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How to Open a Thriving Medical Spa

Maxine Drake

Get Clear on Legal Requirements This is step one for a reason. At the clinical level, youll need licensed medical professionals like plastic surgeons, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants who can legally perform or supervise treatments. Microneedling & RF Microneedling Collagen stimulation at its finest.

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How Smoking Affects Your Skin

Art of Dermatology

In the era of disposable vapes, cigarettes, and marijuana legalization, smoking continues to be unfortunately popular. Nicotine encourages cell death (apoptosis) in your system, damaging blood vessels and restructuring fibroblasts that contain collagen.

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Avoiding Complications and Risk With Nonsurgical Cosmetic Procedures

The Dermatology Digest

David Goldberg discusses avoiding and addressing aesthetic treatment complications to minimize legal risk. David Goldberg, MD, JD, is Director of Skin Laser & Surgery Specialists of New York and New Jersey, and Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Rutger’s New Jersey Medical School.

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Who Can Administer Botox?

AAAMS

Dermal fillers are also used to reduce the effects of aging, which can cause the skin to lose elasticity and reduce collagen production. Fillers are often used in the lips to give a fuller appearance. What Degree Do You Need to Give Botox Injections?

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Who Can Administer Botox?

AAAMS

Dermal fillers are also used to reduce the effects of aging, which can cause the skin to lose elasticity and reduce collagen production. Fillers are often used in the lips to give a fuller appearance. What Degree Do You Need to Give Botox Injections?

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Peptides in skin care – episode 208

The Beauty Brains

Peptides are said to stimulate collagen growth (cosmetics can’t do this), stimulate keratinocyte growth (cosmetics aren’t allowed to do this), stop cell apoptosis, and a number of other processes affecting the body’s biochemistry. It is not legal for cosmetics to interfere with the body’s biochemistry.

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How does Tresemme Beauty-Full Volume Reverse Wash haircare system work? Episode 151

The Beauty Brains

I went to the website to find out more about their company…usually look at for legal footer info on who owns who. Quick answer: The company doesn’t list ingredients on their website or anywhere else I could find. That’s a huge red flag. The link doesn’t work.

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