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Cosmetic surgery to deal with bullying?
Last year, 230,000 teenagers had cosmetic procedures, according to the society. The pinning back of ears – and repairs to cleft lips were the most common.
via Back to school, with a new face.
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4 Responses to Cosmetic surgery to deal with bullying?
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Felicity says:
Imogen did you read the article? She went to get her ears done, but then was told she needed a straighter nose and a less pointy chin too. It also looks like she got cheek implants.
I can understand if she wanted her ears pinned back, similar to braces to straighten teeth. But I think the other surgery was totally unnecessary and unethical. -
Tauba says:
who decides what ‘normal’ is?
media?
family?
society?
God? -
K says:
While I can kind of understand why kids would want ears pinned back or hair removal, I really can’t justify on ANY scale a breast enlargement. Surely that’s just getting a little indulgent ?
Kids are cruel. It’s unpleasant, but it’s true. While the old ‘that which doesn’t kill us makes us stronger’ seems to crop up a lot in this topic of discussion, it’s quite simply that sometimes bullying does end in serious emotional scarring and sometimes even suicide. When do you tell a kid to tough it up, and when do you need to help them ?
That really doesn’t surprise me, everyone wants to be ‘normal’ and if it is going to make them feel happier every day, I think they should do it. I think taking more drastic action
ie nose jobs/chin implants is taking it a bit far for a child.