Which treatments are safe to get at a medi spa?

The treatments that are safe to get at a medi spa include nail, hair and some facial treatments; cosmetic procedures should be reserved for your doctor's office. Paul Nassif, MD, explains why this is so imperative.

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But in regards to other procedures such as Botox, fillers, or lasers that can burn your skin, you know,

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I'm going to say do that in a board-certified plastic surgeon's office, dermatologist's office.

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First of all, I'm going to use the word spa. And so to me, anything to do with your nails, your hair, your skin, a facial--

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as long as it's not a deep chemical peel, but something very, very superficial-- may be OK, as long as the person that's treating you

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is a certified, trained aesthetician. There's thing's called hydrofacials.

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There's also some what we call, "laser lights," which will not burn your skin. An aesthetician, in most states, can actually perform that.

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But in regards to other procedures such as Botox, fillers, or lasers that can burn your skin, you know,

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I'm going to say do that in a board-certified plastic surgeon's office, dermatologist's office.

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Sometimes in these offices, by the way, you're going to have an excellent trained either RN, nurse, nurse practitioner, or a physician's

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assistant. In that scenario, with always a doctor nearby, you can go ahead and do that. But I would not recommend that in a medi spa.