Experts warn of the dangers to patients at medical spas

Posted on Dec 31, 2009

There are around 1,800 medical spas in the United States, and their growing popularity has experts concerned about patient safety and charges of medical malpractice. These spas, which are facilities that provide both cosmetic and outpatient medical treatments to consumers, are a massive growth injury.

Patients – or as they are more commonly known, clients – can undergo everything from chemosurgery for skin cancer to reconstructive surgery to laser hair removal and liposuction. This may not seem like a big deal, but the real problem is the lack of regulation in the medical spa industry, and that combined with the increasingly complicated procedures being offered are of concern to some.

Medical spas are being scrutinized right now after the death of a 37 year old woman who went to a Florida MedSpa for liposuction. During the procedure the woman experienced seizures and never regained consciousness.

An investigation found a number of issues with the procedure, which has prompted talk of legislation to control what types of procedures can be performed at medical spas, what credentials the doctors and other staff must have, and who can own such a spa.

For some, the training and experience of medical spa providers is the biggest issue. Legislation targeted at ensuring that medical spa caregivers have the education and experienced necessary to perform medical procedures is likely to be seen in more and more states.

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