Cosmetic surgery : the cutting edge of commercial medicine in America / Deborah A. Sullivan.
Sullivan, Deborah A., 1947-
2001
RD119 .S85 2001 (Mapit)
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Title Cosmetic surgery : the cutting edge of commercial medicine in America / Deborah A. Sullivan.
Author Sullivan, Deborah A., 1947-
ISBN 0813528607 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0813528593 (alk. paper)
Imprint New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press , c2001.
Language English
Description xiii, 233 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number RD119 .S85 2001
Dewey Decimal Classification 617.9/5
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-223) and index.
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Acknowledgments
Introduction
Social bodies : tightening the bonds of beauty
Pretty pleases : social, psychological, and economic consequences of appearance
Technological imperialism : the emergence of cosmetic surgery
Medical entrepreneurs : market forces, regulatory changes, and growth of cosmetic surgery
Sibling rivalry : the intraprofessional turf war over cosmetic surgery
Caveat emptor : selling surgery
Managing the media message : cosmetic surgery in women's magazines
Pandora's box : commercialism in the medical profession.

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