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I would say that unless it's life threatening condition, I don't think I would. Apart, from the physical, there are so many things kids can make fun of each other. I wouldn't be able "fix" everything to prevent teasing.

A girl at my middle school did this, it was weird, but eventually, we all forgot about it. I think it made her feel better about herself and the teasing stopped.

No. I have a friend who's little sister died from getting a nose job. She just never woke up. So scary!

My mom had a nose job and told me when I turned 18 I could have one too. But when I turned 18 she changed her mind. I didn't care enough to argue.

I would if it was affecting her life. When I was in fourth grade I had developed a bump on my nose and people were beginning to tease me about it and I cried every day. My mom later in my life told me that if it didn't fix itself, she would have asked me if I wanted a nose job when I turned 16. Luckily, it did fix itself and I actually LOVE my nose and think it's one of my best features.

I guess I am a super idealist but I would try to help him love himself no matter what. More than the risks of the surgery I would see risks that he would think he needs to change something about himself to be OK. Especially when they're at such a young age and forming their ideas about the world. But, that's easy for me to say because I don't have any physical issues that got me teased (any more than normal) and neither does my son.

depending on the circumstances (i.e. how miserable the child was, how old he/she was), yes, i would allow my child to have plastic surgery. i would prefer to wait until they were at least 16 (okay, that's a bit arbitrary), but overall i'm not opposed to it. my friend's sisters both had nose jobs and they seem emotionally healthy to me (i.e. didn't turn vain or don't love themselves)!

No never because they are being teased. So many super models now were teased and made fun of for their looks and are now making money based on those same looks. Surgery is never the answer. I would only do plastic surgery on my kid if they had an actual deformity

I think that ears pinned back is a pretty simple and common surgery. She looks great. I don't think there is any way to know what you'd do until it happens.

No. Not unless it was a cleft lip or something devastating to their lifestyle.

I got my Moms nose and she always encouraged me to get a nose job as a teen. I was too scared of having surgery though, but during cheerleading practice one day I fell and broke it so we just went to a plastic surgeon who made it look perfect

Nope. I guess that's easy for me to say as I never experienced extreme bullying. But I just don't think plastic surgery is the answer. It just reinforces the bully's taunts by validating the idea that they need to change their physical appearance in order to be accepted. And I think plastic surgery is a decision they should make on their own when they are a legal adult who is paying for the procedure themself.

Depends what the surgery would be and how they feel about it. If it's something like a big nose, I would want to wait, because sometimes kids grow into their faces. But a large facial birthmark or large disfigurement, I would probably agree to seek cosmetic surgery for

My ears stick out some, and my brother called me Dumbo growing up. My uncle actually got his ears pinned back (I guess it runs in the family). I wish my ears did not stick out but whatevs...I lived. I think the real problem lies with the kids doing the bullying, and education and strategies need to be directed at that. I work with a lot of kids who have autism and are bullied...but there's no quick fix for that.

My ears stuck out as a child and I had the surgery to pin them back when I was 12. My parents never mentioned it as an option until I came home asking about it, but then they were very supportive and I'm so grateful for that! I have quite fine hair so my ears stuck through that and there was nothing I could do to hide them. There are so many insecurities girls have about their bodies as teenagers that you can't necessarily change and I'm so glad I was able to fix this one. To me it wasn't about giving in to the bullies, it was about me feeling better about myself. If my daughter has my ears, I think I'd handle it the same way my parents did.

i wish you were my mom lol I have ears like the girl you mentioned and always tried to think in my head of how I could fix them. I got called alfalfa ears growing up and I cried over it a lot. I refused to wear my hear up or in a ponytail until I became an adult. I do now because I try to choose not to care.
It was so bad as a kid that I was in denial that I would EVER get married because I believed that no guy would love a girl with big fat elf ears that stuck out

As much as I wished and hoped and dreamed and prayed that LO wouldn't get my ears... he did. EVERYONE comments on them - sure they're cute now, he's six months old. But I worry about him as he gets older and I'm undecided on what I will do. He is a boy, so it may be easier for him??

@ashleyt: I'm so jealous right now. My parents never would have even considered it and to this day they think I'm crazy/stupid for "making a big deal" out of my ears.