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Flesh wounds [electronic resource] : the culture of cosmetic surgery / Virginia L. Blum.

By: Blum, Virginia L, 1956-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2003Description: x, 356 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Surgery, Plastic -- Social aspects | Surgery, Plastic -- Psychological aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 617.9/5 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
The patient's body -- Untouchable bodies -- The plastic surgeon and the patient: a slow dance -- Frankenstein gets a facelift -- As if beauty -- The monster and the movie star -- Being and having: celebrity culture and the wages of love -- Addicted to surgery.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-340) and index.

The patient's body -- Untouchable bodies -- The plastic surgeon and the patient: a slow dance -- Frankenstein gets a facelift -- As if beauty -- The monster and the movie star -- Being and having: celebrity culture and the wages of love -- Addicted to surgery.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2005. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.