Is Surgery the Answer?

TNE Magazine
Sep 2, 2016
3 min read

Well, I guess that depends who you are talking to. With any case you will have your extremist that take everything over the edge and make you question the motives of anyone that have a desire to change one or two big things for their health or aesthetics. We had a chance to get the point of view from the patient and the surgeon on both sides of the surgical procedure norms.

Health Patient:

Travelle Wiggins, a man in his middle 30’s from Pompano Beach, FL had a good life. He was signed as one of the first rap artist (stage name “KornBred) to Mr. 305 Inc.

It was only one thing that he couldn’t shake that ultimately dissolved his relationship with the label. It was his relationship with food. His love affair with food caused him to get up to 500 lbs with the ability to barely walk. That’s when he decided to take back control of his life by getting gastric bypass surgery. He said that the surgery may have changed his body but it was up to him to change his mental relationship with food.

Now, down over 130lbs he has learned to overcome the cravings. After the surgery Travelle can now spend more time with his family and get back to work. He is using his wonderful personality, comedic skills, and his ability to make people laugh to venture into radio airwaves and use his creative talent for radio broadcasting. Travelle saw fit to get his foot in the door to pursue his career in music, by becoming an on air personality.

Travelle is great on air with his distinctive vocals and passion for music. He has the ability to transition from Hip Hop to R&B with no hesitation. He has a witty sense of humor and is well-rounded demeanor. The Travelle Wiggins show: “Live with Big Vell” on WBKE online radio, is a stepping stone to the mainstream air waves. Travelle’s mission is to give back to the community and become the “Ear to the Streets” for up and coming talent. The “Live with Big Vell” show is destined to become a popular household online radio show, that listeners will be anxiously waiting to hear and every Wednesday night on WBKESoFlaRadio.com from 8pm-10pm EST.

Plastic Aesthetic Surgeon:

"Dr. Miami" is a celebrity plastic surgeon who has been seen on CNN, Entertainment Tonight, Inside Edition, TMZ, Dr. Oz, and The O'Reilly Factor, and his own reality show on WE TV. He currently has the second most popular Snapchat account in the world. Where a following of over 1.7 million viewers per day tune in to watch him perform butt lifts, tummy tucks, and breast augmentations live on Snapchat! So, what better surgery to talk to then the one that is booked out with appointment until 2018 to get the perspective of aesthetic surgery.

After talking to Dr. Miami it all boils down to one word: self-esteem. For the most of his patients they had recently had children and wanted to be regain the bodies that were augmented by the pregnancy. He even wrote a children’s book to help create a healthy conversation for children of patient to understand the process of aesthetic surgery. He says that he is able to do what he does because he believes in helping people have the opportunity to see the person they envision themselves to be on the inside, out.

So, in these two cases it looked like surgery won 2-0, but give us your thoughts on surgery on our website or social media. Also, make sure you listen to the phone interview with both Travelle and Dr. Miami below: