PS uses Radio Contest to advertise his Plastic Surgery Business

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Seems like these contests are getting out of hand ...

Lucky radio listener wins breast implant

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Lucky radio listener wins breast implant

SEETA PERSAD 2006-04-02 02:17 (updated 2006-04-02 09:00)

A LUCKY listener has won a breast implant in Radio Hott 93's plastic

surgery competition. The popular frequency has secured the services

of plastic surgeon Dr .....

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Note from Ilena: It was my understanding that such contests were

against Plastic Surgery Society guidelines.

" 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.