Sacramento: My Beautiful Mommy Debate

What do you get when you mix a kids book with plastic surgery? A heated debate and a whole lot of press! (Can you say My Rich Plastic Surgeon Daddy?)

Dr. Michael Salzhauer, a Florida based plastic surgeon, is responsible for the book that's sparking so much debate...My Beautiful Mommy, a picture book due out April 28th, claims to ease the fears of kids by helping moms explain their 'transformation' to their children--taking them through mommy's post op, surgery and the healing process in a "friendly and non-threatening way."

With nearly 11.7 million surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures performed in the United States in 2007, with average post-surgery recovery times of 3 weeks, it's become more and more of a reality that children in the U.S. will likely experience some sort of cosmetic procedure or plastic surgery before they become old enough to elect it for themselves....so, the question is, does this book designed to "help" really do just that, or is its message about plastic surgery the wrong one to be sending to our kids?

What are your thoughts? My Beautiful Mommy, a helpful tool or a harmful message?