Burned out or tuned in
October 31, 2018Years ago, when I practiced family medicine, I was so burned out I felt crispy. I stumbled through a maze of challenges, [...]
Self-Regulation: Equipment Manufacturers and Training Centers Need to Get on Board
October 30, 2018By Alex Thiersch, CEO of the American Med Spa AssociationIn this space a couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the need [...]
Medical Spa Show Exhibitor Spotlight: LIPSMART
October 26, 2018The Medical Spa Show–the only national trade show directly serving medical spas and non-invasive medical aesthetic practices–will connect medical spa owners and [...]
Must-know physician liability issues with med spas
October 26, 2018Supervision, delegation and noncompliant ownership are among the hot button issues that can land physicians in big trouble in the medical spa [...]
Microneedling versus laser: Is one better than the other?
October 26, 2018Microneedling cannot match the tissue-tightening effects of lasers, but it addresses issues ranging from stubborn wrinkles to stretch marks, quickly and cost-effectively, [...]
The lowdown on LED devices
October 26, 2018Researchers reported in a study published February 1, 2018, in the Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology that phototherapy with light emitting [...]
Running the Numbers on Med Spa Compensation
October 22, 2018By Alex R. Thiersch, CEO of the American Med Spa AssociationA medical spa's most valuable asset is not its location, its marketing, [...]
ASAPS Partners with the InterContinental® Mark Hopkins Hotel to Donate Food to the Homeless
October 22, 2018The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS/The Aesthetic Society) is hosting its Experienced Insights: Breast and Body Contouring meeting in San Francisco this week [...]
Hyaluronic Acid: Changing the Approach to Anti-aging
October 22, 2018From its scientific discovery in the early 1900s to its overtaking the cosmeceutical market around 2010, hyaluronic acid (HA) has made an indelible and [...]
Considerations for selecting laser technology
October 22, 2018A variety of energy-based devices on the market for both aesthetic and clinical indications meet the increasing demands of patients who seek [...]
The two faces of botulinum toxin
October 22, 2018The benefits of botulinum toxin used to treat frown lines are twofold says Mark Nestor, M.D., Ph.D., of the Center for Clinical [...]
The paper chart holdouts
October 22, 2018Robert Lending, MD, describes himself as a “computer dinosaur.” The Tucson, Ariz., internist and clinical lipidologist gets cash from bank tellers rather [...]
