Question 1

How do I find a verified med spa in California?

Accepted Answer

Search GlowRanked. There are 2,512 California med spas on the register, listed from public Google data. 1,448 of them have passed Aura Screened, a free automated check of public records: the website resolves and holds a valid certificate, the name, address and phone agree between Google and the spa's own site, and the spa's advertising avoids the claims California's Medical Board acts on. GlowRanked Verified is the top tier, reserved for spas that submit private documents (insurance, medical-director credentials, HIPAA review-response audit) for review by hand. Use /find to search by city, treatment, or rating.

Question 2

What does Aura Screened mean?

Accepted Answer

Aura Screened is the middle of three GlowRanked tiers, and it covers three things, all from public sources: the spa's website resolves over HTTPS with a valid certificate on a domain old enough to rule out a site stood up last month; the name, address and phone on that website agree with the spa's Google listing; and the spa's own copy is free of the advertising claims regulators act on. It does not check licences, medical directors, insurance or review authenticity — those are the Verified tier, and they are read by a human. The spa doesn't pay for Screened and doesn't apply for it. As of this week, 1,448 of the 2,512 California spas listed have passed.

Question 3

Are the spas on GlowRanked actually vetted?

Accepted Answer

Listing is automatic: a spa is on the register because it is an operational med spa in Google's data, not because anyone reviewed it. The Aura Screened badge marks the spas that then passed the automated public-record check described above — website integrity, name/address/phone consistency, and advertising compliance. The GlowRanked Verified badge (the top tier) is the only one that involves documents and a human: insurance certificates, medical director credentials, and a HIPAA review-response audit, read by hand. Spas don't pay to be Screened. They pay only if they want to apply for Verified, and only after Aura approves them.

Question 4

Can a med spa pay to rank higher on GlowRanked?

Accepted Answer

No. City pages, treatment pages and search results are all ordered by one rule: the rating weighted for review volume, so a 5.0-star spa with 37 reviews does not outrank a 4.9-star spa with 445. No badge, tier or payment appears anywhere in that sort. GlowRanked Verified spas display a badge but do not get priority placement. Spas that pay nothing rank above spas that pay if their underlying signals are stronger. This is the whole point of the register: trust before commerce.

Question 5

What's the difference between Aura Screened and GlowRanked Verified?

Accepted Answer

Aura Screened is automatic and free — it means a spa passed the automated public-record check. 1,448 California spas currently hold it. GlowRanked Verified is the top tier: owner-submitted, document-driven, and read by a human. It requires the spa to provide insurance documentation, medical director credentials, and pass a HIPAA review-response audit. Currently 0 California spas hold the GlowRanked Verified badge — the application opened recently and the document review takes 7-10 days. Verified is the badge patients can trust most.

Question 6

How many med spas are on GlowRanked?

Accepted Answer

8,030 California businesses were initially scanned as potential med spas. After de-duplication, business-status filtering, and category cleanup, 2,512 are listed on the public register today. Of those, 1,448 currently hold Aura Screened status. The register expands as new spas are surfaced and screened.

Question 7

Is GlowRanked free for patients?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Searching, comparing, and reading verdicts is free. There are no patient memberships, no upsells, no affiliate links on spa pages. GlowRanked is supported by the optional GlowRanked Verified application fee paid by spas that want the top-tier badge — and only paid after Aura approves them.

Question 8

Who runs GlowRanked?

Accepted Answer

GlowRanked was founded by Donna Garcia, a solo female founder building both GlowRanked and Aura herself. Aura is the screening intelligence behind every verdict on the register — she runs checks, writes verdicts in her own voice, and is the editorial backbone of the directory. Donna is the operator. Aura is the engine.

The best screened med spas in California.

Next Health in West Hollywood

Next Health Century City Westfield Mall

Glow Aesthetic Center Med Spa

The Laser Cafe Medical Spa

ASAP IVs

Liquid Beauty - Orange County

BTX Clinic

SÁINT SAVANT Medical Aesthetics

True Jewel Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery Center

Pacific Coast Aesthetics

Holden Timeless Beauty San Marcos

Zand Dermatology

O. Jay On, PA

SMOOTH SKIN LOUNGE

Skin 22

SKINIC

Skin by Lovely

R+H Aesthetic Medicine, Roseville

Double J Medical Aesthetics and Hair Clinic

REFYNED AESTHETICS Medical Spa

Raw Beauty Aesthetics Medical Spa

Dripology

NakedMD Med Spa Anaheim

Medical Aesthetics & Laser: Safoora Zaka, MD

Reddy Aesthetics

Verified, not advertised

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