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Picture book helps children deal with plastic surgery

So you want to have your tummy tucked and your boobs lifted but are worried the kids won’t understand. Well, there’s a new picture book coming out on April 28 aimed at helping kids understand plastic surgery. It’s called “My Beautiful Mommy.”

According to the story, “My Beautiful Mommy” is written by a plastic surgeon from Florida who saw lots of mommies bringing their children in for their appointments. He felt like that was scary for the kids, and he wanted to help explain what was going on and why their mom was doing it.

My Beautiful Mommy’ is aimed at kids ages 4 to 7 and features a plastic surgeon named Dr. Michael (a musclebound superhero type) and a girl whose mother gets a tummy tuck, a nose job and breast implants. Before her surgery the mom explains that she is getting a smaller tummy: ‘You see, as I got older, my body stretched and I couldn’t fit into my clothes anymore. Dr. Michael is going to help fix that and make me feel better.’ Mom comes home looking like a slightly bruised Barbie doll with demure bandages on her nose and around her waist.”

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