720: Aethetics Law with Healthcare Attorney Sara Shikhman

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

🗓️ 15 April 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

On today's podcast we take a deep dive into the legal aspects of running a med spa or medical practice. With technologies changing everyday, what can owners do to protect themselves from certain risks?

As a patient, what are the things you should look for when it comes to choosing the right doctor?

We'll get the answers to those burning questions and much more!

To reach Sara or her practice please visit:
https://lengealaw.com/

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0:00.0	Well, hello, hello, guys. You're listening to Beauty Bites with Dr. K, Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon.
0:17.9	And today's podcast is going to blow your mind. We're going to talk
0:22.2	the nitty gritty about all things legal and lawful and what to do in your practice, what not to do
0:28.4	in your practice. We're introducing Sarah Schickman. This is part two. We did a really great part one
0:33.8	podcast. I encourage you to go back and find it. But there's so much new technology and
0:38.6	the molecular biology of aging is happening before our eyes and people are doing crazy stuff out
0:43.8	there, Sarah. It's the Wild West. Welcome to the podcast and tell us about your legal background a little bit.
0:49.8	Sure. My name is Sarah Shickman. I've been a lawyer since 2007. I worked at some big firms and I started a med spa that grew to 12 locations. And then in 2019, I started this law firm called Lin Gia Law. And we really focus on the aesthetic industry and we represent over 1,500 practices in this space with
1:12.2	everything from helping people start to helping people sell to helping people resolve really
1:17.8	difficult patient issues or staff issues or, you know, doing products that they're not
1:25.5	supposed to be doing issues. So we specialize in being the fixer to our
1:30.1	clients and also the guide to help people not make mistakes in the first place. I love that.
1:36.9	You are a boss girl. It's 16 years or more of law experience and then running basically a
1:43.4	multi-million dollar venture with this big spot
1:46.2	chain as well as the e-commerce that they're doing. So I think you must have seen lots of regulatory
1:51.3	issues. What right now are some big red flags in the medical spa industry? I think one emerging
1:59.4	issue is GOP ones and their change from being on the FDA shortage
2:05.7	list to not being on the FDA shortage list.
2:08.8	So previously, semi-glutide and terseptide were on the FDA shortage list, which meant
2:16.2	that compounding pharmacies could essentially make a copy of
2:19.8	them and sell them to medsbas. So even though they were these brand-name drugs like Ozimpec and
2:27.7	Monjaro, because they were on the shortage list, compounding pharmacies could make the generic
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