Cosmetic surgery
By: Andrew Capmbell
Series: Science in the news; Science in the news
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 44
ISBN-13: 9780749682705
Subjects: Body image; Plastic Surgery; Juvenile literature
Description: Surgical and non-surgical treatments - Benefits and risks - Surgery addicts - Teenage surgery - The "beauty myth"--Alternatives - The politics of beauty (ninety percent of patients are women).
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Ancient origins; title: The first and second world wars; title: From Hollywood to the high street; title: Surgical treatments; title: Non-surgical treatments; title: The benefits; title: The risks; title: Surgery addicts; title: Teenage surgery; title: Checks and balances; title: The surgeons; title: Viewing futures; title: "The beauty myth"; title: Boom and bust; title: Alternatives; title: Facing the future.