The booming med spa industry promises rejuvenation and beauty with minimal downtime, but what's happening behind those tranquil facades might shock you. Dr. Gayan Poovendran and Jeremy Wolf pull back the curtain on a troubling trend in aesthetic medicine where profit often trumps patient safety.

"It's a medical procedure, not a customer service thing," emphasizes Dr. Poovendran, highlighting how the spa-like atmosphere can dangerously mask the serious medical nature of treatments like Botox, fillers, and regenerative injections. The conversation reveals alarming practices: physicians "lending" their medical licenses without being physically present, practitioners with just weekend course training performing complex procedures, and counterfeit products sourced from overseas marketplaces.

Listen as we share eye-opening stories, including a patient misdiagnosed with a broken kneecap who was prescribed unnecessary stem cell treatments, and instances where the absence of emergency protocols put patients at serious risk. Dr. Poovendran  contrasts these practices with proper medical standards, explaining why seemingly minor details—like having hyaluronidase on hand for filler emergencies—can make life-altering differences when complications arise.

Before your next aesthetic treatment, arm yourself with the crucial questions every patient should ask: Who's performing the procedure? What's their specific training? Is a physician supervising on-site? What's the emergency plan? Where are products sourced from? The answers could save not just your money, but potentially your health and appearance. Remember—when a deal seems too good to be true, the hidden cost might be your safety.