Types of Medical Spa

Four basic Medical Spa categories - and many variations on each theme:

Beauty / Skin Medical Spa:
Physician owned, usually a plastic surgeon or dermatologist who is on premises, offering medically based treatments, and physician trained and supervised aesthecians.

Therapeutic Medical Spa:
These facilities are owned by orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine or rehabilitation physicians, who enhance their treatments by offering chiropractic, physical therapy and therapeutic message, as well as other therapeutic spa treatments.

Hospital Based Medical Spa:
Hospital / medical facilities provide fully integrated care, employing conventional and complementary therapies in a specially designed healing environment. Services include: clinical evaluation and treatments (both eastern and western), spa services, mind-body techniques, nutrition, biofeedback and other modalities.

Wellness Centers:
This type medical spa comes in many varieties. It is usually owned by primary care physicians or entrepreneurs, and encompasses alternative treatments, i.e., holistic medicine and Chinese medicine, acupuncture, herbal and supplemental counseling, bariatrics, and modalities based on cardiovascular issues.