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When Dr. Michael Salzhauer became concerned about his plastic surgery practice’s effect on families, he decided to respond in the most effective way possible: by writing a children’s book. Entitled “My Perfect Mommy,” the tale tells of a young girl whose mother undergoes a nose job, tummy tuck, and breast augmentation. Aiming his story at a four- to seven-year-old audiences, Salzhauer is ostensibly attempting to allay the apprehension of children whose mothers go under the cosmetic scalpel. (See correction below...
...author’s supposed motive of disclosure seems to erode as the book contains no real medical information about plastic surgery. Furthermore, the mother does not discuss the rationale behind her breast augmentation. Salzhauer admitted in Newsweek that he tried to avoid that issue, calling it “a stretch for a six-year-old.” Yet the decision to have one’s stomach drained of fat seems no more sensible than stuffing silicone into your bosom. If Dr. Michael actually explained any of cosmetic surgery’s fine print and logistics, most...
Correction: Dr. Michael Salzhauer's book is not entitled "My Perfect Mommy." In fact, it is entitled "My Beautiful Mommy." The Crimson regrets the error...
...Salzhauer '91 decided to create her own concentration in environmental decision making at the beginning of her junior year. After struggling to find professors to teach her one-on-one tutorials, Salzhauer says she believes her needs would have best been met by an interdisciplinary committee that could offer its own tutorials...
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