Dear Dr. Meg,

I just finished reading your book, Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters.  I am a proud father to a 2 ½-year-old daughter and an eight-month-old son.  I absolutely loved your book.  It will certainly be one that I read over and over as the years pass.  I especially enjoyed the content dedicated to our ever-growing, hypersexual society and its impact on our young daughters.  I am a plastic surgeon in Montana who does mostly reconstructive work, but a small part of my practice is cosmetic.  As my daughter gets older, how can I reassure her that she doesn’t need these procedures to be the beautiful person she already is?  Have you treated or been involved with children/families of plastic surgeons?

Thank you kindly for your time,

A Fellow Doctor

Dear AFD,

Yes! You can help your daughter grow up with a healthy self-esteem and teach her that her beauty and value do not come from her looks. It is hard in a culture that idolizes unrealistic and false beauty. Believe it or not, about 7-8 years ago many parents on the West Coast gave their graduating daughters breast augmentation surgery as high school graduation gifts! I know because I was…