Teens receiving plastic surgery to prevent bullying

This brief article explains why some parents allow their children to receive plastic surgery. Parents and organizations are trying to prevent teens from getting bullied through school. An anti-bullying foundation even ended up paying for a 14 year old girls plastic surgery. This ended up causing a lot of controversy so RealSelf.com took a poll to see if people were fine with teens undergoing plastic surgery if it was to prevent bullying. Over 650 people participated in this poll and the results showed that 68% of people actually favored teen plastic surgery. The other 32% was totally against teens receiving plastic surgery even if it was to help prevent bullying.  They said that while teens are claiming that they want plastic surgery to prevent bullying, their true motivation is to improve their looks. 

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RealSelf.com Survey: Parents Weigh Plastic Surgery for Children to Prevent Bullying. (2012, August 31).www.galegroup.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014, from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DA-SORT&inPS=true&prodId=GPS&userGroupName=catholiccenhs&tabID=T003&searchId=R3&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&contentSegment=&searchType=BasicSearchForm¤tPosition=1&contentSet=GALE%7CA3011