Who regulates medical spas?

Who regulates medical spas?

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Medical spas are regulated from state to state. The regulation of medical spas is a rather gray area, and a lot of this is in flux. As more and more doctors enter the medical spa area, there's been a lot of turf battles regarding who should be in a medical spa and who should be in control of the medical spa. Right now, the states have very loose regulation of medical spas. And a lot of the doctor organizations are really getting involved, to protect their own turf and to make sure that clients and patients are safe at medical spas.