[Adrienne]

Thursday, April 17th 2008
Finally! A Plastic Surgery Book For Kids!




A Florida plastic surgeon, Dr. Michael Salzhauer, is putting out a children's book this mother's day that explains why mommy has new t**s, nose and a stretched out face. Dr. Michael wrote the book, because a lot of his patients didn't know how to talk to their kids about their "new look."
Newsweek writes:

My Beautiful Mommy is aimed at kids ages four to seven and features a plastic surgeon named Dr. Michael (a musclebound superhero type) and a girl whose mother gets a tummy tuck, a nose job and breast implants. Before her surgery the mom explains that she is getting a smaller tummy: 'You see, as I got older, my body stretched and I couldn't fit into my clothes anymore. Dr. Michael is going to help fix that and make me feel better.' Mom comes home looking like a slightly bruised Barbie doll with demure bandages on her nose and around her waist"
Naturally, it has a happy ending: mommy winds up "even more" beautiful than before, and her daughter is thrilled.

One patient of Dr. Michael claims the book helped her son deal with her tummy tuck. She said he actually talked about it openly at a party. He said, "Did you see her new belly button? It's so pretty!" That boy sounds creeeepier than Suri Cruise!
Now I know what to get Nicole Kidman for her baby shower!
It makes sense that the Dr. Michael in the book has such a small head, because b**** has no brains. Does he dedicate a chapter to "Why can't mommy move her f****** face?!" or "Why did that lady call mommy a plastic s***?"

Source:Finally! A Plastic Surgery Book For Kids! | Dlisted

[StereoXGirl]

LOL! That's screwed up!

[love2482]

I heard about this. How stupid! I think it gives a negative body image to children!

[GlossyAbby]

I read about that. that is terrible but I do find it a little funny....How do you explain to your kids one day you ahve a A cup chest and the next DD's ? Kids are observant I wouldnt know what to say to mine...

[daer0n]

WTF? cause we need more negative influences on our kids nowadays, i think its enough that they get it from tv, and fashion magazines, and everywhere else to on top of everything buy a book that explains to them why having plastic surgery is good/ok. What is this world coming to for Jeez sakes!

[krazykid90]

That's kind of scarey.

[PhantomGoddess]

That is definitely an interesting concept for a children's book....

[khikai]

In my opinion, though to some extent the book might really help children understand, still it gives them the notion that changing one's appearance is ok. For me, plastic surgery is ok if it will help you develop as a person or will help you as a person regarding confidence and self-reliance. But some people seem to over do it, you know. Like every part of them is re-done which is, for me, going way over board.

[pretty_pink13]

What the...

I guess we all have different values that we are going to teach out kids, mine will be completely different

[Aprill]

Just another sign of the times......

[ColdDayInHell]

Here's the perfect Mother's Day gift for your favorite surgically-enhanced breeder: My Beautiful Mommy, a picture book explaining plastic surgery to the under-8 set. Mommy is by Dr. Michael Salzhauer, a Florida plastic surgeon who tells Newsweek he was inspired to write the book when he saw parents coming into his office with their kids, who would become confused and upset when they saw their mothers in bandages. "Parents generally tend to go into this denial thing. They just try to ignore the kids' questions completely...With the tummy tucks, [the mothers] can't lift anything. They're in bed. The kids have questions." The hero of the book is named "Dr. Michael" and he looks like the dad in the Incredibles, all solid muscle and square jaw.

My Beautiful Mommy tells the story of a little girl whose mother gets a tummy tuck and breast implants (did you guys know that this combo is referred to as a "mommy makeover"?) along with a nose job for good measure. Before the woman goes into surgery, she explains to her daughter, "You see, as I got older, my body stretched and I couldn't fit into my clothes anymore. Dr. Michael is going to help fix that and make me feel better." It's unclear why the mother also chooses rhinoplasty, but she does tell her daughter that the nose will appear "different, my dear—prettier!" (Because that's an excellent message to send to your daughter: isn't she going to think that her nose is inadequate, too?)

Newsweek quotes one mother, Gabriela Acosta, who got a tummy tuck. She read the book to her son, Junior, and at a party shortly after Acosta's recovery, Junior went around asking people, "Did you see her new belly button? It's so pretty!" The article gives stats about plastic surgery, including the fact that, last year, 348,000 women had boob jobs and 148,000 had tummy tucks, but what I'm wondering is who are these people?

There are so many articles about plastic surgery — women dying from Botox, women getting boob jobs for their weddings — but I barely know anyone who's had surgery at all. Sure, a smattering of post-grad nose jobs have occurred, but it doesn't seem to be this all-out country-wide body reconstruction/ self-loathing that the sheer amount of press makes it seem like. Is it because celebrities get so much surgery that it makes it seem like the norm? Or do I live in a fantasy land where women spend their money on new books, not new breasts?

Mommy 2.0 [Newsweek]

My Beautiful Mommy [Big Tent Books]

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Holy crap!

[StereoXGirl]

Originally Posted by khikai

In my opinion, though to some extent the book might really help children understand, still it gives them the notion that changing one's appearance is ok. For me, plastic surgery is ok if it will help you develop as a person or will help you as a person regarding confidence and self-reliance. But some people seem to over do it, you know. Like every part of them is re-done which is, for me, going way over board.

What about teaching children to love themselves for who they are, though?

[Adrienne]

Originally Posted by StereoXGirl

What about teaching children to love themselves for who they are, though?