By Marianne Betts
18-year-old mum having plastic surgery – Tummy tuck, boob job in Malaysia – Wants to feel her age again
AUSTRALIAN women as young as 18 are taking overseas cosmetic-surgery holidays to “reclaim” their youth.
Single mother Ambah Young, 18, will head to Malaysia in a fortnight to have a tummy tuck, a boob job and a “designer” vagina procedure.
But the Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery has raised concerns about the appropriateness of such procedures on someone so young, along with the added risks of having them done overseas.
Ms Young, who has a two-year-old daughter, said she felt old and hoped to reclaim her youth and regain confidence.
The surgeries would cost $13,000. Ms Young has borrowed the money from a friend.
“After the birth of my daughter, my body never went back to the way it was before,” Ms Young said.
“I’m having this surgery so that I can feel my age again,” she said. Read more…
