<![CDATA[Parents who make their children undergo plastic surgery]]>Such as bringing them for double eyelid surgery, pinning their ears back or having nose jobs and such.


Anyone have personal experiences with such cases or people?


cheers

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peppapig3:
apart from cleft lip, plastic surgery for kids is just nutz!

precisely...do parents know how painful it is?
my son had surgery at 2 months for cleft lip and cleft palate at 8 months old. it was such a torture carrying him into the operating theatre.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1546631https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1546631Sat, 25 Jul 2015 14:02:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Parents who make their children undergo plastic surgery on Sat, 25 Jul 2015 12:23:44 GMT]]>apart from cleft lip, plastic surgery for kids is just nutz!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1546579https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1546579Sat, 25 Jul 2015 12:23:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Parents who make their children undergo plastic surgery on Fri, 24 Jul 2015 03:22:51 GMT]]>Agreed, which parents would put their through the pain

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1545587https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1545587Fri, 24 Jul 2015 03:22:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Parents who make their children undergo plastic surgery on Sat, 03 Jan 2015 13:26:46 GMT]]>I think parents should accept their child as who they are unless it’s for medical reason. Why put your child through the pain?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1442103https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1442103Sat, 03 Jan 2015 13:26:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Parents who make their children undergo plastic surgery on Sat, 27 Dec 2014 17:23:44 GMT]]>Son had surgery for cleft lip at 2 months and another one for cleft palate at 8 months old.

As he develops, the facial structure changes. Now he is getting his teeth corrected.

Plastic surgery is very painful. Unless necessary, why make kids go through this? One nip and tuck is never enough…first comes nose or eyes, then what’s next?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1438121https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1438121Sat, 27 Dec 2014 17:23:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Parents who make their children undergo plastic surgery on Sat, 27 Dec 2014 06:21:20 GMT]]>I agree with so many people here–it is not a healthy mindset that chooses to get cosmetic surgery for a child to enhance the child’s beauty. It’s bad for the child, too. Either they grow up with a similar mindset (very judgemental of others and too focussed on appearances instead of character), or they get the message that they are only valued to their parents in terms of appearance, which is pretty heart-breaking for a young child.


However, there can be similar situations where it may be warranted.

I knew a boy with a very large nose when he was young. It was enormous. He was (physically and verbally) bullied relentlessly. His parents moved schools for him 3 times, but everywhere it continued. He had no friends, because anyone who spent time with him would be bullied also, so even the nice children kept their distance out of fear for their own safety. His parents realised that unless the bullying stopped, their son would be mentally scarred for life, causing all sorts of unnecessary problems for the poor boy. So, at the age of 8 or 9, they sat down with him and discussed the option of getting surgery to change his nose. He jumped at the chance. They were careful (a counsellor helped them with this a lot, I later found out) to make it clear that the surgery wouldn’t make him a better person or the bullies less nasty, but that bad people treat others based on appearances, after all, and it is necessary to survive when things get as bad as they were.

It was a horrible situation to be in, really. But I think they made the best decision for their son, and they were very careful that he understood the reasons behind it. I remember he had a counsellor of his own (to deal with the issues from bullying) for quite a while, and that helped, too.

So… yeah. Unless a child is in a similar extreme situation (i.e. one that requires a professional psychologist etc.) then I feel it isn’t necessary, and it on the whole damaging to the child in one way or another. Subtly encouraging, pressuring, or manipulating a child to get surgery for unnecessary reasons is possibly worse than forcing, because it only works by training the child to think in the same horrible, appearance-centred, judgemental way as the parent. Otherwise they’d never make that sort of decision on their own.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1437859https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1437859Sat, 27 Dec 2014 06:21:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Parents who make their children undergo plastic surgery on Fri, 26 Dec 2014 05:22:57 GMT]]>Cosmetic Surgery becomes very demanding to beauty people. Who has small eyes, uneven face line, snub nose, unattractive breast, extra fat on body they can apply this method to solve their Problems.


I also took the help of advanced medical technology to re-shape me.
I visited Korea’s The LINE Plastic Surgery Clinic last month.
Excellent! It’s my new birth.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1437357https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1437357Fri, 26 Dec 2014 05:22:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Parents who make their children undergo plastic surgery on Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:20:31 GMT]]>Hey Guys, OP here.


Just asking a variation of the original question:

Have you heard of parents not forcing, but pushing/encouraging them to get plastic surgery instead?

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janet_lee88:
I think it's sad people are going for plastic surgery because of love. Shouldn't inner beauty be more important than the looks ?

Botox seems so common now, and people go for it every 6 months to 'maintain'.
Apparently there are \"botox parties\", where some ladies engaged a beautician (who's not even a trained aethestic doctor) to perform the injections. This was reported in Straits Times recently. 😛

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/117167https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/117167Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:21:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Parents who make their children undergo plastic surgery on Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:19:18 GMT]]>

qms:
Actually, Faye Wong also sends her daughter for plastic surgery, but it is because to rectify some birth defects around the mouth area which hampers her daily routine activities, if I remember correctly.


Hence, we have to look at the individual circumstances, too.
If not mistaken, I believe her daughter was born with a cleft lip. The surgery was for more medical reasons.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/117165https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/117165Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:19:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Parents who make their children undergo plastic surgery on Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:07:59 GMT]]>I think it’s sad people are going for plastic surgery because of love. Shouldn’t inner beauty be more important than the looks ?

Botox seems so common now, and people go for it every 6 months to ‘maintain’.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/117158https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/117158Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:07:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Parents who make their children undergo plastic surgery on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:18:52 GMT]]>

Blobbi:

Really! I found this website of before/after pics. Very astounding. Be prepared to be amazed ...
http://gollydays.wordpress.com/koreanplasticsurgery/
I think some of them face features are the same before & after. Could be due to good make up.
Good make up technique can make the eyes so much larger & transform an average looking girl to a beautiful swan 😉

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westmom:
Muffins:

Is it Jessica Alba or Jessica Biel by any chance? :?


I think it is Jessica Alba....not very familiar with young actresses (or is she a singer?) these days cos this Aunty quite old liao...

It's Jessica Alba, the actress. She acted as the Invisible Girl in Fantastic Four 😎

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/115428https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/115428Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:14:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Parents who make their children undergo plastic surgery on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:25:39 GMT]]>

Muffins:
Is it Jessica Alba or Jessica Biel by any chance? :?

I think it is Jessica Alba....not very familiar with young actresses (or is she a singer?) these days cos this Aunty quite old liao...

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/115398https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/115398Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:25:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Parents who make their children undergo plastic surgery on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:23:25 GMT]]>:lol: :rotflmao:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/115379https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/115379Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:23:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Parents who make their children undergo plastic surgery on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:07:12 GMT]]>This Korean craze has been around for years. But it’s great that it hasn’t caught on here. Whew! Not worth all that pain for sure. I’m quite surprised by China though.


I used to wonder why the Korean gals on the street look so much better than the guys. Because like that lor!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/115368https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/115368Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:07:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Parents who make their children undergo plastic surgery on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:03:48 GMT]]>Is it Jessica Alba or Jessica Biel by any chance? :?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/115367https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/115367Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:03:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Parents who make their children undergo plastic surgery on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:45:42 GMT]]>

Blobbi:
This one very common in Korea. Maybe not at 9 but definitely around 18. My friend told me that in Korean society, marrying well is very important. So in his estimate, more than 80% of middle class girls have been worked on. In his words, before 18, the girls are usually left alone. But at 18, they're starved to burn off puppy fat, and then sent for enhancements. This can range from facial plastic surgery to cutting off a tendon behind the ankle to slim it. or leg lengthening where the patient has to lie in bed, walk on crutches, go for rehab for up to a year before they can walk properly again.


Really! I found this website of before/after pics. Very astounding. Be prepared to be amazed ...
http://gollydays.wordpress.com/koreanplasticsurgery/
I think plastic surgery is gaining ground in China too...just read yesterday's paper..this girl was dumped by boyfriend and to get him back, she's going under knife to look like this angmoh actress..Jessica something whom the BF is infatuated with. Sigh..what is the world coming to....too much emphasis on looks...

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/115360https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/115360Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:45:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Parents who make their children undergo plastic surgery on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:58:51 GMT]]>

Blobbi:
Muffins, it's so nice to know that there are very sensible kids around :hugs:! Maybe in a society like Korea though, the parents think they're being selfless. :roll:

Thanks, Blobbi :hugs:! The parents are so 自私 if they think that their own children would like to undergo so much pain and suffering just for marriage proposals and such! It's totally shocking! :x

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/115344https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/115344Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:58:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Parents who make their children undergo plastic surgery on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:50:46 GMT]]>I totally agree with you Peapot. At some point, got to let go I suppose. I was going to say - I may not have this issue since I have a son, but then I remembered the pictures of the males in that blog. All very good looking, and I would have been impressed as a teenager, but now in my older and wiser persona, they're just empty beefcakes, aiyo.


Muffins, it's so nice to know that there are very sensible kids around :hugs:! Maybe in a society like Korea though, the parents think they're being selfless. :roll:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/115341https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/115341Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:50:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Parents who make their children undergo plastic surgery on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:42:31 GMT]]>In my opinion, parents who do that are... (sorry to say this) SELFISH! They just care about material looks, not about what's inside, in their children! :yikes:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/115338https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/115338Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:42:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Parents who make their children undergo plastic surgery on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:27:55 GMT]]>Blobbi, that’s sound so scary!! Actually if my gal has turn 21, I wouldn’t stop her but will advise her to find a good surgeon. Its her life, she must make her own decision.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/115328https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/115328Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:27:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Parents who make their children undergo plastic surgery on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:15:35 GMT]]>This one very common in Korea. Maybe not at 9 but definitely around 18. My friend told me that in Korean society, marrying well is very important. So in his estimate, more than 80% of middle class girls have been worked on. In his words, before 18, the girls are usually left alone. But at 18, they're starved to burn off puppy fat, and then sent for enhancements. This can range from facial plastic surgery to cutting off a tendon behind the ankle to slim it. or leg lengthening where the patient has to lie in bed, walk on crutches, go for rehab for up to a year before they can walk properly again.


Really! I found this website of before/after pics. Very astounding. Be prepared to be amazed ...
http://gollydays.wordpress.com/koreanplasticsurgery/

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/115320https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/115320Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:15:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Parents who make their children undergo plastic surgery on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:44:47 GMT]]>

qms:
Actually, Faye Wong also sends her daughter for plastic surgery, but it is because to rectify some birth defects around the mouth area which hampers her daily routine activities, if I remember correctly.


Hence, we have to look at the individual circumstances, too.
Threadstarter mentioned it's the beautifying sort of surgery she was talking about.

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