This girl had a breast reduction and liposuction at 15. To PREVENT an eating disorder.
This 15 year old American girl called Amanda had DD breasts which she – and her mother – described as ‘unmanageable’. So she had a breast reduction. At the same time, she had lipo on her stomach. Why?
To ‘PREVENT’ an eating disorder. Seriously.
Amanda’s mother helpfully explained on The View that "everyone in our family has belly fat", so she knew that even though
her daughter was "eating less and less" it would never go away.
In the audience during this astonishing interview was Amanda’s doctor. He said he had no problem doing the surgery, since "not everyone
is blessed with the right looks," and he likes to "give children who
are disadvantaged a chance to look better."
Are you still with me or has your head blown off? Me too.
You can see the clip from The View here. Run don’t walk.
Then come back and we can all hold hands and be horrified together…..
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How much plastic surgery does this slim 27 year old girl need? US$33K worth.
I understand getting a breast reduction. I have a small frame and am just a D but I remember when I was younger people snickering at me because of my boobs. They made my back hurt and PE was a nightmare. I couldn’t wear singlets or tight tops because girls glared at me and boys would make nasty comments. I’m over it now, but to be her size and a DD would be very difficult to manage, as she says.
I think, however (deviated septum my arse), that the lipo is just vanity and brainwashing. She is a gorgeous little thing and how dare her mother even let her own daughter think she needed to do it. She’s a child! Who cares about a little jubbly here and there? It’s called real life and her parents should be protecting her from all that hype.
In Australia I think its against the law to do cosmetic surgery until your 18, right? I think I read that somewhere.
She just had the puppy fat that all teenage girls have. I think their both self-obsessed.
I just can’t comment, it’s just insane …
I think it’s better to get the liposuction on the stomach than a nose-job or breast implants or botoxing for a 15 year old. At least her mom wanted to prevent a legitimate issue that plagues young girls such as an eating disorder and wasn’t just satisfying that mother’s desire to give her daughter everything they ask for. Although, my real question is, why didn’t she just hire her daughter a personal trainer to tone up her abs and maybe a therapist counselor to address the eating disorder fears?!?! What happened to overcoming your fears and building character instead of teaching your daughter to rely on shortcuts like liposuction… ok. rant done.
I’m 15 and think this is gross. Could she at least give a proper reason for having both the reduction and the lipo. I understand that DD’s can cause problems, and suport breast reductions when they are for medical reasons, but she said she doesn’t have any health problems caused by her boobs.
Oh well.
Also her face is so funny to watch. It looks almost as if she didn’t realise she would be questioned in that way about what she did.
Sorry, I should have said- ‘pockets of tummy fat’ and all.
First of all, well done s, taking a stand against cosmetic surgery to set an example for your kids is great.
Sydney, I hear your point, and personally don’t put breast reductions, or other ‘corrective’ surgery that assists people to live a pain-free life under the category of cosmetic surgery.
However, our kids are always going to find at least one thing about themselves that doesn’t meet up to media scrutiny or the harsh judgements of their peers and by supporting them to get cosmetic surgery to ‘fix’ this, sends a subtle (an unconscious) message that we agree (with media and peers) that they are not perfect the way they are. I also think it sends a message that pleasing others or meeting other people’s expectations is more important that finding out who you REALLY are and feeling comfortable in your own skin.
I have worked with young people for a number of years and all they really want is unconditional acceptance (warts and all).
Syndey, my issue isn’t with the reduction surgery, rather with the lipo on her stomach. At her age, that is totally wrong, as it was done for purely cosmetic reasons.
As I said earlier, I find this more scary than the 300kg girl who had lapband surgery. The lapband was needed, for her health. Although, measures whould have been taken beforehand (in my opinion). The breast reduction I support (I am DD myself) as it has health benefits but not the lipo.
It’s very easy to be up in arms & judgemental over something like this when you haven’t had to deal with the problem … I have a 16 year old daughter who has DD’s – she doesn’t love them but they don’t cause her distress either, if they did cause her distress & I had the cash, I would let her have a breast reduction done.
I am a size 10 and had E’s … and I had them reduced, trust me – they’re not all they’re cracked up to be – and it’s very hard to cover them up without making them look bigger! V-necks & scoop necks are your best friend when you have big boobs so I completely understand the thing about not intentionally creating cleavage – it’s true – when you have boobs that big it’s hard not to create cleavage.
It’s so easy for mums of little girls to preach the fact that you can just teach your little girl body love and to have a positive body image – which I have always tried to do with my daughter – but once your precious little girls reach puberty and are exposed to the media onslaught & the intense scrutiny & harsh judgement of their peers everything changes.
As mothers, most of us try to do the best we can for our children – just becuase this is not your idea of the best thing doesn’t mean it’s wrong.
This is ridiculous! Even more scary than the 16 year old who weighted 300kg (that’s 4 of me!) and had Government funded lapband surgery for obesity.
The liposuction never sounded good to me. When I thought that she got a breast reduction cause of back problems, that was fine, cause we’re you’re as little as she seems to be, DDs could cause massive problems, and at 15, it was probably just gonna get worse. But she was getting crap about “intentional cleavage” and had teachers bitching? It’s not like US schools have a uniform that she has to wear, and therefore can’t avoid the problem in. If she was showing cleavage, it was because she wasn’t dressing sensibly.
oh to be so disadvantaged….we can all dream.
Yep, everyone has said all that needs to be said about hos fcked up it is a kid her age has surgery. Go climb some trees!
If I had DD boobs I’d be chuffed. Geez… what’s the bet in ten years time she gets implants. *rolls eyes
oh, and don’t even get me started on the surgeon… geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!
okkkkaaaaayyyyy… i haven’t seen the clip yet, but this is just SCARY!! i know i said i wasn’t too sure where i stood on the cosmetic surgery thing before, but this is just… is this what our daughters are going to be asking for as birthday gifts in a few years time? cause it feels like we’re heading that way… ok, fine, i go back on the cosmetic surgery thing. i will never do it. if nothing else, to set an example for my kids – show them we have to be happy with who we are – wrinkles, belly fat (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and all!
” ..my friends thought I was making intentional cleavage when I wasn’t”
Um, what?!?!?! Thats a reason for going through what she and her mother did? The saddest thing is she looks fine, but not perfect, and will probably continue her quest down that road via more surgeries.
OMFG! What is the world coming to?
All the best to you & yours.
“children who are disadvantaged” my eye! I’d love to take those people on little trip to a garbage pail in Vietnam and see how children actually LIVE AND WORK on the dump. Talk about disadvantage!
And the saddest thing is that these self-indulgent attention-seekers are up there on TV, basking in their 15 seconds of fame. If they’re doing it genuinely for their daughter’s wellbeing, why brag on about it to the media? Or are they fooling themselves that they’re working for a good cause by “reaching out to the silent sufferers” of 15-year-olds with *GASP* belly fat!!!
And the belly fat is there also because she’s “eating less and less”, idiots! Starving yourself slows down your metabolism and your body would automatically start storing fat to save itself.
Geez.
Anyhoo, thanks so much for the summary, Mia. I won’t be watching that clip.
Thanks for the blog too. I’m a big fan of you!