Is Plastic Surgery the Answer to Bullying?
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2011/04/04 19:04:17
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Most parents would do anything to spare their kids the pain of being bullied. But plastic surgery?
Statistics from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery show that the number of children and teens who get cosmetic surgery increased nearly 30 percent over the past decade, ABC News reports. And experts believe an increase in bullying is one reason for the trend.
Seven-year-old Samantha Shaw of Sturgis, S.D., is scheduled to undergo otoplasty, more commonly known as "pinning back" the ears, on Tuesday because she gets teased about her protruding ears.
"The kids at school always ask her about her ears, and sometimes adults can be worse," Cami Roselles, Samantha's mother, told ABC. "One lady walked up to her and said, 'Oh my God, what happened to your ears?'"
Roselles said the questions really upset her little girl.
"She always asks me why people ask questions. She's very sensitive, so it really does get to her."
The rise of social media has only made bullying worse for kids and teens. But some experts say cosmetic surgery is not the answer.
"Changing appearance is not the solution," Cheryl Rode, director of clinical operations at the San Diego Center for Children, told ABC. "We never want to hold the victim responsible for the bullying."
Rode has a point, but if plastic surgery will save a child years of being teased, maybe it's worth it?
Statistics from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery show that the number of children and teens who get cosmetic surgery increased nearly 30 percent over the past decade, ABC News reports. And experts believe an increase in bullying is one reason for the trend.
Seven-year-old Samantha Shaw of Sturgis, S.D., is scheduled to undergo otoplasty, more commonly known as "pinning back" the ears, on Tuesday because she gets teased about her protruding ears.
"The kids at school always ask her about her ears, and sometimes adults can be worse," Cami Roselles, Samantha's mother, told ABC. "One lady walked up to her and said, 'Oh my God, what happened to your ears?'"
Roselles said the questions really upset her little girl.
"She always asks me why people ask questions. She's very sensitive, so it really does get to her."
The rise of social media has only made bullying worse for kids and teens. But some experts say cosmetic surgery is not the answer.
"Changing appearance is not the solution," Cheryl Rode, director of clinical operations at the San Diego Center for Children, told ABC. "We never want to hold the victim responsible for the bullying."
Rode has a point, but if plastic surgery will save a child years of being teased, maybe it's worth it?
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Fef 2011/04/04 20:43:52
With words, of course. >.<
Besides his body isn't fully developed so only G-D knows how the surgery will affect him as his face continues to grow and change with him aging.
"The Good Lord" sometimes puts Mr. Potato Head features on people and it is up to the individual to correct the mistake. Looking at an easily correctable physical deformity as some eternal cross to bear is ridiculous in today's age of corrective surgery. Fix it and move on.