702: The Legal Checklist: Essential Steps for Every Aesthetic Practice

Beauty Bytes with Dr. Kay: Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon™

Kay Durairaj, MD, FACS @beautybydrkay

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Arts, Management & Marketing, Fashion & Beauty, Business

5 • 604 Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

The aesthetics field is rapidly evolving, with innovative treatments like exosomes, polynucleotides, and peptides gaining popularity. But are these treatments safe? Are they legal? Join Dr. Kay and healthcare attorney Sarah Schickman as they delve into the legal complexities surrounding these cutting-edge therapies. They'll discuss the FDA's position on these treatments, the potential risks involved, and the steps practitioners can take to protect themselves and their patients. Tune in to learn about exosomes, polynucleotides, and peptides, and discover how to navigate the exciting world of aesthetics while staying informed and avoiding legal pitfalls.

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0:00.0	Well, hello, hello, guys. You're listening to Beauty Bites with Dr. K's Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon,
0:20.4	and we have a great podcast plan for you today.
0:24.0	This year, I really want to focus on making sure people in aesthetics are doing things within the
0:29.4	boundaries of the law because aesthetics is getting so exciting.
0:32.6	There's new advances.
0:33.8	There's molecular techniques coming.
0:36.5	And some of these are not FDA approved for use in different manners that we're using them.
0:41.7	So today on the podcast, we're talking to Sarah Schickman.
0:44.7	She is a distinguished attorney, a health care attorney, and an entrepreneur with over 16 years of experience.
0:51.8	She's one of the managing partners at Langea Law, and she's guided more than
0:55.7	a thousand patients with these complex health care issues. And I think we really need to dive in
1:01.7	because people are doing crazy stuff out there, Sarah. Welcome to the podcast. And let's talk about
1:08.8	how to stay out of jail as an aesthetic injector.
1:12.2	Yeah.
1:12.9	I think the number one way to stay out of jail is probably not to do things that cause
1:18.6	one to go to jail, right?
1:19.7	That seems simple.
1:21.1	But I think with a lot of the gray areas in our space, it's kind of hard to figure out,
1:25.8	okay, well, what is it that would cause
1:28.6	someone to go to jail or lose their license or pay a huge fine? So we're going to talk about all
1:34.6	those things. And we're saying it kind of jokingly, but I will say for sure that there have been
1:40.1	legal cases in the media this year where not only were their patient deaths, but also,
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