• Skin Care Options to Support Treatment Outcomes and Boost ROI

    June 15, 2020

    By Candace Noonan, DermaConceptsWhy Is Skin Care So Important?Pretreatment ensures that the skin is healthier, and therefore outcomes are better. Studies compare [...]

  • FAQ for Re-opening During COVID-19

    May 5, 2020

    By AmSpa & ByrdAdattoPatient ProtocolQ: Do I need to require all patients to wear masks?A: It is crucial that you follow state [...]

  • ALERT: Texas Issues New COVID-19 Rules

    May 1, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationThe Texas Medical Board has adopted emergency rules that set the standards of [...]

  • Oklahoma Osteopathy Board Adopts New Medical Spa Guidelines

    April 27, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationIn late March, the Oklahoma State Board of Osteopathic Examiners adopted a new [...]

  • Texas Medical Board Issues Emergency Rule Relating to Executive Order GA 15

    April 22, 2020

    By Courtney P. Cowan, JD, ByrdAdattoPhysicians in Texas are anxiously waiting to learn whether the Texas Medical Board (TMB) would clear up [...]

  • Does New Texas Executive Order Let Med Spas Re-open?

    April 21, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationThe short answer is: not yet. Last Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued [...]

  • Letter From the CEO: When Will It Be Time to Re-open?

    April 20, 2020

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)It's been a long, unprofitable 30+ days since COVID-19 reared [...]

  • Concierge Medicine in a Time of Crisis

    March 27, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationOver the last several weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has rapidly evolved from an [...]

  • No Longer Elective: States Lay Down the Law

    March 26, 2020

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator, American Med Spa AssociationMultiple authorities, from the surgeon general to the White House and the CDC, [...]

  • Doctors Without Clinics: The Overnight Rise of Telemedicine to Combat COVID-19

    March 25, 2020

    By Bradford E. Adatto, Partner, ByrdAdattoMany of you are familiar with the organization Doctors Without Borders, but very few would have ever [...]

  • Letter from the CEO: You Can Help! Donate Your PPE

    March 23, 2020

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Yesterday, I was having a fairly typical conversation with my [...]

  • The Pandemic, Elective Surgical Care and Informed Consent

    March 19, 2020

    By Jeff Segal, MD, JD, ByrdAdatto and Medical JusticeAs I write this, we are reading in the news about potential quarantines and [...]