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My Beautiful Barbie — I mean, Mom
Just in time for Mother's Day, a Florida plastic surgeon is publishing the picture book "My Beautiful Mommy" to explain how Mom is going to look after a tummy tuck or a nose job.
Dr. Michael Salzhauer has come in for his share of flak, including a modest proposal for toddler cosmetic surgery by Boston Medical Center pediatrician Dr. Steven Parker on his blog Heathy Children.
Not everybody got the joke, but fellow commenters helpfully defined "satire."
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Elizabeth Cooney is a former
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