Bulleying will Get You FREE Plastic Surgery!
Wed, 8 Aug 2012BEAUTY BLABBER | PLASTIC SURGERY
By Huda Heidi Kattan
I’m not one to oppose plastic surgery, I’ve never actually gone under the knife myself, BUT I think if you use it to enhance your beauty without changing you who are, it’s ok, but this is a personal opinion. Having said that, I also do believe there is an age limit.
When I first heard Nadia Ilse’s story, I was a bit touched, then shocked. At first glimpse, Nadia’s previous image had quite large protruding ears. I don’t know how I would feel in someone’s place who has ears that stick out that much (although I will say I have very large ears, and personally they make me a bit shy), but she was being bullied at school. If it was my daughter, would I allow her to get them pinned back if she came crying home, I really can’t say.
Well, LUCKY for Nadia, there is an organization in America that helps children with facial deformities. Little Baby Face Foundation helps children with things such as cleft lips, large ears, etc. What I did find SHOCKING, was that not only did they fix Nadia’s ears, but they also gave her a smaller nose and changed her chin. If you look at the photos, it’s obvious she really doesn’t need all of that, especially since she was only 13!
So as much as I think this organization is great at helping children overcome some things they may be self-conscious about, I just wonder what kind of complexities they are builidng with this kids? Telling them you don’t like something, change it! To get all of those things done–she was just too young in my opinion!
What do you guys think?
11 Responses to Bulleying will Get You FREE Plastic Surgery!
Yeah I agree, that is a litte too much! I agree with fixing the ears, but the nose and chin? that was not needed!
bullying* … Great idea, but they should be feeding the hungry children first rather than feeding the souls of self conscious children
This is crazy. Are we letting bullies decide how our kids should look? And at 13 EVERY kid looks awkward and feels self-concious.
I’m sorry but what this organization did is ridiculous. The message they inadvertently sent to youth everywhere is that when you are getting bullied, it is not the perpetrors who are wrong and need to stop or change, but YOU.
Unfortunately this “quick fix” solution just feeds more into the damaging cycle of body image issues; namely that in order for someone to be accepted into society, they must look a certain way — or they should look only in a way that society deems “beautiful.” Someone should have told this little girl that her worth lies not in how normal her ears or nose or chin are/should be, but in her intellect and manners, and that a person will never achieve inner peace and satisfaction if they change themselves or try to meet standards based on the superficial whims and desires of others.
THIS.Word.
I agree w\ fixing facil DEFORMITIES at a young age, but her nose was fine in the before picture, so to me it was a bit much.
she is young pretty & cute , this is too harsh for a girl in her age !
I don’t think she should have gotten anything done since she is only 13… She’s changing her image for those who bully and don’t know any better. I believe this situation or any medical situation regarding image becomes personal and significant when one is an adult. The people who change their appearance for lets say a nose job… An operation that is not too drastic and of course one that is only necessary… If it makes a person have more confidence, why not? I believe 13 is just way to young for any operation of such. Kids with cleft lips are usually babies, and that operation should be necessary. Other than that, parents allowing their kids to get their lips, nose, and chin done because of bullying at the age of 13 is ridiculous.
I think she should have waited till she was a bit older if shes only 13 she is very likely to be in a situation where the bullying is temporary and would have most likely died down in a year or two and I think if the bullying was really that intense she should have seen a therapist because it doesnt matter if you change your outside the emotional pain on the inside will stay there until she deals with it and so will the complex that she developed
What exactly is this organization’s mission & vission? I used to dO volunteer work in the operating room assisting surgeons for free operations such as reconstructing clef lip palatte but giving this free operations to stop bullying? They really are barking at the wrong tree! Why not give it to those really in need and cant afford such expenssive treatment? Or focus on the perpetrators, the bullies, rather than adding salt to an injury by crusging a child’s self-esteem!
I’m kind of seething about this. This sends the OPPOSITE message we want to be giving our young kids. Our self worth does not lie in what others think of us or our physical appearance. I don’t even think it lies in our behaviour or intellect, as someone mentioned earlier. To pretend that outward change will fix our inward insecurities is setting ourselves up for more damage. I don’t inherently disagree with the ear pinning, but a full face fix is too much. Let’s use our medical resources for those who are in desperate need. Thanks for sharing Huda! Keep this stuff coming!