• 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, [...]

  • More Men Undergo Plastic Surgery as the “Daddy-do-over” Trend Rises in Popularity

    June 19, 2019

    Just as women can turn to a suite of procedures, known as the "Mommy Makeover," more men are embracing their own set [...]

  • Tips to Minimize Audit Stress

    June 18, 2019

    Audits can be an unfortunate reality of practicing medicine. The good news is that as long as you are practicing and coding [...]

  • Medical Billing and Coding Changes You Should Know

    June 17, 2019

    Coding is a major determinant of what dermatologists bill and what they get paid, so it’s critical to keep up with changes [...]

  • Generation X Helps Drive Medical Spa Business

    June 14, 2019

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Financial experts often talk about how certain generations of people [...]

  • A Surgical Fix for Problematic Lip Fillers

    June 14, 2019

    Authors of a paper published May 2019 in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal describe an approach for surgical lip remodeling due to complications [...]

  • Researchers Link Scalp Location with Melanoma Survival Rate

    June 13, 2019

    In the past, the anatomical location of melanoma has been shown to influence melanoma specific survival (MSS). A group of researchers sought [...]

  • Proposed Supervision Rule Change Creates Controversy at Texas Medical Board Stakeholders Meeting

    June 12, 2019

    By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationLast week, the Texas Medical Board held a meeting to solicit [...]

  • Bring In the Men

    June 12, 2019

    Every few years, there are male skin care campaigns with slogans like “real men take care of their skin,” as if it [...]

  • Introducing QP

    June 11, 2019

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)When we first started AmSpa in 2013, we knew that, [...]

  • AAD Issues Position Statement on Sexual and Gender Minority Health in Dermatology

    June 11, 2019

    In conjunction with Pride month, the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) has issued a position statement highlighting the specialty’s commitment to better [...]

  • Rhode Island Bill Would Allow PAs to Collaborate with Physicians

    June 10, 2019

    A bill introduced in Rhode Island seeks to change the relationship between physician assistants (PAs) and physicians. It is sponsored by representatives [...]