Laser surgery may be performed only by a person licensed to practice medicine, dentistry, podiatry or veterinary medicine, and the Board treats laser hair removal, light treatments and chemical skin treatments as the practice of medicine: done by a physician, or by a nurse or other trained non-physician under the direct supervision of a Louisiana licensed physician. Injectables are prescription medicine and follow the same rule. A cosmetology or esthetics license does not cover any of it, so the medical side of the business belongs to a licensed physician.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.
Sources and dates
R.S. 37:1274.1 (laser surgery); LAC 46:XLV.7303 (surgery defined to include lasers); Board of Medical Examiners statement on the use of medical lasers and chemical skin treatments; Board of Nursing declaratory statement on cosmetic procedures. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for med spas.
Yes. Laser surgery may be performed only by a person licensed to practice medicine, dentistry, podiatry or veterinary medicine, and the Board treats laser hair removal, light treatments and chemical skin treatments as the practice of medicine: done by a physician, or by a nurse or other trained non-physician under the direct supervision of a Louisiana licensed physician.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for med spas.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for med spas.
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
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