I am rather anti-plastic surgery, at least for young women. Maybe that is because I am older and can see sagging places that could use a nip or tuck (not that I’d have that done). I figure when you are young, plastic surgery is unnecessary unless you have some physical defect that needs to be corrected.
So, when I read that Dr. Michael Niccole performed plastic surgery on his daughter Brittani, I was somewhat aghast. I read once about an emergency room doctor who had to perform emergency surgery on his wife who had been hit while bicycling. That is horrifying, but understandable. But, plastic surgery is generally optional, so I thought it was a bit unethical for Dr. Niccole to be operating on his own daughter. When I read what surgery he performed, I was appalled.
Dr. Niccole performed breast enhancement surgery on Brittani for her 18th birthday. Barbara Walters featured this story on an episode of “20/20,” which talked about plastic surgery and augmentation.
In his defense, Niccole said, “I’ve done surgery on my other sons, my wife, my cousins, my father, and I feel very comfortable.” He feels so comfortable that when Brittani turned 21, he gave her a nose job. Sister Charm, 23, gets Botox injections in her armpits by dear old dad, “so I stop sweating, which is nice.” Her first surgery was when she had her belly button turned from an outie to an innie at age 10 because she didn’t like it “at all.”
Call me old fashioned, but just none of this sits well with me. I literally cringed when I saw video of Brittani asking Dr. Niccole how she looked after a surgery and he replied, “Sexxxxy.” He has invited his daughter’s friends to receive treatments from him as well, things like Botox, lip injections, and skin smoothing.
Have I lost my mind? Do you find this acceptable? As a mother, I am horrified that a 10-year-old went under the knife for an outie belly button, something that isn’t life-threatening. I think about parents of children who are seriously ill and have to have surgery in an attempt to save their life and wonder how they feel about these elective surgeries done by a dad. Niccole says because he loves his family, he gives them extra time and an extra look that other doctors might not.