The Medspa Scoop

This 'Groupon' Med Spa Won't Name Its Medical Director

This 'Groupon' Med Spa Won't Name Its Medical Director

Dr. Kate Dee
Published on: 07/09/2026

A patient asked her Groupon med spa provider one simple question and got no answer. Dr. Kate Dee investigates who's really overseeing care at deep-discount medspas — and what a missing medical director means for your safety.

Insider Info on Medspas
Two Things Cut Your Dementia Risk in Half

Two Things Cut Your Dementia Risk in Half

Dr. Kate Dee
Published on: 07/09/2026

Up to half of dementia cases may be preventable — and the two factors that matter most in midlife are things almost nobody checks. Dr. Kate Dee talks with UCSF geriatrician Dr. Stephanie Rogers about what the research actually shows.

Health and Prevention
I Say NO to This Teen Laser Request

I Say NO to This Teen Laser Request

Dr. Kate Dee
Published on: 22/08/2026

Picture a 16-year-old in the treatment chair. Her mother is standing right behind her, credit card already out, doing most of the talking. The girl has barely said a word. Everything in that room looks routine. Dr. Kate Dee will tell you it isn't.

Health and Prevention
Why I Say NO to Body Skin Tightening

Why I Say NO to Body Skin Tightening

Dr. Kate Dee
Published on: 09/08/2026

What if the body-tightening treatment being sold to you produces results so subtle that you barely notice them?

Health and Prevention