business depends on a number [...]

  • Demand for Noninvasive Fat Reduction Dropped by 40 Percent in 2024

    July 18, 2025

    The American Society of Plastic Surgeons recently released its annual report on the number of surgical and minimally invasive cosmetic procedures performed. [...]