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Mommy’s new rack

In the latest sign of the impending apocalypse, ABC News has posted a story about a new children’s book called My Beautiful Mommy, written by the Florida-based plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Salzhauer. The book is an attempt to explain (and to justify) plastic surgery to children.

My Beautiful Mommy focuses on a mother explaining an impending nose job and tummy tuck to her young daughter, who is scared that her mommy may look different. Mommy also undergoes a breast enhancement in the book, a fact depicted only through the illustrations so as not to get too graphic for child readers.

While some may jump to say that any tale about cosmetic surgery — breast, nose or tummy — isn’t appropriate reading material for young kids, many members of the plastic surgery community are welcoming the new-age bedtime story. Some say they just wish they’d thought of the book idea first.

And to give you a sense of the tone of the book, ABC recounts a choice bit of dialogue:

“Why are you going to look different?” asks the daughter of her mother in the car ride back from the doctor’s office.

“Not just different, my dear — prettier!” exclaims the mother.

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2 Responses to “Mommy’s new rack”

  1. Skirl | Dan Dickinson » Blog Archive » I just threw up in my mouth a little bit says:

    [...] the Quill & Quire’s blog: Mommy’s New Rack. In the latest sign of the impending apocalypse, ABC News has posted a story about a new [...]

  2. storeboughthair says:

    Everyone remain calm! This is a vanity press book and therefore perhaps not as culturally apocalyptic as reported.
    See: “Newsweek invents an alarming trend” at

    http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010154.html#010154

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