Articles

Independent intelligence on the US medical-aesthetics industry.

Regulation

• Who Actually Regulates Medical Spas?

  How federal agencies, state boards and professional rules divide the job — and where clinic owners should look first. (Published July 16, 2026)

• Who Can Own a Med Spa in California?

  California treats a med spa like a medical business — not a beauty salon. What that means for ownership, clinicians and public records. (Published July 17, 2026)

Industry

• How Med Spas Actually Make Money

  Treatments bring people in. Retention, memberships and disciplined operations decide whether the business works. (Published July 17, 2026)

• What Public Data Reveals About Med Spa Web Presence

  A 20-clinic dataset reveals patterns in web-presence churn, provider transparency and data reliability. (Published July 17, 2026)

Science

• FDA Cleared Is Not FDA Approved: What Clinics Need to Know

  Two phrases appear constantly in device marketing. They do not mean the same thing — and clinics should know the difference. (Published July 17, 2026)

Business & Technology

• The Software Stack Behind a Modern Med Spa

  Booking is only the beginning. Modern practices rely on connected systems for retention, memberships, financing, reputation and patient communication. (Published July 17, 2026)