Doesnt that put the burden on the victim as opposed to the bully . Tonight, will four teens choose a drastic solution . How does it feel being pufl . Or learn to put on a brave face . The bullys going to be left in the dirt. Im lester holt, and this is dateline. Heres hoda kotb with second chances. Reporter their lives would be a complete mystery to us if we werent sometimes haunted by our own teen years. The pressures to fit in. The anguish to be understood. Its a time when we first learned we could be alone even with people all around us. Most of the people that have, like, called me names are sitting over in the corner. They would say im ugly. They would laugh behind my back. It was really bad at school. People dont think jocks get bullied or teased, but my case i guess is different. Reporter these teens say theyve been picked on, laughed at, even physically harassed. And they all blame the bullying on one thing, their looks. Either like refer to me as like some animal or like a bir
Depressed, hiding from the world. They wouldnt like me for how i look or how large my nose is. Reporter now, a program that uses surgery as a way to stop the bullying. It would probably change my whole life, in a good way though. Reporter its a controversial step. Doesnt that put the burden on the victim as opposed to the bully . Tonight, will four teens choose a drastic solution . How does it feel to be beautiful . Reporter or learn to put on a brave face . The bullys going to be left in the dirt. Reporter im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres hoda kotb with second chances. Reporter their lives would be a complete mystery to us if we werent sometimes haunted by our own teen years. The pressures to fit in. The anguish to be understood. Its a time when we first learned that we could be alone, even with people all around us. Most of the people that have like, called me names are sitting over in the corner. They would say im ugly. They would laugh behind my back. It was really bad at
Much, much sooner than, than just having counseling. Shes making herself antisocial. Im closing the door behind me. Im at home. I dont want to be a part of that anymore. So thats why i would say her situation is more extreme than other situations. Reporter will the people in new york evaluating renatas case agree . Hello . Hello, renata . Coming up who will be chosen for possibly lifealtering surgery . Oh my god. And who wont . Reporter the foundation that treats children with facial deformities finished evaluating these four cases. Hello . Hello, renata . Yeah . My name is diane, and im with the little baby face foundation. Reporter renata had been waiting anxiously for months, thinking a straighter, smaller nose would silence her bullies and improve her selfconfidence. I am looking at your beautiful picture that you sent us, and i just read the beautiful letter that you wrote. I want to invite you to come to new york to see if we could help you. Are you serious . Very serious. Oh, my
Nose fixed. I think you may still sometimes be that same insecure kid still. Part of that dynamic of a bullying and the child being bullied is also the acquiescence of the child thats being bullied. If you selfempower that child and they dont look at themselves that way, the loss of self esteem. The anxiety, the depression, the suicidal tendencies. If you can roll that back, then the bullets that are coming in from the bully may not have that same effect on that child. Reporter while dr. Romo believes that Plastic Surgery may not be for every child, he cautions against judging parents who feel this is the right solution. Dont be pc, and say that somebody elses child shouldnt have the option of doing that. Reporter while renata waited for a decision, she continued to go to Mental Health counseling. But the counselor, who was against renata having surgery, didnt see any progress. In fact, she saw a girl so walled up in her selfisolation that it was the counselor who had changed her mind
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