Praise -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- PART ONE - DECIDING IF PLASTIC SURGERY IS RIGHT FOR YOUR TEEN -- 1 - Body Image -- Perceptions versus Reality -- Talking with Your Teen -- 2 - Considering Plastic Surgery -- How Surgery Can Boost Self-esteem -- Assessing Your Options -- The Motives behind Plastic Surgery -- The Role of the Plastic Surgeon -- Types of Surgeries -- The Timing -- Ongoing Communication -- Judging a Surgery's Success -- The Techniques -- Computer Imaging -- Bring On the Fat -- The Surgeons and the Patients -- 3 - When No Is the Answer -- The Media's Message -- Sorting Out the Issues -- Reasons to Back Away -- Physical Ailments and Psychological Conditions -- The Physical-Emotional Grid -- Financial Constraints -- Reasons Why a Surgeon May Say No -- Reasons Society Should Say No -- Final Thoughts -- 4 - Moving Forward with Surgery -- Do's and Don'ts in Selecting a Surgeon -- Next Steps -- Final Thoughts -- 5 - Weighing the Cost -- Cost versus Value -- The Cost of Surgery -- Insurance Companies: Policies on Coverage -- Tips for Paying for Surgery -- The Bottom Line -- PART TWO - PROCEDURES -- 6 - Introduction to Procedures -- The Initial Phone Call -- The Consultation -- Medical Photography -- The Pre-op Visit -- The Operating Room -- The Recovery Room and Follow-up -- 7 - The Ears: The Frame of the Face -- The Prominent Ear Deformity: 'Don't Call Me Dumbo!' -- Excess Cartilage: 'I'm Not Spock' -- Ear Trauma: 'Damage Control' -- Final Thoughts -- 8 - The Face: Finding the Balance -- How the Face Grows -- Considering Surgery -- 'It's as Plain as the Nose on Your Face' -- Evaluating the Face -- Chin Surgery -- Final Thoughts -- 9 - Breasts and Chests: A Delicate Balance -- Macromastia: When Bigger Is Not Better -- Gynecomastia: Why Jimmy Won't Take His Shirt Off.

Asymmetry: Putting Nature Back in Balance -- Breast Lifts and Breast Augmentation for Special Cases -- Nipple Concerns: Inversion, Piercings, and Oversized Nipples -- Final Thoughts -- 10 - Body Contouring -- Adolescent Obesity: Too Much TV, Not Enough PE -- The Fight against Fat -- Weight-loss Surgery: A Last Resort -- The Lasting Legacy of Massive Weight Loss -- Surgery after Massive Weight Loss-Cutting, Darting, Pleating -- Body Lifts -- Liposuction -- Final Thoughts -- 11 - Skin -- The Basics-Setting the Stage -- Scars -- Tanning: Buy Now, Pay Later-The ABCs of Ultraviolet Radiation -- Moles: Are They Really Beauty Marks? -- Tattoos and Piercings: The Body as a Canvas -- Hair: Location, Location, Location -- Final Thoughts -- 12 - Ethnic Surgery: From Cultural Assimilation to a Culture of Beauty -- Ethnic Surgery: The Beginnings -- Ethnic Surgery Today -- Ethnic Surgical Preferences -- Ethnic Surgery and Teens -- Risks -- Final Thoughts -- 13 - Cutting Edge or On Thin Ice: Innovations Influencing Teen Plastic Surgery -- Microsurgery and Liposuction -- The Internet -- Interlopers -- Medical Spas -- Tissue Expanders -- Fat Grafting -- Implants -- Lasers -- Tattoo Removal -- Genital Surgery -- Gender Surgery -- Permanent Makeup -- Final Thoughts -- PART THREE - POSTSURGERY -- 14 - Happy Endings and Beautiful Beginnings -- Recovery -- Unveiling -- Transitioning -- Fitting In -- Sad Scott to Glad Scott: Years Later -- The Road to Happiness -- Afterword -- Resource Guide -- Works Consulted -- Glossary -- About the Author -- Copyright Page.