A lapband story I found on CNN

This is an old story, and I bet it made the rounds here last summer when it first came out, but I know that there are a lot of "newbies" here who will find it just as interesting, and thought-provoking as I did...not sure if I agree or not...does anyone know which doctor did this surgery?

Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com

My opinion is that mother is an idiot. She feels that all of the pre-testing is unnecessary, just put the band on her 12 year old daughter? IDIOT!

She even said her daughter is a compulsive eater, yet she didn't want her to have a psyc evaluation because it was just more money to pay. WTF?

It wouldn't surprise me if this young girl is unsuccessful with her band. I saw something the other day with people who had lost a lot of weight but didn't deal with the underlying emotional problems had turned to alcohol and/or drugs to replace the food addiction.

poor little girl. Hideous. Tummy Tuck? Lipo? How about buying her a basketball, or some other sports equipment instead of low cut shirts. How about helping her with some talk therapy? Its obvious where her mother is placing the importance in her life. 'Its just more money?'

Christ.

wow...just wow. i think if anyone needs to have the psychological evaluation, its the MOM. what a nutcase

I wish there was an update on that girl's story. It has made the rounds here a couple of times, and I wonder if that girl was able to do okay with it despite her mom.

Ahhhh. I understand it now. I googled "Brooke Bates" and found a lot of links. After looking at a few of them, the mother should be shot.

After the lipo, guess what? The mother and the 68 year old plastic surgeon, the self proclaimed "biggest fat sucker in Texas" have written a book! Why am I not surprised?

There is a long interview from Good Morning America with her and her mother. Why would a mother let a 12/13 year old girl dress that way? Micro mini's, low cut tight tshirts, push up bra's. What's up with that?

I'm sure in another year or so, we'll see headlines something like "14 year old girl get's DD breast implants." And of course, a movie and a second book.