Posted on 03/25/2008 8:26:26 AM PDT by philsfan24
She was captain of her high school cheerleading squad, a nearly straight-A student and a soon-to-be pre-med student at the University of Florida.
But now, 18-year-old Stephanie Kuleba is dead, and her friends and family are pointing to breast augmentation surgery as the cause, The Palm Beach Post reported.
"She was a role model for a lot of people," her friend Vicky Goldring, 16, told the paper. "She was incredibly smart. She wanted to help people. She was just a happy 18-year-old girl."
Kuleba died Saturday of what friends believe were complications from the plastic surgery she had the previous night, though no official cause of death has yet been released, the Post reported.
A friend speaking on behalf of her grieving family told the newspaper that Kuleba had an extreme reaction to the anesthesia.
"The surgery itself was very personal," Perlman told the paper. "She passed away from complications during surgery.
Paramedics were summoned to the teen's aid at the Boca Raton outpatient surgery unit where she'd had the procedure, and they rushed her to Delray Medical Center. She died there on Saturday.
The West Boca High School senior, whom friends described as "perfect" and full of promise and possibilities, was mourned by classmates at a candlelight vigil at the school Sunday night. More than 400 people attended.
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There isn't anything that will help this. I had a reduction and it was the best thing I ever did. Imagine having to wear a bra all the time, even when relaxing at home. Imagine that you have to wear a bra under a nightgown if you want to look nice and not like a cow. I had my reduction over 10 years ago and it's only now that the lines on my shoulders are going away from the bra straps digging in my skin.
I'd go topless if I could, I'm so happy with the freedom of having normal boobs.
I doubt she had the resources to pay for her own breast surgery. After all, it would not be covered by insurance.
I am neither an editor or a judge.
At that point, who cares? Boob job boobs are for public, not private consumption.
We’re not blaming her for having an allergic reaction. That would be stupid.
We’re blaming her for having unnecessary elective surgery, which was a choice she did not have to make.
Organizers charged $1 for each candle at the vigil - money that will be given to Kuleba's family for expenses.
As if her parents need the money. They certainly no longer need the Lexus. In fact, their expenses will be noticably lower. I would assign much of the blame to the parents for this death, although the doctors/clinic will be rightfully hammered in a civil action.
Carolyn
What happened that caused your daughter to no longer be a cute woman?
Is a license or special training required to assign blame?
You know why women have breats? So we have something to look at while talking to them.
I laughed before I smacked myself.
Who knows?
sw
I know many girls who have had breast augmentation. I’ve known them before and after, and I have to say it rarely improves their looks. Especially on pear-shaped woman (i.e, the type who look very cute wearing overalls) — the new chest just throws everything off.
Just my .02.
Awfully shallow if her parents thought it was such a big deal. Nobody's perfect.
They can be for both. I'm sure there are many women out there who have removed their tops and seen that look of disappointment on the face of a man they are about to be intimate with. Sad but true nonetheless.
Just read this. Maybe we should be a bit more understanding of the reasons for the surgery; assuming the family attorney is being truthful.
Assuming “deformity” means something more than “one side was slightly smaller than the other” or some other trivial imperfection.
You'd be surprised how self conscious a young girl can be if she thinks her breasts aren't even. I know most of the women reading this know someone who can relate to this problem which is very common but not talked about openly.
sw
I close friend was in a car wreck as a kid and because of injuries, one side simply didn’t develop. And yes, we live in a boob fixated world-— as any Hooters thread will show you here.
I’m sure women are equally saddened when pants are removed also, maybe they’re just better at hiding disappointment.
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