Blum, Virginia L., 1956-

Flesh wounds the culture of cosmetic surgery / [electronic resource] : Virginia L. Blum. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2003. - x, 356 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2005.
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Surgery, Plastic--Social aspects.
Surgery, Plastic--Psychological aspects.


Electronic books.

RD119 / .B58 2003eb

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