Ah, What a Society We Live In

[callistra]

http://www.mysanantonio.com/salife/stories/MYSA120506.1P.lipo.1e5605b.html

12 yo girl gets liposuction, and they took 35 pounds of fat. That's right, about 15.9 kilos.

Are we proud yet?

Comments

[purrdence.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure what disturbs me more, that they performed lipo on a 12 year old, or that they took almost 16 kilos off her.

I love my regular doctor. Once, when I was about 12, during a routine visit Mum asked about what weight loss treatments she recommnded. My doc replied, apart from a healthy everyday diet and regular exercise, she didn't recommend any weight loss treatments for children until they had finished puberty...

[discordia13.livejournal.com]

"She's down to 155 pounds"
or 70kg at 12 years.

Why doesn't it surprise me she is from Texas...

[shrydar.livejournal.com]

That's more than half what I weighed at that age..

[callistra.livejournal.com]

I wish my dr had done the same.
We called him the horse dr. He was a shocking example of the medical system.
:-(

[tiberius-n.livejournal.com]

As usual a short term method used to treat a general life style problem. Going from the report it does not mention if she is medically chornically obese. So many other options are out there and it says so much that she got the idea from tv shows.

[aphd3l.livejournal.com]

I think the thing that I took away the most was this "This was a special case, and if her dad wasn't sick I might have put it off longer."

OK. I scoured the article, ol' Dad looks like he's still around. What story did they feed the surgeon? And, if the sick dad was the deciding factor, why is he justifying himself to the world with the "oh, but I did it for the dying father etc"

I really have to admire the doctor that waited until puberty was past - Yes, taunting is terrible, but learning good life habits, such as cause and effect are important too. There was mention of her monitoring her food; is this actually going to be something that she understands, or something that the parents said.

Lastly, though, I do want to say that if she is a happier, more balanced person, then that's great. I just worry that, like with the lifestyle programs, when you put people through a great period of change in such a short time, how much actually sinks in, and how much do you take in for life....the old "teach a man to fish" coming out, I guess.