7-Year-Old Girl Gets Gift of Liposuction for the Holidays

Poppy Burge, with her mother, Sarah Burge (aka "The Human Barbie")

While most kids spent the holidays unwrapping toys and games, Poppy Burge received quite the grown-up gift from her mother: plastic surgery.

In her stocking, Poppy found a voucher for liposuction, something her mother saw as an "investment for the future".

Ms. Burge told the Daily Mail, “I put the voucher in her stocking – there’s nothing wrong with that. She asks for surgery all the time. She wants to look good and lipo is one of those procedures that will always come in handy. I see these vouchers as investing in her future – like saving money for her education.”

Except, giving a 7-year-old girl plastic surgery for Christmas is NOTHING like saving up for her college education. Actually, it's more like the exact opposite.

This shocking story has sparked debate among pediatricians and psychologists about how young girls and boys today are growing up way too fast.

But who is the blame for this monster that's been created? Is it the media? The fashion industry? Or parents, like Ms. Burge, who truly believes she's doing a service to her young, impressionable daughter.


She told the Daily Mail, “Some people think it's controversial and I get angry when strangers say I'm a bad mother because I don't think there's any harm in giving her this gift. Poppy is a normal kid who is good at sports and loves playing outside. Girls don’t want Snow White and Cinderella anymore. They want to be WAGs [ a term for wives and girlfriends of famous footballers] and famous like Cheryl Cole and Lady Gaga. I’m just supporting her and making her dreams come true. Looks are a big part of how our futures pan out – there shouldn’t be a stigma around wanting to look good.”

To learn more, read the full article: Plastic Surgery...for a 7-Year-Old?