• Medical Spas Still Have a Long Way to Go When It Comes to Compliance

    December 5, 2018

    By Alex R. Thiersch, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)The recent arrest of licensed vocational nurse (LVN) Michelle Bogle has [...]

  • Cosmetologist prescribed drugs that put woman in hospital: Police

    December 5, 2018

    A licensed cosmetologist is the latest person arrested in a police crackdown on illegal medspa procedures. ABC13 was there when the cosmetologist [...]

  • 7 Safety recommendations for tattoo removal

    December 5, 2018

    Investigators from the Health Hazard Evaluation Program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention visited a Massachusetts hospital in 2017 to [...]

  • Amazon Makes Inroads Selling Medical Supplies to the Sick

    December 5, 2018

    A growing number of doctors around the U.S. can direct a patient to Amazon.com Inc. to buy blood-pressure cuffs, slings and other [...]

  • Tips to Improve Your Website’s Bounce Rate & Conversion

    December 3, 2018

    Join Crystal Clear President Tim Sawyer for this cutting-edge webinar series and learn the industry’s most up-to-date practices for implementing a successful [...]

  • New Ohio Law Provides Affirmative Defense to HIPAA Liability in Data Breaches

    November 30, 2018

    By Robert J. Fisher, Attorney, ByrdAdattoIf you work in a medical spa, you are undoubtedly using the internet in more ways than [...]

  • FDA approves HA filler for midface via cannula injection

    November 30, 2018

    Galderma Laboratories announced in November 2018 that the FDA approved its hyaluronic acid dermal filler Restylane Lyft for correction of age-related midface [...]

  • Tis the season: Snapchat dysmorphia

    November 30, 2018

    Filters and image editing that are standard on many of today’s smartphones and other devices are affecting people’s perceptions of beauty, according [...]

  • Medical Spa Show Exhibitor Spotlight: RD Management Corp Group: Matis & MCCM Medical Skin Care

    November 29, 2018

    The Medical Spa Show–the only national trade show directly serving medical spas and non-invasive medical aesthetic practices–will connect medical spa owners and [...]

  • FDA to overhaul process for approving medical devices that some say puts consumers at risk

    November 28, 2018

    The Food and Drug Administration is overhauling the most common way medical device manufacturers bring their products to market in an attempt [...]

  • Trump Administration Invites Health Care Industry to Help Rewrite Ban on Kickbacks

    November 28, 2018

    The Trump administration has labored zealously to cut federal regulations, but its latest move has still astonished some experts on health care: [...]

  • The Rise of Non-Core Physicians

    November 27, 2018

    By Alex R. Thiersch, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)During its early years, the medical aesthetics industry was dominated by [...]