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Good Morning America<\/a> recently investigated a new phenomenon in which teens consider plastic surgery<\/a> to avoid appearance-related teasing.<\/p>\n

Michelle Martin, one teen featured in the segment, had a breast augmentation<\/a> at 19 after years of being teased for having a small chest.<\/p>\n

Martin said the recovery and scars from the surgery were a small price to pay to make up for the scars left by years of teasing and feelings of inadequacy. She said she \u201cabsolutely\u201d feels prettier.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was just something to make me feel better. To make me happy. To make me feel like a beautiful woman,\u201d said Martin.<\/p>\n

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High school senior Erica Morgo, another featured teen, says that she was bullied by her classmates in middle school because of her nose. \u201cThey would call me Pinocchio. And in school, in class, people would point it out. I felt helpless. I felt like a loser,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Her mother, Dana Manzella, allowed Erica, then 15, to undergo rhinoplasty to reshape her nose.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that was definitely a good decision, because it brought her back \u2014 her self-esteem back up to be able to do activities that she did before, with comfort,\u201d her mother said.<\/p>\n

Nearly 90,000 teenagers had plastic surgery in 2007, and doctors say the numbers are growing, according to the report.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do see a fair amount of parents coming in with their child because of bullying and teasing and feelings of self-consciousness,\u201d said surgeon Dr. Michael Fiorillo. \u201cMy preference is, of course, to work out the issues first, the bullying, the teasing. But there are certain situations where people are mature enough. And surgery is a final resort.\u201d<\/p>\n

Popular plastic surgeries for teenagers include nose jobs, breast reductions<\/a>, breast augmentations and ear tucks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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