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PRESS RELEASE: Tampa Radio Station & Plastic Surgeon Giveaway Breast
Implants Violate Ethics Code of AMA & American Society of Plastic
Surgeons
Womens Groups Speak out
Monday, Dec. 13 - Dallas Texas -- A ClearChannel-owned station in
Tampa (93.3 FM) recently announced a joint promotion with a local
plastic surgeon,
a Dr. William Adams (www.dradams.net), to give away 12 breast
augmentation procedures. This strange promotion runs through Friday,
Dec 17, 2004 (see details below).
Dr. Edward P. Melmed, a noted, board-certified Plastic Surgeon in
Dallas advises that if such a promotion is not illegal in Florida,
like it is in Texas, it is certainly a violation of the AMA and
American Society of Plastic Surgeons codes of ethics.
Spokespeople at the Chicago-based organization agree with Dr. Melmed,
who provided a copy of the code of ethics to this publicist. It was
immediately apparent that noone associated with the radio station or
Dr. Adams are concerned about ethics at all.
Womens organizations, who have been forthright, and were outspoken
during the FDA's Silicone Breast Implant hearings one year ago, are
speaking out and outraged over the promotion.
Diana Zuckerman, PhD, president of the Washington,
DC-based, National Research Center for Women & Families, had this to
say:
dz@center4research.org
www.center4research.org
"I realize that such TV shows as NipTuck, Extreme Makeover, and The
Swan, make it very glamorous and desirable to obtain breast
augmentation procedures, but it is very irresponsible to provide such
procedures as part of a promotion or contest, especially for women as
young as 18 years of age. Many women's breasts do not complete the
development process until their early 20's. I question the
credentials and ethics of the plastic surgeons behind this promotion.
That's why the AMA and the Society of American Plastic Surgeons do not
advocate augmentation procedures to be the subject of a raffle,
contest or promotion." (read code of ethics at:
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/13354.html
Kacey Long of Dallas, who has become a media poster child & advocate
for hundreds of young women who had developed health problems after
obtaining implants is also speaking out to media. Long 22, obtained
implants at age 19, and developed serious health problems. Long has
been outspoken in all instances when breast augmentation procedures
have been given away as gifts to young women (as young as age 16) for
graduation, birthdays, and now this season, as a Christmas present.
Long knows all too well that breasts continue growing, as her cup
size increased two sizes after her breast implants we
removed.(www.aimpress.com/kaceysstory.htm)
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http://www.mjmorningshow.com/mjsbreastchristmaseverrules.html
MJ's Breast Christmas Ever
Thursday, December 9, 2004 at 10:03am
MJ and Dr Adams are giving away 12 new boob jobs during MJ's Breast
Christmas Ever contest.
Send us an email to breastchristmas@aol.com and explain why you
deserve to win in 500 words or less. Please remember to include all
of your contact information so we can get in touch with you if you
win. Melissa and Kim from our promotions staff will judge your
entry. You must be 18 years or older to enter. Please read the
complete set of rules before entering.
ENTER HERE: BreastChristmas@aol.com
Make sure to include all your contact information with your email
entry.
Full Name, Phone Numbers (Home, Business & Cell), Full Address, Date
Of
Birth, Sex and Health Status
Breast Christmas Ever Rules Dr.Adams Website
MJ's Breast Christmas Winners
Click on the winner's name and read their story.
1. Ashley Edwards 2. Linda St.Hilaire 3. Jeanne Hall 4. Jennifer
Lane
5. Andra Canzoneri 6. Jennifer Dobbs 7. Jennifer Siem 8.
Cassandra
Klein
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Here's what the American Society of Plastic Surgeons has to say about
this...
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/13354.html
Subject: Re: radio promotion/ASPS ethical code
Participation in a charity raffle, fund raiser or contest in which
the prize is any surgical procedure
Ethics and Plastic Surgery - ASAPS Position
Article in the New York Times - January 3, 2000
NEW YORK, NY (July 20, 2000) - Many doctors engage in advertising and
public
relations, but when do such activities cross the line that
separates ethical from unethical? A recent article in The New York
Times ("Doctors Who Love Publicity," July 2, 2000) brought to light
what many "insiders" in cosmetic surgery already knew - that some
doctors trade professional services for media coverage, offering
journalists everything from complimentary laser hair removal to free
surgical procedures. "This type of unprofessional behavior is an
embarrassment to members of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic
Surgery," says the organization's president, Daniel C. Morello, MD, of
White Plains, NY, "and it is in direct violation of the professional
Code of Ethics that we have pledged to maintain."
The problem is that not all doctors - particularly in the competitive
field of cosmetic surgery -- hold to the same high standards. In fact,
only a relative handful of plastic surgeons - fewer than 1500 - have
qualified for election into the elite membership of the American
Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), which requires not only
certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS) but also
substantial cosmetic surgical experience. Application for membership
in ASAPS also requires surgeons to subject their advertising and
marketing activities to close scrutiny by their peers, who look for
evidence of any ethical breaches.
"ASAPS members are expressly prohibited from giving anything of value
to a representative of the media in anticipation of, or in return for,
professional publicity," said Dr. Morello in a Letter to the Editor
that was published in The New York Times (July 9, 2000).
Some of the other unethical practices identified and prohibited by
ASAPS include:
Participation in a charity raffle, fund raiser or contest in which the
prize is any surgical procedure
For surgeons who already are ASAPS members, the penalty for failing
to follow these and other specific guidelines can be loss of
membership status.
"The members of ASAPS would like to see more states adopt this type
of regulation," says Dr. Morello. "This is one way to help protect the
public from being misled about a doctor's qualifications to perform
plastic surgery."
The 2200-member American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
(ASAPS) is the only plastic surgery organization devoted entirely to
the advancement of cosmetic surgery. ASAPS is recognized throughout
the world as the authoritative source for cosmetic surgery
education. U.S. members are certified by the American Board of Plastic
Surgery. Canadian members are
certified in plastic surgery by the Royal College of Physicians and
Surgeons of Canada.
www.surgery.org
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