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Does the Bible Approve of Breast Implants?

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Does the Bible approve of breast augmentation? According to former Miss California Carrie Prejean, it most certainly does. In a recent interview with Christianity Today, she clearly stated her belief that the bible does not pass judgment on breast implants:

“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with getting breast implants as a Christian. I think it’s a personal decision. I don’t see anywhere in the Bible where it says you shouldn’t get breast implants.”

You don’t say. I would find it shocking if Prejean were to find any references to breast augmentation in the Bible, especially considering the procedure did not exist 2,000 years ago when the book was written. Beauty queen? Perhaps. Christian biblical scholar? Certainly not.

I would hardly take the Bible’s omission of breast augmentation commentary as evidence that God approves of plastic surgery. While religious scholars have debated this point in recent years, none of the arguments for or against this assertion have ever centered on the Bible’s failure to discuss the topic…that is, until Carrie Prejean entered the debate.

Prejean’s logic is not only flawed, it makes her a complete hypocrite. If she claims that breast augmentation is a “personal decision,” then why shouldn’t same sex marriage or abortion be afforded the same respect? After all, the bible doesn’t discuss these topics either. I doubt too many abortions or same sex marriages were conducted in the time of Christ.

To hide behind the Bible in an attempt to maintain her standing in the Christian community is downright shameless. I wonder if Prejean believes that hard core sex tapes are Bible approved as well. They are not discussed in the Bible either, but then again, video technology was not even a science fiction concept in Biblical times. In fact, I doubt science fiction as a genre existed back in the days of fire and brimstone.

I was hoping that after pageant officials used evidence of multiple hard core sex tapes to “convince” Prejean to drop her lawsuit against them, she would skulk off into the sunset, vanishing from public consciousness forever. It does not seem to be the case, although I find it astounding that Christian groups would still stand behind her after her actions have made a mockery of them — albeit unintentionally — for the past six months. If she is the poster girl for Christian young adults, then atheism will be alive and well for years to come.

It is my intention to never write about Carrie Prejean again. However, at the rate she continues to put her foot in her mouth, I find it hard to resist. I hope she will give me a reprieve for awhile so that I can shift my focus to other noteworthy eccentricities in the world of plastic surgery.

If you are considering breast augmentation in the Newport Beach, California area, please contact experienced Orange County plastic surgeon Dr. Douglas Hendricks at Pacifica Cosmetic Surgery Center today to schedule your initial consultation. Carrie Prejean guarantees that God will still respect you after your procedure. What more assurances do you need?

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Man Gets BOTOX, Leaves without Paying

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

British police are currently searching for a man who they are calling “the BOTOX thief.” They do not know his name or address, and all they have to help them find this man is an old picture of him taken before his procedure. They have called on the residents of London to help them find this proverbial “needle in a haystack.” Good luck.

You might be wondering how a man was able to steal BOTOX treatments. It seems fairly absurd that a person can just walk out on a medical treatment without paying. I’ve read about many instances of people committing identity theft to pay for plastic surgery. Even that boggles my mind, but I do realize that there are many savvy individuals out there who can flawlessly pull off such a scam. But to just walk out without paying? That seems like an amateur move to me. I can’t believe it actually worked.

Our thief went to a beauty salon near London and received BOTOX treatments totaling more than $1,400. When it came time to pay, the man fumbled around in his pocket for awhile before telling the salon that he must have left his credit card either in his car or at a nearby gas station. He promised them he would be back with his card in a few minutes and then just walked out. They never saw him again. Shocker.

Police have released a pre-BOTOX picture of the man and are imploring people to come forward with any information they may have on his whereabouts. I guess that since BOTOX yields less dramatic results than a facelift, the “before” photo may still be somewhat accurate, although he will probably look a bit younger now. However, it is generally not the best idea to search for a suspect who has undergone facial plastic surgery with a “before” photo. Not exactly what I’d call stellar police work.

I don’t want to harp on the poor job of the London police. In their defense, they were not given very much information to go on, and as they have indicated, this is a most unusual crime. What I would like to comment on is the complete ineptitude of the beauty salon.

This is the 21st century. We have computers, and I can’t remember the last time I saw a business of any kind that didn’t use them. Generally, when you call to make an appointment for a service such as a BOTOX treatment, the place providing the service will ask you for your name and phone number at minimum. This information will get logged into their computer.

When a service is medical in nature, even more information should be required of a patient, even if the procedure is being performed at a beauty salon. There are liability issues at stake in a procedure like this. You don’t just stick a needle in some guy’s face without covering all bases first. It just doesn’t work like that — at least not in the United States.

I’m shocked that the salon didn’t require the man to fill out a form asking for his name, address, phone number, email address, insurance information, and possibly other medical-related items such as any known allergies. This seems like it would be standard operating procedure for any establishment before providing such a service. Failure to provide this information should result in denial of treatment. End of story. Any business not asking for this information is highly unprofessional, and I wouldn’t trust them to properly administer my treatment.

Then there is the atrocious manner in which the salon botched the handling of payment. I would imagine that before administering a treatment costing over $1,400, they would discuss payment up-front. Most people don’t just charge that on a credit card, although I suppose it is possible to do so.

Generally, the form I referenced earlier would probably discuss payment options, asking you to either provide credit card information or sign up for a particular credit service that the business regularly works with. The fact that they carried out such an expensive procedure without any clue how this guy would pay for his treatment seems grossly irresponsible to me, and it ultimately led to the situation that got them stuck footing the bill for this treatment.

Common sense dictates that if you are going to let someone just walk out of your shop on a promise to return with payment, you will ask for some sort of collateral, or at the very least a name, billing address, and phone number. Generally, holding onto the guy’s driver’s license would seem to be standard protocol for such a situation. But accepting, “I promise I’ll come back and pay” with no other assurances or means of contacting the guy is just plain silly.

Ultimately, I think the police should refuse to track this guy down. This crime should be placed in the “you got ripped off because you’re an idiot” category. In my opinion, this salon got what it deserves. I hope they learned their lesson. Next time someone tells you he’ll be back to pay as soon as he finds his credit card, HOLD ON TO HIS DRIVER’S LICENSE!

If you live in the Dallas, Texas area and would like to schedule a BOTOX treatment, please contact the Dallas plastic surgery office of Dr. Vasdev Rai today. Don’t expect to pull any shenanigans like this with Dr. Rai. He will definitely get your payment information before he lets you walk out the door.

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Plastic Surgeon Marries Ugly Woman and Sculpts Her until He Finds Her Attractive

Friday, November 6th, 2009

A German plastic surgeon met a downright ugly girl named Cany; however, he saw potential in her and decided to marry her anyway.

Can you imagine that proposal? “Cany, I find you hideously ugly. However, I see great potential in you. With a few major alterations, I can probably fall in love with you one day. Will you marry me and let me cut you up?”

Talk about taking the romance out of the moment. The amazing thing is that she said yes.

When I was in 9th grade, I tried out for my high school basketball team. I am a terrible athlete, but I loved playing basketball so I figured I’d give it a shot. At the end of the first day of tryouts, the coach sat all of us down and explained to us that he wasn’t going to just take the best basketball players. He was evaluating potential. He used me as an example. I remember his words almost verbatim nearly 20 years later:

“Some of you may be decent basketball players, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you will make the team. I am also looking at everyone’s potential. Take Martin here. He can’t walk and chew gum at the same time, but he is tall and he works hard. I see some potential.”

Let me tell you, that was not the way to motivate or inspire me. While I ultimately made the team based on my “potential,” I had a hard time respecting a coach who called me out in such a publicly embarrassing way. It wasn’t exactly the start of a beautiful relationship.

In Cany’s situation, her husband’s callous words apparently did lead to the start of something “beautiful.” I wonder if her response was, “You had me at potential.”

Cany has been married to her plastic surgeon husband/artist for more than five years now. During that time, he has performed eight different procedures to transform her into his own personal vision of beauty:

He has pumped more than 1,600g of silicone into her, bringing her A-cups to a whopping F-cup. Finally, after almost $30,000 of plastic surgery, our good doctor actually fell in love with his Franken-bride.

It appears that Cany has been thrilled with the hand she has been dealt. The former waitress has now launched a modeling career, thanks to her many cosmetic enhancements which were performed for the bargain price of love.

According to the good doctor, there may still be a facelift on the horizon for Cany. Despite his vanity, our German doctor freely admits he is far from beautiful himself, and he has even received a nose job and BOTOX in order to improve his own flawed appearance.

Some people marry for love. Some people marry for money. Some people marry out of convenience. Now, it seems that some people also marry for free plastic surgery. I wonder how long it will take Cany to find a younger, more attractive man who sees her brand new body and sweeps her off her feet. After all, she may be intrigued by the prospects of dating a man who finds her attractive from the get-go.

If you are interested in plastic surgery in the Washington, D.C. area, please contact the Virginia Center for Plastic Surgery today to schedule your initial consultation with Dr. Desman.

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