Tootsie roll

There was a similar show that actually played on ETV. Some of the stories were horrible but some of the victims were not wise in the decisions they made. NOR were their doctors very smart in allowing these decisions to be made.

One story involved a woman who in my opinion is just obsessed with the perfect face etc. She was into Botox and met a woman somewhere in a store or something like that. This woman said she could do Botox for a much less cost and the "victim" AGREED and went to a dingy house and allowed this woman to shoot up her face with what she thought was Botox. The botox was actually silicone and this woman who had a very nice looking face is now a mess. WHAT WAS SHE THINKING????? The police did get involved and the perpetrator is long gone along with lots of cash.

I guess the moral is to make sure your doctor is well qualified, is board certified etc.

June 06, 2006, 08:59 AM

Kat person

Having worked for a surgeon who restored faces from patients who had trauma I saw some pretty bad stuff. He eventually branched into doing face lifts and eye surgery. Boy, I sure did see a lot of plastic surgeons mistakes on people who came in to my doctor to get their mistakes repaired. Some people just don't research their surgeon enough either. My doc used to say, research, research and more research. If it’s cheap, then you are on the road to a mess and potential disaster from what I saw in his office.

I saw a t.v. show about a woman who had a successful face lift, had researched her doctor and it was beautiful; however, she had such a problem with her nerve endings and she was in constant pain afterwards. She had sensitivity to light, touch, etc. There are a lot of important nerves in our face and I would be afraid something like this could happen as well.

That being said, I did have my lips enhanced and was totally happy with it, besides it being almost free since I worked for him. I would never ever do anything again though. Totally chancy at the best of times. Surgery is surgery and things can go wrong.

June 06, 2006, 02:55 PM

Chaofa

Kat person, you are correct. I always talk about how I'd like to have some work done, and the DH always screams, "No." I think that it's fine to go in for plastic surgery, but there is always a risk with any surgical procedure. It is also difficult to comprehend how anyone could lowball such a delicate surgical procedure. Not very smart to go bargain basement shopping for a surgeon!

June 06, 2006, 03:18 PM

Exercise6. Answer the questions:

1. Who is to blame for an unsuccessful operation?

2. What aftereffects can an unqualified operation bring out?

3. Why are women so obsessed with plastic surgery?

4. In your opinion where can the future of plastic surgery lead to?

5. Do you approve of practicing such an operation?

FOCUS

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On November 29 Freddie Mercury announced to the world that he had AIDS. Just the next day, his fight was over, and he died. He was 45.

Who Cares about AIDS?

Millions of people throughout the world have AIDS. It’s an extremely serious disease and it often leads to death. Of the 42 million people living with AIDS in the world 9 out of 10 do not know that they are infected 7 thousand young people aged 10-24 are infected with AIDS every day. 5 young people are infected with AIDS every minute. By the year 2020 there will be over 40 million orphans under the age of 15 in the world. Most of these children will have lost their parents to AIDS.

Exercise1. A. Read what different people say about the problem? Who do you agree with?

· I’ve got AIDS. I don’t want to die. I don’t understand why people forget about this serious problem. Anybody – black or white, male or female, rich or poor – can get AIDS.

Sam, 21

· I care about AIDS a lot. I’m afraid of getting it when I’m older. I think everybody should care about AIDS. It can touch anyone I also think that people with AIDS are normal people. They want to have friends and enjoy themselves. Why do other people avoid them?

John, 24

· I care about AIDS because my best friend’s brother has it. I don’t want him to die.

Christina, 18

· Everybody knows that AIDS involves unprotected sex and drugs. So if someone has AIDS, it’s their problem not mime. It’s probably, their fault, too.

Tom, 18

· I’m an optimistic. I’m sure that by the time. I grow up, scientists will have found some anti-AIDS pills.

Anna, 13