Scope check
Who may lawfully perform this, in this state?
Checked against the rule the state actually wrote down — quoted, cited, and linked at source. This compares a procedure against a published limit; it is not a judgement about what a treatment does to skin, and it is not legal advice.
Our scope corpus holds rules read at source for 51 states across 9 service categories. Coverage is uneven and we show you which you are in on every answer. Where we have not read a rule we say so — we never treat our silence as the state's permission.
Georgia · Body contouring (cryolipolysis, RF, ultrasound) · Rule on record
We have read and cited this state's own rule for body contouring (cryolipolysis, RF, ultrasound). The verdict below rests on that text, linked at source so you can verify it.
GA requires general supervision (a supervisor available, possibly remote); the practice provides no supervision.
Georgia folds cryolipolysis into its definition of cosmetic laser services, alongside ultrasound, microwave and radio frequency devices. That places body contouring inside the Composite Medical Board’s laser licensing scheme rather than the cosmetology license, so the route for an esthetician or cosmetologist runs through an assistant laser practitioner license and supervision by a Board-licensed physician or a senior laser practitioner.
- The rule permits the procedure, but not with the supervision actually available.
What must be in place
- General supervision (available, may be remote)
The rule this rests on
"Cosmetic laser services" means nonablative elective cosmetic light-based skin care, photo rejuvenation, or hair removal using lasers or pulsed light devices approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for noninvasive procedures and includes energy based medical procedures using an ultrasound, cryolipolysis, microwave, or radio frequency device that is not expected or intended to remove, burn, or vaporize the live epidermal surface of the skin, but may damage underlying tissue if used inappropriately.
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 360-35-.01(5) (definition of “Cosmetic laser services”) · verified 2026-09-04 · read at source
An assistant laser practitioner may perform cosmetic laser services under the supervision of a Board-licensed physician or a licensed senior laser practitioner.
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 360-35-.05 · verified 2026-09-04 · read at source
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Where the corpus is deep, and where it isn’t
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| Procedure | States with a rule on record |
|---|---|
| Injectable (neuromodulator, dermal filler) | 46 |
| Energy device (laser, IPL, RF, plasma, ultrasound) | 39 |
| Microneedling / collagen induction | 38 |
| Hair removal (laser / IPL) | 35 |
| Chemical peel | 34 |
| Micropigmentation / permanent makeup | 34 |
| Mechanical exfoliation (dermaplaning, microdermabrasion) | 33 |
| Sclerotherapy | 29 |
| Body contouring (cryolipolysis, RF, ultrasound) | 17 |
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