jerry warner wrote:
> John wrote:
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>> Serves her right. All for vanity's sake she lost her precious life.
>> How pathetic. Just for bigger tits.
>>
>
> Reality-check for you! She was just a kid.
Exactly!
So why would she, her parents, or her doctors consent to
a risky surgery merely for Vanity's sake?
>
> Jerry
>
>
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>> "Reality_Check©" wrote in message
>> news:64uf4cF2d7lflU1@mid.individual.net...
>>> Florida Teen Dies After Complications During Breast Surgery
>>> Doctors Believe a Reaction to Anesthesia May Have Caused Death
>>> By TANYA RIVERO and JONANN BRADY
>>> March 25, 2008 -
>>>
>>>
>>> Florida high school senior Stephanie Kuleba had everything going for
>> her --
>>> she was the well-liked captain of her varsity cheerleading team at
>>> West Boca High School, and she had been accepted to the University
>>> of Florida, where she hoped to study medicine.
>>>
>>>
>>> The 18-year-old's promising life was cut short Saturday after she
>>> suffered what doctors believe was a fatal reaction to anesthesia
>>> during breast augmentation surgery.
>>>
>>>
>>> Nearly two hours into the surgery, Kuleba was rushed to Delray
>>> Medical Center, where she died 24 hours later, said the family's
>>> attorney Roberto Stanziale.
>>>
>>>
>>> Kuleba was undergoing surgery to correct asymmetrical breasts and an
>>> inverted areola, Stanziale said.
>>>
>>>
>>> Doctors believe the cause of death was malignant hyperthermia, a
>>> relatively rare metabolic condition that can be triggered by
>>> certain anesthesia. A patient's heart rate and metabolism rises,
>>> causing the body temperature to rise as high as 112 degrees.
>>>
>>>
>>> Board-certified plastic surgeon Stephen Schuster performed the
>>> surgery at an outpatient facility in Boca Raton.
>>>
>>> "I am devastated by the loss and I feel for the family," he said in
>>> a statement.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The Gift of Plastic Surgery
>>>
>>> According to just released data from the American Society of Plastic
>>> Surgeons, nearly 348,000 breast augmentation procedures were
>>> performed in 2007, a 64 percent increase from 2000.
>>>
>>> The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery reported that
>>> between 2002 and 2003, the number of women and girls younger than
>>> 18 who got breast implants nearly tripled, from 3,872 to 11,326.
>>>
>>> Doctors also say they are seeing more parents giving their teens
>>> the gift of new breasts or other cosmetic surgery for milestones
>>> like birthdays or graduations.
>>>
>>> "I've seen an increase in teens having plastic surgery, and
>>> certainly for graduation," said Dr. Stephen T. Greenberg, a New
>>> York plastic surgeon and the author of "A Little Nip, A Little
>>> Tuck."
>>>
>>>
>>> The American Society of Plastic Surgeons strongly believes that no
>>> one younger than 18 should undergo plastic surgery.
>>>
>>> Cosmetic breast implants for patients younger than 18 are not
>>> approved by the Food and Drug Administration, except in cases of
>>> reconstructive or corrective surgery, such as asymmetry.
>>>
>>> Friends at West Boca Raton High School expressed shock and sadness
>>> during a candlelight vigil for Kuleba on Sunday evening.
>>>
>>>
>>> "She was a role model for a lot of people," classmate Vicky
>>> Goldring, 16, told the Palm Beach Post. "She was incredibly smart.
>>> She wanted to help people. She was just a happy 18-year-old girl."
>>>
>>> As her grief-stricken family members wait for a definitive answer
>>> about Kuleba's death, they cannot ignore the cruel irony that their
>>> daughter aspired to become a plastic surgeon.
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