This week, AmSpa founder and CEO, Alex R. Thiersch, JD, speaks with Dr. Kate Dee, founder of Glow Medispa and author of Med Spa Mayhem: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Secrets of the Aesthetic Industry. They chat about her newly published book, the state of med spa oversight, and her goal to educate the public and affect change in the industry. Their conversation includes:

• Pivoting from radiologist to 10 years as a med spa founder and practitioner;
• Her mission to educate the public about what to look for in a med spa;
• Comparing the compliance processes of hospitals and medical spas;
• The controls, checks and balances that are lacking in the industry;
• Overviews of recent cases of adverse reactions and prosecution;
• The motivations of medical directors and the risk they take on;
• Concerns about aesthetic newcomers who don’t know the laws;
• And much more!

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