Google and Meta both allow healthcare advertising; what gets rejected is copy that implies a person’s health condition, unrealistic promises of results, and personalised targeting in sensitive categories. On Google, prescription drug ads do not serve in campaigns targeting Turkey.
Content that is often rejected
- Copy that implies a health condition: lines such as “Are your teeth turning yellow?” or “Is your hair falling out?” fall foul of Meta’s personal attributes policy.
- Before-and-after images: Meta does not accept before-and-after comparisons in ads for cosmetic procedures and weight loss.
- Guaranteed-outcome language: phrases such as “guaranteed”, “permanent results” or “completely painless” are reviewed as misleading claims on both platforms.
- Prescription drugs: on Google, ads that mention a drug name or active ingredient are only open to certified advertisers in permitted countries.
- Body-focused images: in aesthetic ads, images dominated by skin or shot close to one part of the body can fall under adult content or body image policies.
Targeting limits
Health is a sensitive category on both platforms. Google restricts remarketing and Customer Match lists based on health conditions through its personalised advertising policy, and Meta has removed most detailed targeting options based on health topics.
That is why targeting is built on location, age, language and search intent. Before creating a list from visitors to a treatment page, we check whether that list complies with policy.
How do you fix a disapproved ad?
- Read the reason for disapproval: in Google Ads, in the ad’s status details and in Policy manager; in Meta, on the Account Quality screen.
- Change the wording that matches the reason. The landing page is reviewed too; if the same wording appears on the site, fix the page as well.
- Edit and resubmit. If the disapproval is a mistake, appeal it; re-uploading the same ad unchanged increases the risk of account-level enforcement.
The aim of a fix is not to get around the rules but to make the copy informative: the name of the treatment instead of a direct appeal, a description of the process instead of a promise.