Off-label Botox Treatments to Expand your Menu

By: Aly Boeckh

Although we all know Botox is primarily used for smoothing wrinkles, today, more and more physicians are expanding their menus by providing off-label uses for Botox that actually have nothing to do with age prevention. According to Time magazine, "More than half of Botox's revenue comes from its therapeutic uses for conditions as varied as chronic migraines and back pain to excessive sweating and twitching eyelids." If done right, offering these treatments could be a real differentiator for your medical spa. Following are just a few treatments that you can add to expand your menu:

Take a Brotox Journey with AmSpa Director, Alex Thiersch

By: Aly Boeckh

AmSpa Founder and Director, Alex Thiersch, never thought the words, "I've decided to get some Brotox," would ever leave his mouth. BUT, after long consideration and desire to relate more closely to the members of AmSpa, Alex finally decided to go under the needle.

While attending the Advanced Aesthetics and Cosmetics Dermatology conference in Marina del Rey, CA, he set up an appointment with Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Sheila Nazarian.  

It's only one day prior to the treatment and Alex already has lots of questions and concerns. You don't want to miss the final reveal!

Stay tuned for the rest of his journey by subscribing to AmSpa's YouTube channel! 

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Shady at Best, Dangerous to Patients at Worst | Parallel Importation

By: Alex Thiersch

As you no doubt are well aware, botulinum toxin treatments—primarily Botox, but also including competitors such as Dysport and Xeomin—are among the most popular procedures in the medical aesthetic industry. According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), more than 4.25 million of these treatments were administered in the United States in 2015, for a total expenditure of more than $1.35 billion—the most of any cosmetic procedure, surgical or otherwise. At an average of $317 per treatment, botulinum toxin is affordable for patients, yet still quite profitable for practices. But some want more, and they are beginning to put themselves in danger in the pursuit of larger profits.

The Botox Boom in Millennials

By Aly Boeckh, AmSpa

According to a recent study by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), Botox procedures have increased by 18 percent from 2014 to 2015, and nearly 6,500 percent since 1997, making it the most popular non-surgical cosmetic procedure in the market.