Beauty and the Beast the ugly face of prejudice 5.avi

A budding Olympic hopeful and burns victim comes to the aid of a self-confessed beautyholic whose obsession has put her thousands of pounds in debt.At eight months old Michael Boateng was left with significant facial scarring when he rolled off his mothers bed and became trapped with his face against a boiling hot water pipe. Michael sustained severe burns and lost an ear and after undergoing four painful skin grafts lived through years of hurtful name calling. As a way of coping Michael turned to sport and now hopes to compete in the 2012 London Olympics. But he also remains determined to put a stop to the trend for quick surgical fixes.On the other side of the debate is Laura Summers a woman whose obsession with her appearance is threatening to consume her life. Laura has spent the past eight years chasing her dreams of physical perfection with costly consequences. Now the numerous surgical procedures - including several boob and nose jobs botox and lip fillers - have left her a whopping 30000 in debt.With the help of psychiatrist Dr Laxmi Kathuria can Michael convince Laura to accept her natural body learn her limits and quell her beauty obsession for good?Also in this episode Adam Pearson questions the fashion industrys notion of beauty and takes his campaign to London Fashion Week where he stages a runway show to prove that models of all shapes and sizes are beautiful. ... >>

Channel: veehd Video Length: 46m 37s Date Found: Mon, Mar 14 2011 8:19 AM Category: Movies Date Produced: View Count: 12