Dermatology Internet Yellow Page advertising

Francis, Shayla O.; Kozak, Katarzyna Z.; Heilig, Lauren F.; Lundahl, Kristy; Bowland, Terri; Hester, Eric J.; Best, Arthur; Dellavalle, Robert P.

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2006.03.021

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“…Also, the panelists determined that 22% of the advertisements in the sample "appealed primarily to the layperson's fears, anxieties, or emotional vulnerabilities" (Spilson et al, 2002(Spilson et al, , p. 1181. Unlike our study of website content, a 2006 study by Francis et al analyzed the Internet yellow pages advertisements of dermatologists in California, New York, Texas, and Colorado (Francis et al, 2006). Although this study did not compare items from the ASPS advertising code of ethics, the results raised some potential ethical issues for the advertising content studied.…”

Section: Efforts To Make Plastic Surgeons' Website Advertising More Ementioning

confidence: 82%

“…Under the competitive situation among plastic surgeons, some researchers have examined several ethical issues regarding the content of advertising by plastic surgeons (Morreim, 1998;Miller, Brody, & Chung, 2000). They have pointed out that there is the possibility of consumers misunderstanding or even being deceived by exaggerated or falsified advertising messages, as well as a lack of important information that consumers need to know to make an educated choice about plastic surgery (Davis, 2002;Francis et al, 2006). These concerns have pushed some related organizations to curb ethically dubious marketing practices related to advertising.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…According to recent studies and media reports, there are three major types of advertising methods American plastic surgeons use for their public communication: magazine advertisements (Hennink-Kaminski, 2006), yellow pages advertisements (Spilson et al, 2002), and websites (Francis et al, 2006). Among these, this study focuses on the fastestgrowing advertising mediumthe plastic surgeons' websites (ASPS, 2007).…”

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How Many Plastic Surgeons’ Websites Contain Information Recommended by the ASPS Advertising Code of Ethics?

2010

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Websites are rapidly replacing print media as the main medium for American plastic surgeons to advertise their practices to patients, as consumers, in the highly competitive market of plastic surgery. Plastic surgeons may believe exaggerating their advertising messages on their websites will help them compete. These practices also raise concern that their advertising messages may displace information patients, as consumers, need for clinically sound choices. Using the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Advertising Code of Ethics ("Code") adopted in 2002, we reviewed websites maintained by plastic surgeons to learn whether these websites contained specific items recommended or suggested by the Code. Our preliminary work does not assess whether choosing not to post a given item makes a plastic surgeon more or less ethical in clinical practice. We tested for relationships between items listed with the Code such as specialty board certification, health plans honored or accepted, and practice limitations related to a specific area or field. Additional items queried included the city of practice, presence of a physician photo, practice specialty, and the presence of photo demonstrating a cosmetic effect. Our results show the majority of these websites contain very few of the ASPS recommended items. Moreover, we identified significant relationships between features of the websites and the items recommended for inclusion by the ASPS. We believe more studies are required to learn whether our findings have implications for ethical behavior and patient care.

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How Many Plastic Surgeons’ Websites Contain Information Recommended by the ASPS Advertising Code of Ethics?

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“…The goals of treating keloids are the elimination of symptoms and improvement of the esthetic aspect of the scar without any recurrence. Non-invasive and invasive treatments have been extensively described, such as medical ointments,14 compression15,16 and occupational therapy,17 intralesional injections of corticosteroids,18 non-steroidal products,19,20 surgical excision,21 laser treatment,22,23 intra-lesional cryotherapy,24,25 and postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) 26…”

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<p>Keloid treatment: what about adjuvant radiotherapy?</p>

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Background: Keloids are debilitating fibrous skin proliferations with a high recurrence rate after surgical treatment. Postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) is a well-tolerated adjuvant treatment to reduce the risk of recurrence, but the optimal regimen for this combined treatment remains unknown. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of combining surgical excision and immediate PORT. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of patients with keloid lesions treated with adjuvant PORT in the period 2005–2014 at Geneva University Hospitals. Main outcomes were the rates of complications and recurrence in patients with a minimal follow-up of 1 year, including the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale satisfaction scores. Results: 10 patients with 16 keloids were eligible (mean follow-up, 37 months). Only one recurrence was reported (6%). In 12.5% of cases, mild erythema appeared in the early postoperative period. No major complications were observed. The overall patient and observer satisfaction rate was excellent. Conclusion: Surgical excision combined with immediate PORT is an effective and easy treatment with good esthetic results and an acceptable recurrence rate. It should be considered for patients with persistent keloid formation after failure of other treatments and those at high risk of relapse.

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“…Dermatologists in several communities have complained of physicians without specific dermatology training listing themselves as dermatologists in printed telephone books, and a recent study confirmed this observation for online yellow pages. 9 Even if a called office actually included a board-certified dermatologist, because the authors accepted the shortest appointment from any provider in the office and did not specifically exclude nonphysician clinicians, it seems likely that some of the appointments offered could have been with physician assistants or nurse practitioners. Previous studies have also shown considerably shorter average waits for these nonphysician clinicians.…”

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