• Med Spa Slammed with Class Action Lawsuit for Violating TCPA

    February 14, 2019

    By: Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Ever heard of TCPA? Most people haven't. It stands for [...]

  • New Bill Would Allow Corporations to Practice Medicine in Kansas

    February 14, 2019

    A new bill introduced in Kansas would allow corporations and other business entities to practice medicine. The bill is introduced in both [...]

  • TCPA Class Action filed Against Medspa for Unwanted Text Messages

    February 14, 2019

    Last week, Florida skin care spa, Medspa Del Mar LLC (Medspa) was hit with a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action [...]

  • What Is a Mastermind Group?

    February 5, 2019

    By: Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)In business, every idea is valuable. Internal brainstorming can only [...]

  • New Rhode Island Bill Sets Supervision Rules For Laser Procedures

    February 5, 2019

    A new bill introduced in Rhode Island would create new rules for the delegation and supervision of certain laser procedures. The bill is [...]

  • Health-focused Esthetic Care

    February 4, 2019

    Disclaimer: The information in this article is for educational purposes only and does not qualify nor certify the individual to provide esthetic [...]

  • Google Trends for the aesthetic practice

    February 4, 2019

    Google’s publicly available and free-to-use analytic tool, Google Trends, can help cosmetic physicians gauge consumer cosmetic procedure interests, curiosities, misperceptions and decision [...]

  • Snow Mushroom Could be the New Hyaluronic Acid

    February 4, 2019

    Mushrooms are making their way into the spa industry, and they are predicted to be a huge 2019 trend. Among the numerous [...]

  • New research on smoking complication risks

    February 1, 2019

    Smokers are more likely than nonsmokers to have complications after undergoing cosmetic surgery on the body, versus the face or breasts. In [...]

  • New Arizona Bill Would Expand Supervisors for Laser Technicians

    January 31, 2019

    A new bill introduced in Arizona would create a new certification that is able to supervise laser technicians. The bill is sponsored by [...]

  • Digital health and dermatology

    January 31, 2019

    What exactly is digital health? The scope and definition of digital health is broadening and now, it seems, digital health is essentially [...]

  • The Medical Spa Show: It’s a Celebration!

    January 30, 2019

    By: Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)If you're a reader of this blog, you likely are [...]