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What Price Beauty? Your Lawyer knows…

September 8th, 2009. By AbiK

The phrase “What price beauty?” is starting to take on new meaning. Used to insinuate something that went a bit too far—in cost, time, discomfort, whatever—to achieve beauty. But now, it’s about safety. And it goes beyond whether the manicurist remembered to disinfect the cuticle nipper/trimmer. Not downplaying a potential infection, but beauty’s got bigger—and potentially more dangerous—issues to deal with. Enter medispas…

There’s a lot of misconception about what a medispa is and isn’t. A medispa, or medical spa, refers to a facility where both traditional spa treatments (facial, massage, waxing, manicure) and non-surgical cosmetic procedures (laser hair removal, cosmetic injections like botox, laser resurfacing, chemical peels) are administered. A medispa operates under the supervision of a doctor—but that doesn’t mean the doctor either performs the treatment or is even on-site when it happens.

Sounds straightforward—until you ask yourself, so who’s wielding that Yag laser during my hair removal treatment? And what board certified them? Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Botox, Malpractice, Medispa
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