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My Beautiful Mommy [Hardcover]

Michael Alexander Salzhauer , Victor Guiza
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

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Book Description

May 1, 2008 4 and up
Dr. Michael Salzhauer, a renowned plastic surgeon, wrote My Beautiful Mommy to help patients explain their transformation to their children. The story guides children through Mommy's surgery and healing process in a friendly, nonthreatening way.
Through vivid illustrations and straightforward dialogue, My Beautiful Mommy explains a parent s physical transformation in a breezy, child-friendly manner from a young child s perspective. You and your child will follow along as Mommy goes through her plastic surgery experience and learn how the entire family pitches in to help Mommy achieve her beautiful results.

Plastic surgery has become extremely common among mothers with young children. In 2007 more than 400,000 women with young children underwent elective cosmetic surgery in the U.S. alone.

If you are a mother with young children and thinking about having plastic surgery - this book is a must have.

Undergoing a plastic surgery procedure can be an exciting and stressful time for you and your family. After you ve picked a board-certified plastic surgeon and a surgery date, take a few minutes to read through this book with your child.

This book will make your plastic surgery experience more understandable to your little ones.
Information For Parents: Plastic surgery has become extremely common among mothers with young children. In 2007 more than 400,000 women with young children underwent elective cosmetic surgery in the U.S. alone.

As any parent will tell you - children are very perceptive. It is nearly impossible to hide a plastic surgery transformation from your children. In my years of experience, trying to do so adds additional and unnecessary stress for both parent and child. Throughout the process young children can become confused.

During the initial consultation they may ask themselves questions such as Why is Mommy going to the doctor? Is Mommy sick? If these questions are not addressed, the child will often imagine fantastical scenarios to fill in the gaps of information they are lacking. This phenomenon becomes more pronounced after the surgery.

Once mommy is home and the child sees that mommy is bandaged and bruised, they can become even more worried and inquisitive. Finally, when the bandages come off and mommy looks somewhat different, their confusion may lead to responses that adults may find inappropriate or hard to understand.

This book is designed to explain to your child what to expect - from the initial consultation to the final result. It is recommended that you read this with your child (and spouse) at least three times during the plastic surgery process: once prior to the initial consultation (if they will be coming along), once more prior to the surgery, and then again during the post-operative healing phase. Encourage your child to ask questions as you read. Answer them in an honest and straightforward manner in language they will understand.

If you follow this advice, you will be able to calm your children s fears, address their concerns, and help your family to sail easily through the plastic surgery experience.


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Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Michael Salzhauer, MD is a boardcertified plastic surgeon practicing in Bal Harbour, Florida. He is a graduate of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He trained in plastic and reconstructive surgery at The University of Miami, and aesthetic surgery at The Cleveland Clinic. He specializes in cosmetic surgery of the face and body. He has performed hundreds of beautiful mommymakeovers during his career. As a father of four young children - and an avid bed-time storyteller - he recognizes the importance and value of using quality informational books to communicate effectively with children. This book was written to help guide patients and their children through their plastic surgery experience. For additional information please visit: balharboursurgery.com

Product Details

  • Age Range: 4 and up
  • Hardcover: 24 pages
  • Publisher: Big Tent Books (May 1, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1601310323
  • ISBN-13: 978-1601310323
  • Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #517,221 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Your kids don't know you're ugly yet, so shouldn't we be teaching them the difference? Jeff Holland  |  5 reviewers made a similar statement
And I sure would like her to feel comfortable and satisfied with her body. Camillybug2000  |  2 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
104 of 109 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Family values for a brave new world April 21, 2009
Format:Hardcover
A great way of sugar coating your personality disorders for your developing children! I recommend it along with the book, "Beautifully Bony: a child's guide to embracing mommy's anorexia," and of course the classic, "Doping daddy: a pop-up book about your father's ballooning biceps, and 101 totally cool tips on how to avoid 'roid rage.'" If only all forms of narcissism could be so skillfully repackaged!

My only problem with this book, and the reason why it did not receive more stars, is the way in which the pre-surgery mommy is so attractively illustrated. Why not give "cocoon mommy" a few more folds and sags to represent the sorry tramps who will be reading this book to their children before emerging from their surgery chrysalis? Your kids don't know you're ugly yet, so shouldn't we be teaching them the difference?
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73 of 80 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As a public librarian who is into providing the truth from all sides of the story I feel this does not do justice. The writing is awful. Plastic surgeons should not be writing children's books! This is just a glorified advertisement to mothers to go use his services. This is written like a horrible fairytale gone wrong. The mother looks like a plastic Barbie dressed like she is working the street corner (and this is coming from someone who dresses trendy). If you want to explain to your child about surgery would you use Barbie? I think it is awful that they kept enticing the kid with candy so she would accept her mother changing her looks. I think this book is horribly written and illustrated for the point it was trying to make. Hopefully next time it will be presented in not such a bimbo, cheesy way to children. I would want to give the book a zero, but it does donate $ to people who are ill and need severe surgery to live a normal life. Why not write a book about that topic? Every public librarian I know frowned upon this book after reviewing it. It isn't one that we would recommend to educate, while entertaining a child.
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79 of 87 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars You have GOT to be kidding me August 1, 2008
Format:Hardcover
Has the world gone mad? Have I entered the Twilight Zone? I cannot imagine a sicker topic for a children's book. Sure, women (and men) everywhere are getting plastic surgery. Children will wonder why mommy (or daddy) is suddenly swaddled in bandages. But for the sake of God, Allah, Buddha, Ra, Zeus, and all other major deities, do we HAVE to make it sound like the greatest process in the world? Plastic surgery implies one thing: the person is not happy with his/her body. By making plastic surgery sound like a perfectly natural and fascinating process, it warps a child's view of their own body. What if, after the bandages come off and your showing off your new face, your adorable little daughter comes up to you and says, "Mommy, I'm ugly. Can Dr. Michael cut my nose off like he did to you?"
My suggestion for parents having plastic surgery: Tell your children the procedure. Tell them that you will look like a mummy for a few days. AND, tell them that it is your personal choice to go through with the surgery, that you are unhappy with your body, that you don't like how you look. Use this as an example: learn to love yourself, it will make life easier.
Now, if you will excuse me, Rod Serling and I have to organize a book burning.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars Horrid on every level
This atrocity should not exist. It is hideous, full of crap, and only serves as a vehicle to facilitate the warped sense of self-entitlement these mothers have. Read more
Published 15 months ago by M. Wells
1.0 out of 5 stars Not the book for me
Is no stars an option?

I have longed for tummy tuck but am very concerned about the message it may give my 6 year old daughter. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Camillybug2000
1.0 out of 5 stars The illustrations alone are terrifying
Creepy beyond belief. Mommy looks like a blow-up doll before and after surgery. Hide this one from the kids unless you plan to pay for years of therapy.
Published 20 months ago by Gentle Reader
1.0 out of 5 stars I Thought This Was A Joke!
When I read the description of this book I really thought it was a gag and not serious. After reading a couple of reviews I saw that it is a real book. All I can do is say wow. Read more
Published 21 months ago by YLG
1.0 out of 5 stars Gross
Wow. Just. Wow. This is making me nauseous. Are people just incapable of talking to their children about things like this? Gross.
Published 21 months ago by sr
3.0 out of 5 stars Amateur, but does what it's supposed to.
Michael Alexander Salzhauer, My Beautiful Mommy (Big Tent Books, 2008)

It seems that every couple of months there's another hugely controversial children's book coming... Read more
Published on December 10, 2009 by Robert P. Beveridge
5.0 out of 5 stars you guys are SO wrong.
I think you are all very wrong. I got this book for my kids, to help them understand my surgery. I had to have it after I lost a huge amount of weight due to lap band. Read more
Published on October 6, 2009 by Mary Fulks
1.0 out of 5 stars The scariest children's book on the market
Where do I even BEGIN with this obscenity? The idea of beauty as being something created by a knife; the idea of a child surveying her mother like a potential date; the idea of a... Read more
Published on April 7, 2009 by Compulsive Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Always a Sceptic .. but truly pleasantly surprised!!
Although it seems that there are mixed reviews on this book ... I must give my two cents for what it is worth because I thought the book , My Beautiful Mommy, was an excellent... Read more
Published on September 1, 2008 by Math Educator
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Idea!
My Beautiful Mommy is a wonderful book. It was informative on a children's level and to be honest, I am surprised no one thought of this sooner. Read more
Published on August 27, 2008 by F. Unger
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