Dr. Michael Niccole - Performs Cosmetic Surgery on Two Daughters

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I was pretty horrified when I read about this today.  Most people realize from common sense that this does not sound right - unless it's injury related.  I also do not believe that it is right to perform the same medical procedures on the elderly (ages 70-93) but apparently that is also commonly being done by more surgeons than Dr. Michael Niccole alone.

Niccole is the founder of the CosmetiCare Plastic Surgery Center & MedSpa in Newport Beach, California.  According to PR Newswire, Niccole is also Hollywood's top celebrity plastic surgeon. 

He certainly has an impressive background.

Niccole has two adopted daughters, Brittani and Charm.  When Brittani was only 18 years old, he administered both breast augmentation (to make them larger) and rhinoplasty (nose surgery).  When Charm was only 10 (TEN!!!) he operated on her navel, to change it from an outtie to an inny.

Brittani had this to say on 20/20:

As if this is not enough surgery to put your teens through, he also administers Botox to both girls on a regular basis to prevent wrinkles.

He calls it maintenance.

At the other end of the spectrum we also have the elderly requesting and succumbing to the siren call of plastic surgery.  Just look at Joan Rivers and Phyllis Diller - they have had multiple surgeries over the years and I'm sure, will continue to do so for some time to come.  In the case of Phyllis Diller, (older than Rivers) her skin is now so tight, it looks as if it might tear with just a little provocation.

Last year, there was an article on an 83 year old woman in California named Marie Kolstad who requested a 3 hour breast lift with implants (worth $8,000).  She is now a happy 36C.  You can watch her and other various people on YouTube, who have had plastic surgery.

One of the reasons that teenagers seek cosmetic surgery has already been expressed above - self esteem.  Children can be mean - really mean to others.  So those with larger than average noses, ears that stick out, poochy belly, tiny breasts and a host of other teenage conceived beauty maladies, is the only solution of which they can conceive.

Personally, if my young daughter wanted cosmetic surgery, it would be a red flag to me that her self-esteem was suffering for some reason.  If I couldn't help her have a better view of herself, by listening and helping her change her outlook,  then I would suggest some therapy to help her see just how lovely she really is.  I realize this is subjective depending upon the situation

If it was injury related, then I think I'd be inclined to give in,  this would be an easy choice if the alternative would be to have a clinically depressed child.

Sometimes though, it can be just pure narcissim.  Teenagers and even many adults can be their own worst critics and see imagined faults where there are none - kind of like the cause of  bulemia - it's all psychological, they want to be perfect Barbie dolls.

If this were the reason, I'd tell them to wait till they are adults and then they can do whatever they choose.  I don't actually have any daughters, but I do have two sons.  One that is vehemently against tattoos and one that embraces them.  He doesn't too many, but originally he asked me about them when he was 15 and I told him the same thing - wait till you're an adult.

I found the latter article to be excellent.

You can watch a video on YouTube of  Dr. Niccole's interview on the Today Show.  He discusses breast augmentation surgery performed on a 75 year old woman, Sherry Cook.  Another good video on YouTube is a plastic surgeon debate on teens.  Debaters are Dr. Frederick Lukash and Dr. Alan Matarasso.

Interestingly, this video also declares that the FDA doesn't recommend plastic surgery for teens.

There is a lot of good information on the topic of teens and plastic surgery, so I've compiled a list of Recommended Reading titles for your perusal.

Recommended Reading

MedicineNet.com
Is Plastic Surgery a Teen Thing?
by Denise Mann

American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Plastic Surgery For Teenagers Briefing Paper

ABC News
Nightline
Teens Choose Plastic Surgery to Boost Self-Esteem
by Victoria Thompson

Teens Health
Plastic Surgery

Reviewed by: Steven Dowshen, MD 
Originally reviewed by: Paul H. Izenberg, MD  Topics covered:

• What is Plastic Surgery?
  
• Why Do Teens Get Plastic Surgery?
  
• Is Plastic Surgery the Right Choice?
  
• Things to Consider;
• What's Involved?  
• Breastimplantinfo.org

References
ABC NewsMedical Unit
Surgeon Gave Teen Daughter Breast Implants
by Rob Wallace

PR Newswire
Top Plastic Surgeon Dr. Michael Niccole, Whose Clients Include Real Housewives of Orange County's Star Alexis Bellino, Introduces the World to CosmetiCare South Coast Surgery Center
by Dr. Michael Niccole

ABC NewsGood Morning America
83-Year-Old Gets Breast Implants to Keep Up With Kids
by Susan Donaldson James

msnbc.com
Today Parenting
Can plastic surgery be good for teens?
by Laura T. Coffey