Standards of Practice and Tenets

Standards of Practice

1. All clinics and companies providing laser hair removal must comply with OSHA standards to ensure the highest level of safety for employees.
2. For the protection of patients and employees, strict use of appropriate eye protection and proper safety signage must be used at all times.
3. All clinics providing laser hair removal must maintain thorough and accurate medical records.
4. All clinics performing laser hair removal must comply with all relevant state licensing and registration requirements.
5. All physicians performing laser hair removal either as an individual or with use of a trained delegate must carry appropriate malpractice insurance.

Tenets

1. Laser hair removal is best regulated within the scope of medicine, with oversight by state medical boards. This ensures that patient safety is maintained according to the highest established standards.
2. Licensed physicians should be permitted to delegate the performance of treatments to providers who must be properly trained and supervised according to their level of credential and experience. It should be the delegating physician’s responsibility to ensure training and supervision are appropriate.
3. Physician delegates should only perform treatments according to a specific, written physician-directed protocol.