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Lara Croft!
17-04-11, 10:50
How young is too young for plastic surgery? Is there even an age limit? Apparently not…
The mother of a 7-year-old girl says her daughter was teased about her funny looking ears, so she allowed her daughter to have a cosmetic procedure to avoid schoolyard bullying…
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Read more: http://straightfromthea.com/#ixzz1JmBd6MSu
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My feelings are mixed, before seeing the video, I was like "WTF? Is her mom serious?" But the girl, did have floppy ears. It's not like she made her nose prettier or any other cosmetic surgery. It's much like going to an orthodontist to straighten your teeth. I don't know what I would do if I were her mom, but one thing is for sure, I wouldn't reject it immediately.
What do you think?
lara c. fan
17-04-11, 10:53
If it stops bullying, which is a lot of un-necessary pain... What's the problem here?
If it stops bullying, which is a lot of un-necessary pain... What's the problem here?
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Jester Head
17-04-11, 10:58
Well, I think in this case it falls more on the side of "corrective" surgery (like the teeth straightening thing), so I din't really see the problem.
the mom said "kids are mean, that's just how they are" at 3:41, she might have been a victim of bullying herself, so even though her daughter didn't actually get bullied she just wanted to avoid that all together.
she looked cute, i don't think it was really necessary, but oh well, at least it was free. :p
Personally, I think there should be an age limit of 18 on certain cosmetic procedures. Things like breast implants or liposuction should be for 18 year olds and up, but things like corrective procedures - teeth straightening, the ear thing, etc should be allowed.
!Lara Croft!
17-04-11, 11:05
I saw the after picture, her ears look too flat now and a little unnatural, i think they should have fixes the curve, but not pulled it back.
Cosmetic surgery should be 18 and over as its a permanent life changing decision to be made by the person when they are able to fully made decisions.
scoopy_loopy
17-04-11, 11:09
If kids in her future schools ever find out about her having surgery, it's likely she'd just be teased for that instead.
I have ears like that, but I've never been bullied for it
Legend 4ever
17-04-11, 11:11
Pinning ears back is not considered plastic surgery in a sense that it's almost never seen as a good thing to have stick-out ears, as opposed to an imperfect nose, chin, forehead which can add to the charm and uniqueness of the person. I've known a lot of people who had done it and didn't consider it a big deal. As someone said, it's corrective surgery. 7 years old is too young even for this procedure though.
Dark Lugia 2
17-04-11, 11:13
I think it fine, she got it one for good enough reasons. Like someone said, its much like having braces. Small things can make you feel much better about yourself, its good! :)
tombraiderluka
17-04-11, 11:14
If kids in her future schools ever find out about her having surgery, it's likely she'd just be teased for that instead.
I agree.
TRhalloween
17-04-11, 11:15
If kids in her future schools ever find out about her having surgery, it's likely she'd just be teased for that instead.
That's what I was thinking.
sandygrimm
17-04-11, 11:15
I head when we were little that mom tucked us on our sides from time to time, and grandma made us wear hats that covers our ears so they wouldn't turn out like that. Seemed to fo worked.
As for this case, I say it was appropriate, it wasn't anything big, like lip injection or cheek or nose. It's an easy fix to cartilage. And I can't call it as much plastic surgery. more like corrective, like braces
CerebralAssassin
17-04-11, 11:20
it depends....where do you draw the line?if it's not the ears...it can be the nose...the eyebrow...the big forehead...the funny way you walk,yada yada yada.
are you gonna go running to the surgery room every time something like this happens....or are ya gonna open up a can of ass woopin?
TippingWater
17-04-11, 11:23
**** bullies !
January_Snow*
17-04-11, 11:27
Its a very common procedure, the girl is young, but its not any different than teeth surgery...
TippingWater
17-04-11, 11:29
I think we should learn to accept our "flaws" , and to be honest her ears don't look that much better after surgery .
Lara Croft!
17-04-11, 11:51
If kids in her future schools ever find out about her having surgery, it's likely she'd just be teased for that instead.
I thought about that, too.
she's getting her ears pinned back... whats the problem with that. She is not going for the 'plastic surgery' which you see on the make over programs.
That particular case is fine in my book, tbh.
Might not stop the bullying. They're going to start picking on her for 'getting her ears fixed'.
xXhayleyroxXx
17-04-11, 12:18
That particular case is fine in my book, tbh.
This. I'm usually very against plastic surgery (particularly at such a young age) but this case in an exception.
That is not the right way to combat bullying at all, those kids will still bully her, because obviously it isn't really about her ears, they bully to hurt her for fun.
That is not the right way to combat bullying at all, those kids will still bully her, because obviously it isn't really about her ears, they bully to hurt her for fun.
I'm pretty sure it's just something to take the piss out of. And her having this plastic surgery helps her confidence.
Yeah, depends what wording is used. If it was just people picking on her then plastic surgery is fine, but if she was actually being bullied then this isn't the right solution.
Alive_and_Funky
17-04-11, 14:20
That is not the right way to combat bullying at all, those kids will still bully her, because obviously it isn't really about her ears, they bully to hurt her for fun.
I think you're probably right.
Also, what kind of message is this sending? "You're being bullied because of how you look? Okay, change how you look."
It sounds like a pretty shallow message to me.
Siberian Tiger
17-04-11, 14:20
It's going to be pretty obvious she's had her ears pinned back when she turns up to school or wherever and the bullies have noticed the one thing they bullied her for is all of a sudden gone. She's still going to get bullied. However, if the child is truly self concious about her ears and its causing distress to her then I'm not against this type of surgical procedure. It's hard to judge from the video itself as it obviously doesn't show the full story behind it, but to me it just seems like a vanity issue on the part of the mother more than anything.
I don't think children should undergo cosmetic procedures considered more drastic, such as nose jobs or pretty much any other face-altering procedure. What would they look like when fully grown and formed?
I got teased about my ears. I'm pretty fine.
Of course I am not everyone else so...
Years ago kids always used to get their ears pinned back so it is nothing new, no different than getting teeth fixed. BUT I did read about a kid having botox not long ago given to her by her mum. Now that is another matter completely.
here (http://fashionista.com/2011/03/mother-gives-her-eight-year-old-daughter-botox-to-make-her-a-star/)
I had a feeling it was this child before I opened the thread.
Apparently its actually the parents' concern because it is the adults that actually make fun of her and not the kids on the playground... -___-
:hea: , it wasn't worth it for the child , now if it where a serious medical problem then fine but it was unnesessary
The fallacy in this is that she isn't bullied because of her ears. When kids at school want to pick on another kid, they always find something.
larson n natla
17-04-11, 17:27
I don't see the problem the mother seemed more concerned about the ear than the child but she would only of grown to become self concious of it in the future so she will be glad of the operation. :)
IceColdLaraCroft
17-04-11, 17:27
I think she needed it fixed b/c it needed to be fixed....but she'll still be teased. It's her personality. There are a lot of rich girls that get their nose done.
If it stops bullying, which is a lot of un-necessary pain... What's the problem here?
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I don't see the problem the mother seemed more concerned about the ear than the child but she would only of grown to become self concious of it in the future so she will be glad of the operation. :)
I just think it's a decision that the individual should make, not someone else. At the age of 18, let her choose.
And please don't tell me she wouldn't survive being teased for her looks until 18. I did, and a lot of other people did so as well.
I also got my ears fixed at a yoing age and i'm going to get a nose job when I'm 18. I don't want to sound shallow but noone feels good if they are ugly. So i think this was good for her.
HER EARS WERE FINE! The mother should not have done this. This could have been messed up and the child could have been scared form life. Some Parents these days (insert picture of britney spears mother)
IMO if the little girl was being bullied and was really self-conscious of her ears, then yeah I can't see any problems as it could effect her later in life. But it might just be me but it seemed like the mother wanted her daughter to have the operation more.
If it is to help the 7 year old's self confidence and to correct a 'problem' with her ears that created a reason for bullying then I don't see the problem in getting corrective plastic surgery. However, plastic surgery for the sake of it, or purely for vanity - for anyone, but especially children is just not right (although I respect that it is personal choice for an adult). Unfortunately, we live in a society that values looks far too much. My son's father and I made a very difficult decision 5 years ago when my son had an accident, breaking his cheek bone. We agreed to let him have surgery to place two tiny metal plates in his cheek to hold the bone in place - his eye would have drooped quite a bit otherwise, but the surgery was mostly cosmetic. The surgery, being so delicate could have caused blindness in that eye, and I agonised over making the decision. Thankfully, all went well.
DragonSlayer
17-04-11, 22:33
If it stops bullying, which is a lot of un-necessary pain... What's the problem here?
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I don't like bullies, shower of :cen:
Minty Mouth
17-04-11, 22:34
I wouldn't really think of this as plastic surgery. It's just . . . corrective surgery.
This situation was... acceptable. I was expecting much worse.
I'm don't really know how I feel about it. I do think this surgery is different from injecting a child with botox, for instance, but I find the reasoning behind it kind of misguided.
Not to say that I don't understand parents wanting to protect their children from harm, but kids can be brutal, and they can find anything and everything to tease one of their peers. Weird ears? Get picked on for that. Get your ears fixed? Teased for that. Your ears are fine but you have freckles? Okay, freckles make you an outcast, too. Does that mean that she should be able to bleach her skin, too? Kids are going to pick on each other no matter what.
My brother's girlfriend has a lot of freckles, and she used to get teased all the time when she was little because of them. Kids would tell her she had dirt on her face and make other mean, petty comments that really hurt her. But now she loves her freckles. I have a long nose--I got lots of "witch" comments when I was younger and used to tell my parents I wanted a nose job. Now I actually like my nose, and I wouldn't want to change it at all.
I know this is all anecdotal and hypothetical which doesn't necessarily make for a great argument, but just from my experiences, I feel like it was a pretty radical decision to make in hopes of stopping bullying. And someone mentioned that other parents were teasing her? That's just beyond messed up, and if that's the case, something needs to be done about adults being jerks to little girls.
Will a surgery prevent bullies from making fun of her? I doubt it. Is she too young to make cosmetic surgery? Maybe. But look at her ears: she is not happy with them and it's not like they'll look any better as she grows older. It's not our right to criticize her, the choice is hers and her parents'. The case shouldn't even had gone to the media in the first place.
To be honest though, I dont think its her.
I think its her mother.
She seemed to make a much worse case out of it than the girl did and even though the girl said it herself that she wasn't bullied, her mother insisted she was. Furthermore, someone said that the girl would be shy and anti-social, and that surgery would fix that, well that girl seemed just fine in front of a camera, and she did not seem reclusive around strange people. Her mother seemed to be most happy with it.
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