There were a lot of great things AmSpa put out in 2018! Here are a few blog posts, podcasts and webinars you may have missed:

Some of our Favorite Blog Posts

3 Tips for Opening a Medical Spa

In our first blog of the year, AmSpa CEO Alex Thiersch went over three tips for opening a medical spa.

There's more to how to open a medical spa than just being an excellent medical aesthetic practitioner. Of course that is important, but there are basic business and legal compliance steps you also need to take to make sure you are successful in the long term.

Read more here.

Med Spa Law Terms You Need to Know

In this popular #medspalaw blog post, ByrdAdatto lawyer Renee Coover, JD, defines the med spa law terms you NEED to know.

In order to protect yourself and your business from exposure to problems such as these, you should familiarize yourself with the nature of the industry and some issues that are commonly faced by medical spa owners and operators. The specific rules and regulations that govern medical spas may be a bit difficult to pin down, but ignorance is never an acceptable excuse.

Read more here.

Medical Spa Bad Press: Coming to Terms with Compliance

In this more recent blog post, Alex goes over compliance and bad press, and how to make sure your med spa is on the right side of the law.

The days of the medical spa industry being the "wild west" are likely coming to an end. So if your practice is not entirely compliant with your state's medical statutes, it is certainly in your best interest to identify the ways in which it falls short and address them as soon as possible.

Read more here.

Popular Podcasts

Episode 12: What Does the FDA Alert Regarding Feminine Rejuvenation Mean for Medical Spas?

In this podcast episode, Alex sits down with ByrdAdatto partner, Jay Reyero, JD, to discuss the FDA alert regarding vaginal rejuvenation.

Recently the US Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to several major device manufacturers about the marketing of vaginal rejuvenation devices. The notice clarified that the scope of FDA clearance on the machines only covered certain procedures, not including vaginal rejuvenation.

Jay Reyero, JD, partner at the law firm of ByrdAdatto weighs in on what this notice might mean for medical spa practices, and the steps owners and practitioners should take in light of the warning.

Listen here.

Episode 15: Making Money Solely On Injectables: The Smith & Popov Blueprint

In this episode, Alex interviews Danielle Smith, co-founder of Smith & Popov, to learn how she created her successful practice with only injectables.

One chair, one injector, and a successful medical spa practice. Danielle Smith of Miami's Smith & Popov talks through how she built her business model, the most important metrics she tracks, and how she stays lean, efficient, and profitable to break the myth that you can't make money on injectables.

Listen here.

Webinars You May Have Missed

Basics of a Medical Director Contract

Need to write a contract for your new medical director and don't know where to start? Michael Byrd, JD, Partner at ByrdAdatto has you covered.

Watch it here.

Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace

• What is pregnancy discrimination and who is protected?
• How do federal and state laws intersect to protect pregnant workers?
• Best practices for employers to protect against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace- from hiring to firing

Renee Coover, JD, ByrdAdatto goes over what pregnancy discrimination is and how to avoid it in this webinar.

Watch it here.

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Thanks for making 2018 so great, and we can't wait to see what 2019 brings for AmSpa and our members!