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Cosmetic Surgery: The Cutting Edge of Commercial Medicine in America

By Deborah Sullivan
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By Deborah Sullivan
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Cosmetic surgery is big business. With demand rising, this commercial medical practice has become a modern body custom. To explain the emergence and growth of this demand, Deborah A. Sullivan looks beyond the cultural imperatives of appearance and examines the market dynamics inherent in the business and politics of cosmetic surgery. In so doing, she also considers the effect of commercialization on the medical profession.

After reviewing prevailing beauty ideals, Sullivan looks at the socia...

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Social SciencesMedicine & NursingSociologyMedicineWomen's StudiesClinical MedicineWomen's StudiesMedical SociologySurgeryWomen's Health, Reproductive & Body Issues