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She asked one question. "Are you a nurse?" The woman holding the microneedling pen didn't answer.

A consumer took a Groupon deal, got the treatment, and got pitched on Botox while she was still in the chair. The whole thing sat wrong with her. So she went looking for someone who could tell her whether the place was even legal, found the Med Spa Board, and sent an email.

Dr. Kate Dee opened it and started digging.

You get the investigation in the order she ran it. The website with two names and no credentials next to either one. The reviews, and the pattern in them that should have been the first warning. The state license lookup, which takes about four minutes and anyone can do it from a phone.

Then the call to the woman named as medical director on that website. She picked up. Wait until you hear what she said about her name being on there.

And then Dr. Dee called the spa herself, as a customer, asking the same things you'd ask. What came back wasn't a phone call. It was one line, and it confirmed everything she suspected.

This place has been open for more than four years.

If you've ever booked a treatment because the price felt like a steal, you'll find out what that price was actually buying you. And if you're an injector or an owner who knows you're not fully compliant, stay to the end. Dr. Dee tells you exactly where to start.

Press play and learn how to check any med spa yourself before you ever sit in that chair.

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Learn about The MedSpa Board — the national registry that verifies legally compliant, doctor-led med spas.

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GLOW Medspa - Seattle, WA: https://glowspaseattle.com/

Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before any aesthetic procedure.

Med Spa Confidential with Dr. Kate Dee exposes illegal practices, compliance failures, and patient safety risks inside the medical aesthetics industry. Consumers learn how to find licensed injectors, avoid counterfeit products, and make safer treatment decisions. Med spa owners and providers get real accountability, industry standards, and a pa...

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What if up to half of all dementia cases could be prevented, and the two things that matter most in midlife are things almost nobody checks?

Host Dr. Kate Dee sits down with Dr. Stephanie Rogers, a board-certified internist and geriatrician who teaches medicine at UCSF, to talk about what the research actually says about protecting your brain.

If you've assumed dementia is all genetics, or that prevention starts at 70, this changes the timeline. The window is open right now, in your 30s, 40s, and 50s.

Dr. Rogers walks through the big international review that identified 14 factors with real evidence behind them, and she names the two midlife factors with the strongest link of all. Most people are in denial about both.

She also takes on the social media myth about statins, explains where GLP-1 research really stands right now, and shares why the brain game apps you've been faithfully doing every morning may not be doing what you hoped.

Chapters:
00:02:30 - How Much Dementia Is Preventable
00:03:35 - Why Midlife Matters Most
00:04:35 - The Hearing Loss Connection
00:05:57 - Cholesterol and Brain Health
00:08:00 - GLP-1s and Dementia Risk
00:13:53 - The Habits That Matter Most
00:17:59 - Alcohol, Aging, and the Brain
00:21:47 - Aging Well Beyond Aesthetics
00:23:00 - The Power of Social Connection
00:26:49 - Protecting Hearing and Vision
00:28:30 - Brain Games, Creatine, and Sleep
00:36:39 - The Dementia Prevention Checklist

Together they get into sleep trackers, supplements, your nightly glass of wine, and the one habit that turns out to be about as protective as exercise, and that hardly anyone talks about.

Stay to the end. Dr. Rogers turns all 14 factors into a short list of things to ask your doctor for at your next physical.

Press play and learn what you can still control while it's early enough to matter.

Dr. Stephanie Rogers IG: https://www.instagram.com/agewellwithdrsteph/?hl=en

Dr. Stephanie Rogers Substack: https://substack.com/@agewellwithdrsteph

Find or Get Your Medspa Certified: https://medspaboard.com/

Grab Your Copy of Medspa Mayhem the Book Today: HERE

Learn about The MedSpa Board — the national registry that verifies legally compliant, doctor-led med spas.

Find a certified provider near you → MedspaBoard.com

Want the anti-aging essentials I actually use: Download my FREE Gift Guide

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Please leave us a review on Apple Podcast: HERE

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GLOW Medspa - Seattle, WA: https://glowspaseattle.com/

Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before any aesthetic procedure.

Med Spa Confidential with Dr. Kate Dee exposes illegal practices, compliance failures, and patient safety risks inside the medical aesthetics industry. Consumers learn how to find licensed injectors, avoid counterfeit products, and make safer treatment decisions. Med spa owners and providers get real accountability, industry standards, and a pa...

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Who is really asking for that laser treatment, the teenager sitting in the chair or the parent standing behind her?

Dr. Kate Dee says the answer changes everything. And it is often not the answer the family walks in expecting.

Dr. Dee opens up her own consult room and walks you through one of the most uncomfortable conversations in aesthetics: when a minor is brought in for permanent hair removal.

She has treated teens. She has also turned families away at the door. Skin type and hair color decide whether the treatment can work. Something else entirely decides whether it should happen at all.

You'll hear the red flag that makes her stop a consult, why she personally takes the blame for saying no instead of letting her nurse practitioner or PA carry it, and why she believes this call can never sit with an esthetician.

If you're a parent weighing this for your kid, you'll understand what a careful clinic actually digs into before anyone books. If you own or work in a med spa, you'll get a clear line for where consent gets complicated with a minor and how to handle it without losing the family.

Stay to the end, because Dr. Dee settles whether "permanent" really means permanent, and why that word carries more weight at 17 than it does at 30.

Press play and learn the one red flag that should stop a teen consult before the laser ever turns on.

Grab Your Copy of Medspa Mayhem the Book Today: HERE

Learn about The MedSpa Board — the national registry that verifies legally compliant, doctor-led med spas.

Find a certified provider near you → MedspaBoard.com

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GLOW Medspa - Seattle, WA: https://glowspaseattle.com/

Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before any aesthetic procedure.

Med Spa Confidential with Dr. Kate Dee exposes illegal practices, compliance failures, and patient safety risks inside the medical aesthetics industry. Consumers learn how to find licensed injectors, avoid counterfeit products, and make safer treatment decisions. Med spa owners and providers get real accountability, industry standards, and a pa...

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Why does overdone always look normal to the person it happened to?

Host Dr. Kate Dee sits down with Dr. Scott Miller, a board-certified plastic surgeon in San Diego who has spent his career fighting for one thing: results that look natural instead of overdone.

The two of them get honest about how your sense of normal quietly drifts until you cannot see it anymore, why one of the newest filler trends is leaving people with strange bulges they never asked for, and how a brand new cadaver fat product just landed in the middle of a regulatory fight in New York.

You will hear how to read a provider's website and staff before you ever book, why two careful doctors refuse to chase every shiny new procedure, and what really separates a skilled injector from what Dr. Miller flatly calls the jerk at the end of the needle.

Chapters:
00:02:30 - When Your Idea of Natural Starts to Drift
00:06:00 - When Non-Invasive Treatments Make Sense
00:10:41 - Can Treatments Affect a Future Facelift?
00:13:42 - The Sculptra Debate
00:20:06 - When Filler Goes Too Far
00:24:14 - Is Fat Grafting Really Better?
00:28:00 - The Problem With the Latest New Treatment
00:31:42 - Why Cutting-Edge Can Become Fool’s Gold
00:33:12 - How Social Media Distorts Aesthetic Results
00:38:23 - The Deep Plane Facelift Myth
00:42:17 - What Should You Do Starting at 45?
00:46:06 - Finding the Goldilocks Result

If you have ever felt pushed toward the latest thing, or worried you are sliding toward a face you never wanted, this conversation gives you a way to stop and choose smart. It is straight talk for anyone getting work done, and a wake up call for anyone doing the work.

Press play and learn how to spot the latest thing from the greatest thing before you pay for it.

Dr. Scott Miller’s Website: https://www.millercosmeticsurgery.com/

Dr. Miller’s Book: Authentic Beauty: Defining a New Standard for Care and Results in Plastic Surgery

Dr. Miller’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottrmillermdfacs/

Dr. Miller’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/millercosmeticsurgery/

Find or Get Your Medspa Certified: https://medspaboard.com/

Grab Your Copy of Medspa Mayhem the Book Today: HERE

Learn about The MedSpa Board — the national registry that verifies legally compliant, doctor-led med spas.

Find a certified provider near you → MedspaBoard.com

Want the anti-aging essentials I actually use: Download my FREE Gift Guide

Follower Instagram: instagram.com/drkatedee

Please leave us a review on Apple Podcast: HERE

Catch full podcast episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrKateDee

GLOW Medspa - Seattle, WA: https://glowspaseattle.com/

Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before any aesthetic procedure.

Med Spa Confidential with Dr. Kate Dee exposes illegal practices, compliance failures, and patient safety risks inside the medical aesthetics industry. Consumers learn how to find licensed injectors, avoid counterfeit products, and make safer treatment decisions. Med spa owners and providers get real accountability, industry standards, and a pa...

Find or Get Your Medspa Certified: https://medspaboard.com/

What if the body-tightening treatment being sold to you produces results so subtle that you barely notice them?

In part four of her Why I Say No series, Dr. Dee takes on one of her biggest industry pet peeves: body skin tightening.

Body skin tightening is often marketed as a nonsurgical way to create a tighter stomach, firmer arms, or smoother thighs. But before you spend money on a treatment package, Dr. Kate Dee wants you to understand what these devices can and cannot realistically accomplish.

You will learn why the smoother skin you see immediately after some treatments may be temporary swelling rather than genuine tightening. Dr. Dee explains how heat-based devices stimulate collagen, why she considers one heavily marketed device overhyped, and which treatment method she prefers for the right areas.

But there is an important catch. A treatment that creates a noticeable improvement on the face or neck may produce a disappointing result on the abdomen, arms, or thighs.

Dr. Dee explains why body skin behaves differently, who might see a modest improvement, and why even a technically successful treatment may still leave most patients wondering whether it was worth the money.

If you have loose skin after pregnancy, weight loss, GLP-1 use, or aging, listen before purchasing a body-tightening package

Press play to learn where skin tightening can deliver, where it usually falls short, and why an ethical provider should sometimes talk you out of treatment.

Grab Your Copy of Medspa Mayhem the Book Today: HERE

Learn about The MedSpa Board — the national registry that verifies legally compliant, doctor-led med spas.

Find a certified provider near you → MedspaBoard.com

Want the anti-aging essentials I actually use: Download my FREE Gift Guide

Follower Instagram: instagram.com/drkatedee

Please leave us a review on Apple Podcast: HERE

Catch full podcast episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrKateDee

GLOW Medspa - Seattle, WA: https://glowspaseattle.com/

Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before any aesthetic procedure.

Med Spa Confidential with Dr. Kate Dee exposes illegal practices, compliance failures, and patient safety risks inside the medical aesthetics industry. Consumers learn how to find licensed injectors, avoid counterfeit products, and make safer treatment decisions. Med spa owners and providers get real accountability, industry standards, and a pa...

Find or Get Your Medspa Certified: https://medspaboard.com/

Ever look at a famous face and think, "What happened?"

It's usually not aging. It's the wrong treatment, done in the wrong spot, for the wrong reason.

In this episode, Dr. Kate Dee does something she's never done before. A live, unrehearsed consult with her girlfriend Deb, 51 and completely cold.

You'll find out the three big things that quietly start changing your skin, some as early as your 20s, and why most people don't notice until it's staring back at them in the mirror. Dr. Dee breaks down what actually works, what's a waste of your money, and which popular treatment she flat-out refuses to do in one risky area of the face because she's seen too much go wrong with it.

If you've ever booked something and just hoped for the best, this is the roadmap you wish you'd had first. Whether you're a provider trying to raise your standards or someone who just wants to age well without looking "done," you'll walk away knowing what to ask before you say yes.

Chapters:
00:05:18 - The First Place Aging Usually Shows
00:06:53 - When Filler Creates Pillow Face
00:08:00 - The Two Essentials Every Client Needs
00:09:30 -The Easy Fixes Patients Overlook
00:11:50 - Why Sunspots Keep Coming Back
00:13:27 - The Hidden Risks of Under-Eye Filler
00:18:00 - Which Skin Treatment Actually Does What
00:21:30 - When RF Microneedling Makes Sense
00:27:05 - Rebuilding Volume Without Looking Overfilled
00:28:50 - Where Botox Requires Real Expertise
00:34:00 - When Med Spa Wellness Crosses the Line
00:37:50 - Does Drinking Collagen Actually Work
00:40:23 - Is It Ever Too Late to Start

There's one under-eye procedure people keep paying for that can end up somewhere it should never be. You'll want to hear where.

Press play and learn what your injector may never tell you before they pick up the syringe.

Find or Get Your Medspa Certified: https://medspaboard.com/

Grab Your Copy of Medspa Mayhem the Book Today: HERE

Learn about The MedSpa Board — the national registry that verifies legally compliant, doctor-led med spas.

Find a certified provider near you → MedspaBoard.com

Want the anti-aging essentials I actually use: Download my FREE Gift Guide

Follower Instagram: instagram.com/drkatedee

Please leave us a review on Apple Podcast: HERE

Catch full podcast episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrKateDee

GLOW Medspa - Seattle, WA: https://glowspaseattle.com/

Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before any aesthetic procedure.

Med Spa Confidential with Dr. Kate Dee exposes illegal practices, compliance failures, and patient safety risks inside the medical aesthetics industry. Consumers learn how to find licensed injectors, avoid counterfeit products, and make safer treatment decisions. Med spa owners and providers get real accountability, industry standards, and a pa...

Find or Get Your Medspa Certified: https://medspaboard.com/

What if the person who approved your injection never actually saw your face?

The truth is, they may have never been in the room with you at all. All it takes is a few minutes on a video call, a quick signature, and suddenly there's a needle full of something you can't see going into your body.

This is happening right now in med spas across the country, and most people have no idea it's the only exam standing between them and serious harm.

Host Dr. Kate Dee sits down with Jamie Weiland, known online as The Legal NP, who spends her days reviewing the cases that end careers and leave patients disfigured. Dr. Dee brings her own perspective as a physician and med spa founder who has watched this industry cut corners from the inside.

Together they expose who's really allowed to touch your face, and who's gambling with your safety to make a quick buck.

You'll learn why the consent form you signed may protect nobody. You'll discover the dangerous gap between a skill someone picked up in a weekend and the knowledge that actually keeps you alive. You'll hear how a routine treatment can turn into a disaster in seconds.

Chapters:
00:03:05 - What an RN Cannot Decide
00:06:05 - The Exam Before the Injection
00:09:46 - The Five-Minute Approval Problem
00:11:29 - The Case That Changed Nursing
00:16:45 - Pressure to Work Outside Your License
00:18:29 - When a Medical Error Becomes Criminal
00:27:28 - A Weekend Course Is Not Enough
00:29:24 - Skill Without Knowledge Gets Dangerous
00:32:30 - The Condition Your Injector Might Miss
00:39:39 - The Filler Emergency Most Clinics Cannot Handle
00:41:38 - Who Handles the Complication
00:43:46 - The Consent Form That Proves Nothing
00:49:30 - Fake Botox Can Put You on a Ventilator

Stay until the end, when they get into the doctor now facing murder charges over a patient he never even met.

Press play and learn what's really going into your body before you say yes.

Connect with Jamie: HERE

Find or Get Your Medspa Certified: https://medspaboard.com/

Grab Your Copy of Medspa Mayhem the Book Today: HERE

Learn about The MedSpa Board — the national registry that verifies legally compliant, doctor-led med spas.

Find a certified provider near you → MedspaBoard.com

Want the anti-aging essentials I actually use: Download my FREE Gift Guide

Follower Instagram: instagram.com/drkatedee

Please leave us a review on Apple Podcast: HERE

Catch full podcast episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrKateDee

GLOW Medspa - Seattle, WA: https://glowspaseattle.com/

Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before any aesthetic procedure.

Med Spa Confidential with Dr. Kate Dee exposes illegal practices, compliance failures, and patient safety risks inside the medical aesthetics industry. Consumers learn how to find licensed injectors, avoid counterfeit products, and make safer treatment decisions. Med spa owners and providers get real accountability, industry standards, and a pa...

Find or Get Your Medspa Certified: https://medspaboard.com/

What if the treatment you have been asking for is the one your injector should be talking you out of?

Dr. Kate Dee believes filler can produce excellent results when it is used for the right patient, in the right area, for the right reason. But she has also seen it used to treat problems it was never designed to fix.

In the second installment of her “Why I Say No” series, Dr. Dee explains where she still uses dermal filler, where she usually refuses to inject it, and why she has no filler in her own face.

Her biggest concern is when filler accidentally enters or compresses a blood vessel and blocks blood flow. Although it is uncommon, it can cause tissue damage or necrosis, and many clinics may not be properly equipped to recognize and treat it.

In this episode:

• The areas of your face where Dr. Kate Dee says filler is never worth the risk
• Why "pillow face" happens, and what's really going wrong underneath
• The safer alternative her office switched to years ago
• The one question that tells you if your injector is ready for an emergency
• The look she'll refuse to give you, no matter how much you ask

Dr. Dee shares where she still uses filler when the goal is to restore volume that has genuinely been lost. But when skin laxity, movement, or another issue is causing the concern, she believes a different treatment may be safer and more effective.

For patients, this episode explains what to ask before agreeing to filler and why your injector should be prepared to say no. For providers, it is a clear example of clinical judgment putting patient safety ahead of making a sale.

Listen before booking your next syringe and learn which areas Dr. Dee believes they are worth treating and which ones are not worth the risk.

Grab Your Copy of Medspa Mayhem the Book Today: HERE

Learn about The MedSpa Board — the national registry that verifies legally compliant, doctor-led med spas.

Find a certified provider near you → MedspaBoard.com

Want the anti-aging essentials I actually use: Download my FREE Gift Guide

Follower Instagram: instagram.com/drkatedee

Please leave us a review on Apple Podcast: HERE

Catch full podcast episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrKateDee

GLOW Medspa - Seattle, WA: https://glowspaseattle.com/

Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before any aesthetic procedure.

Med Spa Confidential with Dr. Kate Dee exposes illegal practices, compliance failures, and patient safety risks inside the medical aesthetics industry. Consumers learn how to find licensed injectors, avoid counterfeit products, and make safer treatment decisions. Med spa owners and providers get real accountability, industry standards, and a pa...