I saw a book on the internet today entitled ‘My Beautiful Mommy’, co-authored by a female patient and a plastic surgeon from Florida. It is beautifully done and a very clever idea. Besides being cute, it is also reflective of our culture and the tremendous popularity of plastic surgery. Had someone told anyone ten years ago that a children’s book would be written so that they could ‘understand’ what plastic surgery their mommy was going to go through, they would have been told they were crazy. Not only would someone not write it but there is no market for it. Such prognostications are about as accurate as someone in 1985 saying who would spent a dollar for a bottle of water, $5.00 for flavored coffee, or be able to call you in the middle of the night from Mt. Ararat…..complete with a live picture. Who knows what may be next…..monogrammed dressings with your plastic surgeon’s scrolled initials?
Dr Barry Eppley
Indianapolis, Indiana