Editorial & medical review policy
gloss writes about Botox, fillers, injectables and IV therapy — treatments that carry real medical risk. Content like that should be held to a higher standard than marketing copy, so here is exactly how we research, write, source and review it. If we ever fall short of this, we want you to be able to hold us to it.
We cite primary sources, and we link them
When we describe how a treatment works or what it risks, we go to the source — FDA prescribing information, FDA device guidance, and state regulatory bodies — and we link it so you can read it yourself. We do not cite a source we have not read, and we never invent a citation to look authoritative.
We state the risks, even when it costs us a booking
Every guide to a medical treatment names its real risks and side effects plainly, in a section you can't miss. If a treatment has no strong evidence behind a popular claim, we say so — our IV drip guide states outright that IV vitamin therapy is not FDA-approved to treat any condition. We would rather lose a booking than have you walk into a treatment uninformed.
Medical review by a licensed clinician — or we say it hasn't happened
Guides to medical procedures are reviewed by a licensed clinician, and when they are, we name that person and their credentials at the top of the page and link to their profile. Where a guide has not yet been through clinical review, the byline says so instead. We will never imply a review that did not take place.
We date everything, and we revisit it
Every guide carries the date it was last substantively updated. Regulation and clinical guidance change — Arizona's own rules on IV therapy changed recently — and a page that doesn't say when it was written is asking you to trust it blindly.
Education is not medical advice
Our guides exist to help you ask better questions and walk in informed. They cannot replace a consultation with a clinician who has assessed you personally, reviewed your history and examined you. We say this on every guide, because it is true.
Who reviews our medical content
Clinical review is done by licensed providers on the gloss platform — nurse practitioners and other medical professionals whose licences we have verified. When a guide has been reviewed, the reviewer's name, credentials and licence state appear at the top of it, and the review date is published. You can click through to their profile and see who they are.
We are building this review programme as we onboard our founding clinicians. Until a specific guide has been through it, that guide is labelled as educational content that has not yet been clinically reviewed — plainly, on the page, rather than quietly omitted.
Found something wrong?
If you spot an error, an out-of-date claim, or a source we've misread, tell us and we will correct it and update the review date. Accuracy matters more to us than looking right.
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