Kids' Book on Cosmetic Surgery


This book, self-published by a cosmetic surgeon, is supposed to help kids understand the wonderful transformation their mothers are about to go through, with the help of Dr. Michael, the superhero-like surgeon.

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Thanks, Nick W., and Jason S., and Green Ink!

Posted by Gwen Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 7:34 AM Labels: , , , , , ,  

4 comments:

  Anonymous

April 17, 2008 at 10:45 AM

i think it's important that children understand what's happening to their parents when they go through plastic surgery--it could be scary seeing one of your parents go to the hospital and come back with all sorts of bruises and bandages. i haven't read this book, so i can't really comment on it, but from the excerpts i saw elsewhere, it sounds like they are treating plastic surgery as the solution to something unacceptable (stretched skin) which bothers me a little; the presentation of dr. michael as a superhero is also a little worrisome, though funny being as the author is dr. michael. i hope i'm wrong in thinking the book glorifies plastic surgery; i hope there's some opposing perspective presented, such as "this is silly but mommy wants it anyway" or "mommy is already beautiful like you and doesn't need this, but she thinks it will help her feel better." but i think that as long as parents, particularly new mothers ("mommy makeovers"), are getting cosmetic surgery, books like this are important so the child doesn't think their parents are sick or being beaten.

  StridentLobster

April 17, 2008 at 2:07 PM

I don't know that books are necessary when this is the sort of thing a parent should probably be explaining to his or her child when the process begins. Probably the most insidious part of the book is the assumption that cosmetic surgery is somehow necessary, and that children -have- to learn not only to accept it, but to form the "correct" positive opinion of it.

At first blush, this book seems nothing more than some canny advertising by Superdoc Mike to ensure he has another generation of clients clamoring for toxins in their foreheads, gel in their lips, and rubber in their breasts.

  Anonymous

April 17, 2008 at 5:39 PM

hmm.....i guess what i meant to say is that i think it's important that kids understand what is happening to their parents when they come home from the hospital covered in bruises and bandages, and for a parent who was unsure of how to explain it, a book can help. from what i can tell, i don't like how this book seems to enforce the idea that plastic surgery is okay and necessary, which i disagree with. but i think having some kind of book--not this one, but some sort--is a good idea.

  Anonymous

April 18, 2008 at 6:59 AM

Clearly the world is full of children that think their mothers are letting themselves go and could do with a few cuts and tucks and staples. Remember kids, Mommy isn't beautiful unless she's had plastic surgery.

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