
Understanding the Legalities of Off-Label Use
May 20, 2019By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)The use of pharmaceuticals for treatments that are not specified [...]

How Core Doctors Can Cash In on Medical Spas
May 15, 2019By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)The medical aesthetic industry continues to boom, and core doctors—plastic [...]

Forest Park Verdicts Reshape Health Care Compliance in Texas
May 14, 2019By Jay Reyero, JD, Partner, ByrdAdattoAfter years of anticipation, seven guilty verdicts in the Forest Park Medical Center criminal trial—in addition to [...]

MSOs Help Non-Physicians Own Medical Spas
May 13, 2019By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)For many of the people who work in the medical [...]

Florida Office Surgery Reforms Pass House and Senate
May 9, 2019By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)A recent news article features shocking reports of patient injury [...]

Botox Parties: What You Need to Know
May 8, 2019By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)One thing I love about the med spa industry is [...]

How to Legally Offer Anti-Aging Treatments at Your Medical Spa
May 7, 2019By Brad Adatto, JD, Partner, ByrdAdatto"Alternative medicine," "wellness treatments" and "anti-aging procedures" all have one element in common: Each has treatments and [...]

Why Your Medical Spa Will Be Investigated
May 6, 2019By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Medical spa owners and operators typically don't think their businesses [...]

Join AmSpa at the Chicago Medical Spa & Aesthetic Boot Camp
May 3, 2019By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Starting tomorrow, AmSpa will host its Chicago Medical Spa & [...]

Unsafe Practices by New Mexico Aesthetician Lead to Second HIV Infection
May 1, 2019By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa), and Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator for the American [...]

The Legalities of Body Sculpting
April 29, 2019By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Body sculpting is one of the truly hot trends in [...]

Botched Microblading Highlights Regulatory Gap in Missouri
April 23, 2019By Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator for the American Med Spa Association"Hideous" and "crazy" are not terms you ever want associated with [...]