Isn't it illegal to advertise cosmetic surgery on TV?
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Her doctor is just a really good doctor. There are no specific ethical restrictions about advertising or recommending surgery. Anybody can advertise, because you would still need to talk to a doctor about the surgery.  A doctor can recommend anything he thinks will help the person, whether it's physical or mental.  Some doctors have better personal ethics and will draw the line, but there will always be another doctor willing to perform the surgery.
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Because if they measured by Hmm, Not Bad, Getting Better, You Beauty, Yaaaahhooo and Phwooaahh the bra companies would not be allowed to advertise their product.Not to mention the funny looks the salesgirls would get.
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Practicing medicine without a license is a serious crime.  So is tricking people into giving you money for worthless treatments when they have a serious disease like cancer.  I can almost guarantee you will do prison time over it.
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yes. it is called to much plastic surgery
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If your question is serious, the serious answer is it's illegal to do what you're suggesting. The National Organ Transplant Act (Public Law 98-507) makes it ILLEGAL to sell human organs and tissues. But you can donate.
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Not necessarily. There are some states that give celebrities something along the lines of a right of publicity. What protections a celebrity can get depends on the work and the nature of the work.\n\nHere's an example article about this subject: http://library.findlaw.com/2003/Dec/1/133182.html\n\nNote that you're most likely to get away with it if you do it as a parody. People might license their image for certain items, but they're often less likely to grant a license to a parody. This gives parodies a measure of protection under the first amendment and copyright law that other potentially infringing works do not have. Of course, depending on the image and how you portray the celebrity, you could also find yourself facing defamation charges.\n\nAnd for the military, if it's a government picture and not restricted, odds are good you can just use it since there's not a copyright on government works. (Works prepared for others working for government is a different matter.)
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TV advertising is a marketing communication.
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it's because of the medical legal issue.  All drug manufacturers by law has to disclosed all possible side effects (however rarely they occur) on their advertisements including TV, magazines, etc...
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I disagree with Kaseem - I don't think that need is as critical in advertising.\n\nNor do I think it so much that sex sells so much as fantasy sells.  Want to sell cars?  Tap into the fantasy of the demographic you want to sell to.  Sports cars are sold with beautiful women, but trucks are sold with the wild west imagery and the macho factor.  \n\nAnd while beer and soft drinks are sold with party people, home cleaning supplies are sold with teddy bears and children. \n\nSure, all the people are pretty, but that's more an aesthetic than a sexual choice.  Actors who are noticably overweight or ugly are going to distract from the central message, and could end up causing accusations of discrimination.
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Yes. Anytime one is selling sex (physical or implied) it is no less than prostitution, phone sex, adult video, and stripping included.
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No.\n\nYou would be violating both the rights of the content creators (the people who make the shows) and the licensors of the content (the station).
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its not against the law if it is on your property and only showing you home, business, etc... We have one in our back yard by our back door and you can sse it on our t.v and we have one by our front door. So no, they aren't illegal if used in the right way :) Hope this helps
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No, I'd save yourself the legal fees (you WON'T win, I predict) and spend the money on finding a dentist who is willing to make you look like a cartoon character on Tennessee Tuxedo. \n\nAny provider of service has the right to deny service, as long as the reason has nothing to do with the race/gender of the requestor. I'd encourage you to investigate the subcategory of Cosmetic Dentistry, Plastic Surgery, or Sex Change operations--those folks are specifically in the business of making people look like whomever or whatever they'd like to.
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The UK government sometimes puts the most ridiculous adverts on.I was around at a friends house a couple of years ago and we saw one about the dangers of leaving electric blankets. It was hideously graphic; showing the charred bodies of two elderly people in a bed! Horrible\n\nBTW sorry if one of my earlier responses got one of your questions deleted (Bob Marley Day). Me and my potty mouth eh?
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The networks and stations that air the ads are the gatekeeper for advertisements.  They often decide something isn't fit for showing.   The FCC would step in only if there were complaints.
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Honestly I couldnt agree more. Some folks may be offended by seeing the 10 commandments or maybe "Jesus Saves" on billboards but, I personally could live without seeing Viagra and Trojan ads. \n\nWe arent allowed to show a commercial for cigarettes anymore but we can discuss in detail how fast a car goes in a commercial and yet, people fail to see that car accidents cause more deaths in a DAY than in a year of smoking related illnesses.
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I'm not a doctor, but I am an avid t.v. watcher. I've seen these commercials lately for a new medication for "restless leg syndrome". Maybe you have that and need the medication that they're trying to sell me.