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Rosas is far from alone. Dr. Ivo Pitanguy, another plastic surgeon in Brazil, made similar comments to The New York Times last year. "The poor have the right to be beautiful, too," Pitanguy then said.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/23/plastic-surgery-brazil-poor_n_1375242.html
Brazil isn't alone in helping the "beauty challeneged" But many in the U.S. might disagree. There can often be a stigma associated with plastic surgery in America and the notion of offering procedures free of charge can incite the ire of detractors even more. Michael Salzhauer, or Dr. Schnoz, is a prime example. The Orthodox Jewish plastic surgeon is currently offering free procedures to singles in the Miami Orthodox Jewish community in the hopes that it will help some find a spouse. Salzhauer's intention may be to alleviate some of the pressure put on potential wives' looks, but one commentor was "disgusted, and pained" after reading about the idea in the Jewish Press.
Brazil isn't alone in helping the "beauty challeneged" But many in the U.S. might disagree. There can often be a stigma associated with plastic surgery in America and the notion of offering procedures free of charge can incite the ire of detractors even more. Michael Salzhauer, or Dr. Schnoz, is a prime example. The Orthodox Jewish plastic surgeon is currently offering free procedures to singles in the Miami Orthodox Jewish community in the hopes that it will help some find a spouse. Salzhauer's intention may be to alleviate some of the pressure put on potential wives' looks, but one commentor was "disgusted, and pained" after reading about the idea in the Jewish Press.
WLS 10/28/2002 Revision 7/23/2010
High Weight (2002) 240 Revision Weight (2010) 220 Current Weight 115.
I find it kind of offensive to suggest that we have to look a certain in order to find a spouse. I think what that surgeon means is not really "the poor have the right to be beautiful" but "the poor, like everyone else, have the obligation to try their best to meet some external standard of beauty." And apparently the surgeons get to determine what is beautiful and what is not, so they can decide how many of us need their services in order to be beautiful.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
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on 3/24/12 8:51 am, edited 3/24/12 8:51 am
on 3/24/12 8:51 am, edited 3/24/12 8:51 am
I believe I understand where he's coming from.
A traditional Mitzvah is to pay for a wedding for a poor couple so they don't have to wait and can start a family and have a happy supportive marriage of their own sooner rather than later.
In these shallow times many wonderful women ( and maybe even men) are left unmarried because of superficial looks issues . Perhaps theyve dreamt of fixing these issues for years but don't have the funds ... maybe theyve even spent their bit of disposable income caring for family members etc ...
This doctor is doing a great Mitzvah by encouraging self confidence and pursuing ones dreams . I LOVE the idea of the good - hearted but self sacrificing getting the happiness and appreciation they truly deserve !
True , a Barbara Streisand-like nose shouldn't stop anyone from anything ..but she was the first one to admit she might have had it operated on would it not surely have affected her voice..
Not everyone has the confidence or chuzpah or in-Ur -face talent of Ms Streisand . I truly applaud this kind doctor for his sensitivity and thoughtful generosity
A traditional Mitzvah is to pay for a wedding for a poor couple so they don't have to wait and can start a family and have a happy supportive marriage of their own sooner rather than later.
In these shallow times many wonderful women ( and maybe even men) are left unmarried because of superficial looks issues . Perhaps theyve dreamt of fixing these issues for years but don't have the funds ... maybe theyve even spent their bit of disposable income caring for family members etc ...
This doctor is doing a great Mitzvah by encouraging self confidence and pursuing ones dreams . I LOVE the idea of the good - hearted but self sacrificing getting the happiness and appreciation they truly deserve !
True , a Barbara Streisand-like nose shouldn't stop anyone from anything ..but she was the first one to admit she might have had it operated on would it not surely have affected her voice..
Not everyone has the confidence or chuzpah or in-Ur -face talent of Ms Streisand . I truly applaud this kind doctor for his sensitivity and thoughtful generosity
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on 3/24/12 11:17 pm
on 3/24/12 11:17 pm
I gave this some serious thought ...since I have a WLS Niece that was almost 500 pounds and never married until 42 , Until she was post WLS & PS . I may have some personal feelings attached to this issue. Just some thoughts.....
How many of our Dear friends have we met on OH that have never married ... because of society and how it felt about a 400 pound man or woman ....? Did a personal ad help them ? Maybe?
Did WLS help us and our friends on many levels ... Health , Quality of life was the obvious! Think about how WLS helped many of us feel better about us on other levels. Plastics can change the life of a soul born with a hair lip , or ears that stand out ( me nephew's ears was fixed as a child ) , etc .. Why should any one Judge , what helps or " frees" a Soul to feel better about them self? Do we know the ridicule or how cruel society has been or can be to physical imperfections such as a hair lip etc.... a child is born with ..and did not ask for? Do we know how self conscious they can or do feel? Have we walked in their shoes?
Would we want some one to judge us? Just a thought...
I think the Doctor is wonderful, any Doctor that offers their Services Free is wonderful! They are giving back of their skills and time and paying it for word! The are making a change in a way they can ! Some WLS doctors do pro bono work .... Would we Judge them?
How many of our Dear friends have we met on OH that have never married ... because of society and how it felt about a 400 pound man or woman ....? Did a personal ad help them ? Maybe?
Did WLS help us and our friends on many levels ... Health , Quality of life was the obvious! Think about how WLS helped many of us feel better about us on other levels. Plastics can change the life of a soul born with a hair lip , or ears that stand out ( me nephew's ears was fixed as a child ) , etc .. Why should any one Judge , what helps or " frees" a Soul to feel better about them self? Do we know the ridicule or how cruel society has been or can be to physical imperfections such as a hair lip etc.... a child is born with ..and did not ask for? Do we know how self conscious they can or do feel? Have we walked in their shoes?
Would we want some one to judge us? Just a thought...
I think the Doctor is wonderful, any Doctor that offers their Services Free is wonderful! They are giving back of their skills and time and paying it for word! The are making a change in a way they can ! Some WLS doctors do pro bono work .... Would we Judge them?
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