Yes! Everyone is beautiful, just as they are! I am the last one to advocate plastic surgery for anyone, let alone kids, except when a long list of conditions are met. And I would never say anyone "should" change their bodies--that's just silly.
I do believe, though, that there's a small percentage of children, including some who are very young, who could benefit from otoplasty. Ears tend to develop fully quite early in life (unlike noses and breasts), children can be very cruel to their peers, some kids may be sensitive enough to really want the procedure and mature enough to handle it...
I agree, it's probably better to wait longer in most cases. Or grow more comfortable with your looks as you mature and forget the whole thing. After all, a kid with sticking out ears can even be elected President!
But there's an excellent plastic surgeon I know who occasionally performs otoplasty on young kids. I've seen a set of before and after photos of a very young, adorable little boy on this surgeon's web site. In the first photo the kid is looking straight into the camera with a slightly grim, rather sad look on his face. His ears angle out widely from his head. In the after photo, his ears hug his head and look unremarkable, and the boy sports a huge grin. A relatively simple procedure seems like a small price to pay for that smile.
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Yes! Everyone is beautiful, just as they are! I am the last one to advocate plastic surgery for anyone, let alone kids, except when a long list of conditions are met. And I would never say anyone "should" change their bodies--that's just silly.
I do believe, though, that there's a small percentage of children, including some who are very young, who could benefit from otoplasty. Ears tend to develop fully quite early in life (unlike noses and breasts), children can be very cruel to their peers, some kids may be sensitive enough to really want the procedure and mature enough to handle it...
I agree, it's probably better to wait longer in most cases. Or grow more comfortable with your looks as you mature and forget the whole thing. After all, a kid with sticking out ears can even be elected President!
But there's an excellent plastic surgeon I know who occasionally performs otoplasty on young kids. I've seen a set of before and after photos of a very young, adorable little boy on this surgeon's web site. In the first photo the kid is looking straight into the camera with a slightly grim, rather sad look on his face. His ears angle out widely from his head. In the after photo, his ears hug his head and look unremarkable, and the boy sports a huge grin. A relatively simple procedure seems like a small price to pay for that smile.
March 22, 2009 - 4:26pmThis Comment
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