The Medspa Scoop

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

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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What a Real Medspa Consult Should Look Like

Dr. Kate Dee

Published on: 05/08/2026

Dr. Dee breaks down the three separate things happening under your skin, each starting at a different age, and once you see how they stack up, the whole confusing world of treatments starts to make sense. You stop guessing. You start choosing.

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