Plastic surgeon under investigation after commissioning music video encouraging Jewish boy 'Jewcan Sam' to get a nose job



Dr Michael Salzhauer is under investigation by the ASPS, accused of breaching the Code of Ethics

A plastic surgeon has come under fire after he commissioned a song and music video which encourages plastic surgery for a character whose nose is described as resembling a 'beak like Jewcan Sam'.

Dr Michael Salzhauer of Bal Harbour Plastic Surgery in Miami thought it would be funny to commission The Groggers, a self professed 'Jewish pop-punk band with a comic twist', to make a music video entitled The Nose Job Love Song.



The American Society of Plastic Surgeons has expressed their disgust and released a statement saying it has 'initiated an investigation under its Code of Ethics which clearly requires ASPS members to uphold the dignity and honor of the medical profession'.

But rather than back down, Dr Salzhauer is now running a contest encouraging entrants to make their own videos for the song. Whoever gets the most views on YouTube will win a free rhinoplasty.



The 40-year-old said he funded the video simply to connect with a younger audience, realizing that social networking is the way to go.



In the video, a young Jewish guy named Doug falls for the pretty, popular girl in his class. The only problem is, she only dates guys with 'cute, upturned noses' as she points to the class football hunk.

She tells him his nose is more like Jewcan Sam, a parody of Toucan Sam, the mascot for Froot Loops cereal.

The song opens with the lyrics: 'I want her, but she don't want what I am. She says you got a beak like Jewcan Sam. She says I only go with guys with perfect upturned noses, so cut yours down to size.'



Main Character: The beginning of the video and viewers are introduced to doug and Doug's nose which is the focus throughout as he strives to win the girl of his dreams

Popular girl in class: The object of his affections compares his nose to Froot Loops cereal mascot Toucan Sam Operation: A group of surgeons go to work on Doug to give him the perfect nose in the hope he can win over his love

So Doug, who is played by the lead singer of the band Doug Staiman, gets a nose job. The girl rejects him anyway and he gets hit on by his teacher.

Ironically, Staiman himself got a nose job from the Doctor after jokingly asking if he did group rates. Dr Salzhauer said he offered the whole band nose jobs, feeling they could all 'do with one'.

The doctor himself is Jewish.



Dr Salzhauer told ABC: 'The song is meant to be funny, not offensive. The singer was able to express in a very tongue-in-cheek way that you shouldn't base your self-esteem on someone else or go under the knife to get validation from someone else.

'That never works out. He doesn't get the girl in the video.'



Post op: Once the swelling has gone down, Doug is ready to show the girl he loves the new improved version, but she shuns him anyway, telling him she only dates footballers

Success: As he slumps away, his sexy young teacher tells him he looks 'different' and 'older' and gives him her number Decline the offer: Rhinoplastys were offered to everyone in the band The Groggers after Dr Salzhauer said they could all do with one, but front man Doug was the only one who took him up on the offer

The 40-year-old is a member of the ASPS and therefore if the investigation finds him guilty of breaching its Code of Ethics, the physician can end up on probation, have his or her benefits put on hold, lose membership, and even lose board certification.

Dr Malcolm Roth, president of the ASPS, told ABC: 'This is just disturbing that a doctor would play into the frailties of the human condition.'

In 2008, Dr Salzhauer gave away a 'mommy makeover' to promote his book My Beautiful Mommy, which explains plastic surgery to children. It is also featured in the video.







