• Aesthetic Manufacturers Beware: Offering “Marketing Support” and “Practice Management Support” to Practices May Be Illegal

    March 29, 2019

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa), & Patrick O'Brien, JD, legal coordinator for the American [...]

  • Who Can Perform Microneedling?

    March 27, 2019

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)Microneedling is a popular procedure in med spas, but many [...]

  • Why a Risk Assessment Is Critical for Your Practice

    March 25, 2019

    By Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)For a medical aesthetics practice to best serve its patients [...]

  • You Can’t Pay for Patients and Call it “Marketing”

    March 15, 2019

    By Patrick O'Brien, J.D., Legal Coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationFinding customers is the biggest challenge for any business. You can [...]

  • Medical Spas Face the Challenges of Private Equity-Backed Health Care

    March 14, 2019

    By James M. Stanford, JD, Partner, ByrdAdattoOver the last several years, private equity activity progressively made its entrance into the market of [...]

  • Fibroblast Plasma Therapy, Who Can Do It?

    March 5, 2019

    By Patrick O'Brien, J.D., Legal Coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationFibroblast Plasma Therapy is a new skin tightening procedure that is [...]

  • Texas Nursing Board Reiterates That Nurses May Only Use Non-Ablative Lasers

    March 4, 2019

    By Patrick O'Brien, J.D., Legal Coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationUnlike many other professional licensing boards, the Texas Nursing Board provides [...]

  • Suit from Laser Hair Removal Injuries Highlights Need for Training and Oversight

    February 25, 2019

    By Patrick O'Brien, J.D., Legal Coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationIf you are thinking there is a lot of Medical Spa [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • Should Your Med Spa Offer Aesthetician Services?

    January 29, 2019

    By: Alex R. Thiersch, JD, CEO of the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa)While medical spa services command higher prices than traditional spa [...]

  • New York’s Laser Hair Removal Problem

    January 22, 2019

    By Patrick O'Brien, J.D., Legal Coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationLaser hair removal (LHR) is one of the most commonly performed [...]

  • Off-label Considerations for Mid-level Practitioners

    January 18, 2019

    By Patrick O'Brien, J.D., Legal Coordinator for the American Med Spa AssociationWe'e discussed the issues and legalities with prescribing drugs for uses [...]