Breast-surgery complications kill West Boca High cheerleader

She was not having Breast Augmentation surgery as everyone thinks. She was having surgery to correct a minor deformity she had since she matured. Before posting crap - read up on the correct information.

if you're lazy like me, you might appreciate this...
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"The West Boca High School cheerleader, 18, died Saturday from complications during surgery to correct asymmetrical breasts and inverted nipples, after being rushed to Delray Medical Center Friday morning.

"The [rare] condition is triggered by anesthesia. Symptoms include rapid heart rate, muscles that become rigid, and a fever of 110 degrees or higher. The condition is reversible if recognized and acted upon - usually within 30 minutes of onset - with Dantrolene, the only known antidote...(apparently this isn't cheap costing "$2,200 for 36 vials, the dosage needed for a single treatment"...the drug only has a 3-year shelf life...and now I understand Thargor19's comment!)

"We have become sanguine about this, it's just a lift, a tuck, an implant. But at the end of the day you are still cutting someone open and doing something that's ordinary only after it's a success," said Kenneth Goodman, director of the University of Miami's bioethics program.

"Despite the risks, the number of cosmetic procedures has skyrocketed in recent years, particularly among those 18 and younger.

"More than 333,000 adolescents 18 years or younger underwent plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures in 2005, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Breast augmentation was one of the most popular.

"In 2007, there were 10,505 breast augmentation procedures performed on 18- and 19-year-olds; up from, 9,104 the year before. Another 1,700 teens between 13 and 19 underwent breast lift surgery.

"And it's not just teenage girls undergoing breast surgery. Close to 14,000 males between the ages of 13 and 19 underwent gynecomastia, or breast reduction surgery, in 2006.

"Asymmetrical breasts is a not uncommon problem for many women, McGuire said.

"For the individual, it can be a real social issue, especially in the teen years," said McGuire, who has performed plastic surgery on teenagers."

well, Stephanie's surgery replaced her "social" issues with a "permanent" solution now didn't it....

I think we need to open up a dialog about accepting the full spectrum of breasts. I consider myself an equal opportunity ogler. Of course some like cartoonishly large, others like 'em on the smaller side. Saucer nipples, dime nipples. I love them all. I find it a shame some people in the pursuit of beauty would ruin the individuality that they have been bestowed.

@hollyg:
I totally agree that there are people out there with painfully large breasts, and that something needs to be done. I just would hate to see surgery as the only option. I think that future exoskeleton technology will prove useful in the prevention of back injuries due to a bountiful bosom.

there are serious risks to any and all medical procedures; especially ones that are bad choices: karma

this is why there should be a mandatory blood testing before each anesthesizing.

hmm... all those friends of hers who say she was " perfect" didn't help her much did they ? and she was a "role model " too ? great - she wasn't even a natural blonde ( look , look at her roots ....) , and she was gonna be a Doc. huh ? a Doc of what - plastic surgery ? pardon my cynicism , but i am shocked at the multiple layers of dark irony here - sorry - i'm sure she was a nice girl .

Maybe she was feeling the pressure to be "perfect." Breast augmentation must be one of the worst invenions ever.

It did say "augmentation", and while I know that that essentially means a boob job, maybe she needed some other kind of augmentation. Maybe she was horribly deformed and no one but her cheer squad knew about it.

I knew a girl who had surgery at 15 to get her F+ sized breasts reduced, since she was short and in major back pain most of the time. Not all breast-related surgeries are necessarily for vanity's sake.

Just playing devil's advocate here...

well it's all the rage sg', haven't you heard? some "doctor" i think said she was his ticket to "charmed life." nice guys doctors are these days.

That's sad, but what on earth is an 18 year old doing getting breast implants?!