Fw: Angry plastic surgeon...man Part II

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From: " Tit 4 Tat " <tit4tat@...>

" K's Monthly " <tit4tat@...>

Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 1:41 PM

Subject: Angry plastic surgeon...man Part II

> Greetings Friends,

>

> I misspoke when I labeled my last email Angry Plastic Surgeon. I checked

> with the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and it turns out Dr.

> Baeke is NOT a plastic surgeon. His website says has a medical degree, but

> it doesn't say in what. The ASPS does not recommend him.

>

> I don't know if Dr. Baeke's silicone breast implant page gets 1.6

> million hits a month as he claims, but if it does, it raises the question

as

> to the ethics of MDs posing as plastic surgeons being allowed to advertise

> more than their name, contact information and services considering they

may

> not know what they're talking about. FYI: any MD, such as a podiatrist or

> psychiatrist, can open up a plastic surgery shop. It's legal.

>

> As always, the ASPS recommends checking their database before having any

> plastic surgery done to be sure your surgeon is board certified in plastic

> surgery.

>

> Some emails I got back:

>

> ***

>

> Found this on the web. It questions the doctor's qualifications...It's sad

> that women with low self-esteem would see a doctor like this. After

reading

> the e-mail he sent to you, this guy has power and control issues over

women.

> He sure sounds abusive and condescending.

>

> http://www.sandylaw.com/Cases/potomac.htm

>

> *

>

> His website has the following disclaimer - " The material contained within

> this website represents the opinions of L. Baeke, M.D. and Park Place

> Plastic Surgery. No expressed or implied guarantees are given. You are

> invited to seek a second opinion. "

>

> If he thinks his implants are so good, why doesn't he guarantee his work -

> like any other professional?

>

> *

>

> not to mention he spelled " moratorium " incorrectly.

>

> ***

>

> Buyer beware! And good spellin to all!

>

> K

>

>

> > You state my website is " abysmally misleading " . Lady, why don't you get

> > your facts correct. There has never been a " ban " on silicone. It was a

> > morretorium!!!. Look it up in Webster. Everything I state in my

website

> > can be supported by scientific fact, not the anecdotal hyperbole you

> > Chicken-Little types love to needlessly scare the naive with. Your fax

was

> > absolutely non-sensical, containing a single half sentence so

gramatically

> > incorrect, it made absolutely no sense. You have a point to make to me?

> > Then either call me personally, and take me on like a man, or shut up.

I

> > consider you to be nothing more than a cyber sniper. / Baeke,

M.D.

> >

> > P.S. My silicone gel page alone receives 1.9 million hits monthly. How

> > about yours?

>

>

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