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This bookexploresan innovative study of women who undergo cosmetic study and the doctors who carry it out.It situates cosmetic surgery as a personal choice made by women against the social and cultural reality of the way women's bodies are scrutinised in Western countries.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Cosmetic Surgery and the âNormalisationâ of the Body: A Short History
- 3 The Female Body and Body Image: A Historical Perspective
- 4 Social and Feminist Theories and the Body
- 5 Into Battle for the Cosmetic Surgery Market
- 6 The âWhyâ of Cosmetic Surgery: Patient and Doctor Motivations
- 7 Communication and Cosmetic Surgery
- 8 A Risky Business? Understanding Risk in Cosmetic Surgery
- 9 Overview
- 10 Looking Forward ⌠Looking Back
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index