The Medspa Scoop

Fake Botox, Ghost Doctors, and a Dumpster: A Lawyer Explains the Crackdown

Fake Botox, Ghost Doctors, and a Dumpster: A Lawyer Explains the Crackdown

Dr. Kate Dee
Published on: 11/09/2026

Healthcare attorney Brett Elliott joins Dr. Kate Dee to break down the new wave of med spa crackdowns: a Texas dumpster hiding fake Botox, an FDA raid, and the "ghost medical director" loophole several states just outlawed.

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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.

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