The Wild West of Aesthetics & Plastic Surgery

Dr. Ashley Robey and Dr. Kelly Killeen tackle the challenges associated with the lack of regulations in the aesthetic and plastic surgery industry.

00:17 More demand for procedures leads to more supply of people performing them

01:50 Medical supervisor at most spas is usually not an expert nor is he/she on site

02:30 Inexperienced providers and bad outcomes: HIV transmission in Albuquerque medspa

7:00 Mixed experience levels of injectors

8:46 Unqualified medical providers doing medical procedures: 2 NPs in Indiana performing liposuction

9:47 PA in Vegas liposuctions independently

12:35 Bad Surgery Plan: 1)phone call with sales person 2) book surgery 3) make travel reservations

13:30 Lipo Chop Shops

19:37 Non plastic surgeons performing plastic surgery

24:17 Board Certified "Cosmetic" Surgeons do not have the same level of training of actual board certified Plastic Surgeons

32:22 Check certificationmatters.org

33:39 Med spa providers resorting to FB to help with medical disasters

35:14 Unregulated products: fillers, botulinum toxins, medications

40:56 Seeking providers that will treat patient as a whole and have the ability to say no

42:35 Some plastic surgeons bend the rules for celebrities and attention

47:22 A physician led team is important for patient safety & plastic surgeons are the expert physicians in the realm of aesthetics