Operation ads may break ethics rules
The Medical Council is to take action against a doctor who could be seen as promoting an operation to increase the height of patients.
"If you just give information, it's not a problem. But in this case the doctor also reveals where patients can get the service, and the information is in the media. This could break ethics rules," chairman Dr Somsak Lohlekha said yesterday. The Medical Council bars doctors from advertising their treatments. "Even though you do not break laws, the Medical Council will have to act if your acts are unethical," Somsak said. He said a subcommittee would summon the doctor and reporters to testify. Somsak said height-increasing operations have long existed to help patients with disabilities such as uneven legs, but they did not serve business or beauty purposes.
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