Botched Procedures: What Happens Next?
June 17, 2019By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)If you are in practice long enough, you are going [...]
Proposed Supervision Rule Change Creates Controversy at Texas Medical Board Stakeholders Meeting
June 12, 2019By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationLast week, the Texas Medical Board held a meeting to solicit [...]
How Core Doctors Can Overcome Generational Differences in Marketing, Advertising and Ethics, Part 2
June 10, 2019By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)(Click here to read part 1)Streaming video of procedures has [...]
Lips Stay on the List
June 3, 2019By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Lips have always played a major role in the medical [...]
How to Find Legal Answers for Your Medical Spa
May 29, 2019By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)At AmSpa and ByrdAdatto, we are asked every day about [...]
What You Need to Know About Parallel Importation
May 22, 2019By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)In June 2018, Oregon-based physician Brenda Roberts had her medical [...]
What Is Required of a Medical Spa’s Good Faith Exams?
May 21, 2019By Sam Pondrom, JD, Associate at ByrdAdattoThere are two points that we can never reiterate enough regarding med spas: They are medical [...]
Understanding the Legalities of Off-Label Use
May 20, 2019By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)The use of pharmaceuticals for treatments that are not specified [...]
Differentiating Your Practice: Choosing the Right Aesthetic Treatments to Set Your Practice Apart and Meet Client Needs
May 16, 2019By CynosureMore than ever before, consumers are seeking out aesthetic treatments to help them feel and look their best—even if it means [...]
Florida Office Surgery Reforms Pass House and Senate
May 9, 2019By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)A recent news article features shocking reports of patient injury [...]
Botox Parties: What You Need to Know
May 8, 2019By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)One thing I love about the med spa industry is [...]
How to Legally Offer Anti-Aging Treatments at Your Medical Spa
May 7, 2019By Brad Adatto, JD, Partner, ByrdAdatto"Alternative medicine," "wellness treatments" and "anti-aging procedures" all have one element in common: Each has treatments and [...]