John Oliver looked into the booming industry of med spas in the US on the latest Last Week Tonight. “You’re probably at least familiar with them,” he explained of the facilities, either because you’ve seen one pop up in your neighborhood, or you’ve been pushed by one of thousands of influencer videos about them.”
“Med spa” is a catch-all term for a facility that provides aesthetic procedures, both medical (lasers, Botox and IV drips) and non-medical (facials). In the age of Instagram, it’s a lucrative business, with an estimated 10,000 or more med spas nationwide, generating $17bn annually.
