Would You Consider Plastic Surgery If You..

I never liked my lips when I was young. I THOUGHT they were suppose to be thin like my teacher's!

IF I had something done to them I would have never gotten a second look from my husband. He claims that was the second thing he likes about me...after my boobs. Awww, he's JUST sooooo sweet! <<sarcasm font!>> :)

no.
I would leave that up to them when they become an adult to decide if they want it.

I hated my nose... then I grew into it at puberity and now it fits my face and is no longer the focal point on my face

Only if it were a severe problem, deformity or there was a functional problem. My daughter may need something done to change the inside of her nose so she can breathe better but we are waiting to see if she grows out of it a bit since she is still a toddler

Having a deformity is completely different from having a slightly larger nose, smaller eyes, ears that stick out more than your peers. If my child had a deformity that could be fixed by surgery I would consider having this fixed yes but if it was for cosmetic purposes then no way. If they disliked whatever I maybe thought was a cosmetic issue when they were older then we could talk about the possibilities of 'fixing' it when they are much much older - like 20's but as a child never would I put them under the knife to make them look 'better'

I agree with BabyDoosMama. And I would take it one step further. I would go to lengths not to let my child know that I noticed a "different" shaped nose, chin or floppy ears. If you embrace the "difference" then your child may never even notice.

Yes. I had plastic surgery as a teenager (16) for my ears that stuck out. No one really teased me, it just really bothered me, and I would never wear my hair up or in a ponytail. My parents looked into it when I was about 6 years old, but the surgeon told them to wait until I was older, that my ears might not protrude as much as I aged, and that I might not want it done. Well as a teen, it was a major source of anxiety for me and I wanted it. Never regretted it. My daughter has a large birthmark on her leg, and the day she wants it removed because of teasing or anxiety about it, I'll support her choice. I will not support plastic surgery to "enhance" features. That is where I draw the line.

No. If we have major surgery everytime we thought we might get made fun of, we would all be cut up and "fixed." Instead, I would teach my child how valuable they are to me and to God. I would teach them to put their value in what God thinks of them, not what people think. We really shouldn't be so swayed by what others think that we would do something so drastic. Actually, this is what I already do and my children are gorgeous. ;) Man looks on the outside, but God looks at the heart. He created our children the way they are for His perfect purposes. I trust Him in that.

That would be my child's choice when they are old enough. Not mine.

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Only if either A) the defect affected their ability to function, e.g. a nasal passage so misshapen that it made breathing difficult, or B) the child was old enough to ask for it AND understand all the ramifications of it.

If it was something like cleft lip or palate, of course. Something more vain, no, I'd make them wait until they were older, depending on how badly it bothered them. They still need to learn to love the skin they're in. Like my 6 year old has a spider hemangioma on the side of her nose... she sometime's whines about it, some kids ask about it, but we're not correcting it until she's old enough to really understand all that's involved with removing it. When she can make an educated decision with full understanding of the procedure, we'll talk about it then.

No. Only if there were some accident (burn, car accident). I think putting our children under the knife for cosmetic reasons teaches them to only value the physical or make them think that something is wrong with them. There is too much emphasis on beauty and youth in this country. I'd recommend taking an extended trip to a third world country where how you look and what designer clothes you have is way secondary to food, education and survival. Only in a privileged country such as ours do we become bored enough to want to fix physical "imperfections." And, let's face it, kids will always find a reason to make fun of others - freckles, skin color, tall, short, boobs, no boobs :) It's our job as parents to teach our kids how to value themselves and rise above it, not perpetuate it by "fixing" the body part.

heck no! Our differences make us...DIFFERENT!

Ears for sure. Anything else I would not, unless it were a real deformity.

Ears is a very simple surgery.

I would not make that decision for someone else. If my child (at a reasonable age) was really bothered by it, then I would consider seeing a plasticsurgeon with my child to discuss the options.

I assume you're talking about purely cosmetic?

No way.

If bullies are going to make fun of a kid, they will find something. Even if physically, the child is perfect.

I never would. My nose was HUGE growing up...then my face caught up by around college and it's quite proportional now. Had my parents gone and allowed me to go under the knife at a young age, who knows what I would look like today.

Our kids have our combined genetics, My daughter has my mother's side's mouth, my nose shape, my husband's big brown eyes and my son has my husband's grandfather's awesome ears--if genetics hold true, they'll be quite large when he's an old man, but when my boy was a toddler they kind of pointed out a little bit at the top and he totally looked like an elf!

I can just see it, a kid gets plastic surgery and ends up having their own family "Oh honey, he's got your nose!"...with a response of "Oh, this nose isn't my original one"..."Then whose nose is that?!"

I'm an 'old' mom now, and I would do it again in a heartbeat. We're not talking breast implants or eye lifts here, little girls needing something to compete in beauty pageants. Were I there again, I wouldn't wait for my little guy to 'notice' the obvious difference in his ears so I 'didn't make him feel bad about himself,' which is the way I did it all those years ago. (I mean notice it, not fell bad about himself.) No, I'd get it done earlier and be done. Of course, not all 'fixes' are the same; some warrant attention, some don't.

Unless a child has a gross deformity of some kind. NO. If the child has some kind facial feature that they may want to change as an adult, that is their choice.
To me it seems presumptious and a waste of financial resources.
God makes everyone beautiful.

no kids are going to make fun of kids that is just part of being a kid. no kid is exempt. also plastic surgery on a kid. I wouldn't want him looking like kenny rogers. besides they need to love who they are and pee on everyone else. if you start plastic sugery as a kid they are going to want multiple rounds to make them selves perfect. There is no perfect

Not unless there was a medical reason to do it. Car accident/disfigured, reconstructive etc. I would however support them in the choice of doing it themselves if that was what they chose.

I think for me it would depend. If it's on the deformity level or a disease that has caused it, I might. But if it's just the way she's made and has a winsome personality to go with it, then I'd wait.

most likely yes.

There was a mom who had her daughter's ears pinned back when she was only 5 years old - maybe younger - to keep kids and adults from staring at her and making rude comments...

I would have to see it with my own eyes first and pray a lot about it before I made the decision though.

I think that once a kid is old enough to feel affected by the way they look and think long and hard about it and are mature enough to handle it, then yes, I think there is nothing wrong with some cosmetic surgery.

ears yes, nothing else though

For some purposes I would do it in a heart beat. Why make your child go through life being different when a simple slice could make them normal.

Some instances:
Webbed fingers or toes, ears too
Dumbo ears
Huge nose
Recessed jaw, my daughter had massive bone damage from sucking her fingers because I took her bottle and binky away too soon.
Crooked bones, not necessary for walking or running, just cosmetic

Can you think of others?