Sign of the Times: Kids Book on Plastic Surgery
April 17, 2008 by Liberty Kontranowski
Filed under A Mother's Wisdom, Beauty, Boys & Girls, Children, Marketing, Media, Surgery, Your Body
You know when there is a book being marketed to the children of moms undergoing plastic surgery that the world we live in has changed…drastically.
Now, you will never, ever find me saying that plastic surgery is wrong. That is a completely individual choice, and one I would never even rule out for myself. But what you will find is me noting my surprise that there is a need for such a book.
Dr. Michael Saulzhauer, the author of “My Beautiful Mommy”, due out this Mother’s Day, drafted the book’s manuscript after seeing moms with their kids in tow during plastic surgery consultation appointments. He believed the kids viewed the surgery as scary, and wanted to assure them that their Mommy would be even more beautiful than ever – she just had to deal with some bandages and a few owies first.
Some supporters say the book will help explain why Mommy would choose to go to the doctor and to have surgery when she isn’t sick or hurt. And with the rise in the amount of “Mommy Makeovers” (tummy tuck and breast implant combos), surely this is something more and more kids are left wondering about.
Now while I applaud Dr. Saulzhauer’s efforts, I am stunned that mothers are taking their children to consultation appointments. I’m all about sharing special moments with my kids and I know that keeping secrets is “bad”, but aren’t there just some things in life that are better left to more mature audiences? Do we not do enough to force our kids to grow up too fast that now we need to expose them to how to fix their imperfections, show them all that’s “wrong” with Mommy, and pretty much ensure they’ll be scarred for life when they see their mother strip down to her skivvies (or less) in front of another man (if the surgeon’s male, of course). Just my two cents there.
So, what do you think of all this? Of plastic surgery in general, about the book, or about toting kids to plastic surgery appointments? Let us know.
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I think it’s all WRONG! I mean, teaching children that plastic surgery to beautify a person who has NOTHING wrong with them is okay is just WRONG. That’s my two cents.
Teaching kids that plastic surgery is okay and a norm is absolutely insane. Kids should not be exposed to such thoughts especially when they are still developing and deciding what is good, what is bad, etc. Literature like this will lead to an even greater surge of plastic surgery as these kids get older and may even start getting “work done” on themselves as teens while they are not even fully developed.
Hope & Cherries, agreed for sure! You know, if an adult decides they want cosmetic surgery for whatever reason, then fine. But to start putting ideas into the heads of kids when they are still so impressionable can only lead to feelings of insufficiency in these kids later on.
Furthermore, like Cherries said, these kids will likely end up with a sense that cosmetic surgery is normal and a natural right of passage for them. Scary. As parents, we need to protect our kids from thoughts like this, not shove them in their face!