• Closing the Loop: Valuing and Selling Your Medical Spa

    April 4, 2018

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)When a medical spa opens, its owners are probably not [...]

  • Medical Spa Success Means Facing Your Fears

    March 30, 2018

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)I have a mantra that I say to myself often—"Do [...]

  • Medical Spa Insider: The Most Overlooked Must-Haves in Medical Spas According to Louis Frisina and Tim Sawyer

    March 29, 2018

    Medical aesthetics experts Louis Frisina and Tim Sawyer, President of Crystal Clear Digital Marketing speak on a wide range of topics including [...]

  • AmSpa Member Spotlight with Rejuvenate Med Spa Founder, Christina Imes

    March 23, 2018

    AmSpa Founder, Alex Thiersch, interviews Founder and Operator of Rejuvenate Med Spa in Oak Brook, IL., Christina Imes, about how she opened [...]

  • Medical Spa Insider: Terri Wojak on Her Career in Aesthetics, Advocacy, and Working with Plastic Surgeon Steven Dayan

    March 1, 2018

    AmSpa Founder/Director Alex Thiersch and Director of Operations Cathy Christensen sit down with their long-time friend Terri Wojak, LE/President of True U [...]

  • Letter From the Director: Thank You!

    February 27, 2018

    Alex Thiersch here, director of AmSpa. I'm back from AmSpa's first ever Medical Spa Show and, after sleeping for 3 days straight, [...]

  • The Value of No

    February 15, 2018

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)When you visit a grocery store and peruse the cookie [...]

  • A Last-Minute Preview of The Medical Spa Show

    February 7, 2018

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)As you can imagine, we at the American Medical Spa [...]

  • 3 Tips for Opening a Medical Spa

    January 18, 2018

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)There's more to how to open a medical spa than [...]

  • Legally Compliant Medical Spa Events to Keep the Holidays Happy

    December 14, 2017

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Many medical spas and medical aesthetic facilities thank their loyal [...]

  • AmSpa Offers Microblading Training at The Medical Spa Show

    November 22, 2017

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Microblading is here to stay. A semi-permanent beautification technique that [...]

  • Illinois Nurse Practice Act Update

    November 3, 2017

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, Founder/Director of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)UPDATE: Gov. Rauner signed the revised Illinois Nurse Practice Act [...]