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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What Your Injector Is Legally Allowed To Do

What Your Injector Is Legally Allowed To Do

Dr. Kate Dee
Published on: 24/07/2026

The unsettling truth is that they may have never been in the same room as you. All it takes is a few minutes on a video call, a fast signature, and a needle full of something you cannot see going into your body.

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How Illegal Are Peptides, Really?

How Illegal Are Peptides, Really?

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

What if the injectable everyone's raving about is not what's actually in the bottle? From BPC-157 for healing, growth hormone secretagogues for muscle, bone, sleep, and skin, to tanning peptides that can turn pale skin dark in a matter of weeks.

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