Posted on 03/17/2002 4:16:08 AM PST by petuniasevan
Surgeons Cut Out the Blushes | |
|
A London clinic is charging stressed professionals $5,680 to drill a hole in their armpits, snip away their nerve endings and eliminate their blushes for good.
Its patients include television presenters and financiers, fearful that any sign of weakness could damage their careers.
"We're talking about professional people whose lives have been blighted by blushing," Anthony Mitra, surgical director of the exclusive Highgate Private Hospital in north London, told Reuters.
In the 40-minute operation, surgeons drill a hole near the patient's armpit and insert a telescope to view the delicate procedure which involves clipping the nerve endings at the base of the neck that trigger blushing.
Mitra said business was brisk.
Recent visitors included a TV presenter and bankers who said they had opted out of front-line jobs on trading floors and chosen a lower profile due to their excessive blushing.
"If you're negotiating a deal or a contract and you blush, then you give your position away. When you're in business, the only emotions you want to convey are the ones you're in charge of," Mitra said.
Patients are kept overnight, but Mitra said the effects of the treatment were immediate. The surgery does not leave any visible scars. Side-effects can include increased sweating.
Mitra said patients were an even mix of men and women and that celebrities sometimes visited the clinic, though he declined to name names. "Whoever thought blushing was a serious problem?" he said.
Sure, 'cause THAT'S so much more attractive than blushing.....
This will NEVER become popular in the South, blushing is what Southern girls DO! lol
OUCH! at least it aint proctology.
Bless their hearts.
you left out hairspray, gobs and gobs of hairspray.....
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.