Beautyscapes: Mapping Cosmetic Surgery Tourism

by Ruth Holliday, Meredith Jones, David Bell

Book Overview

Beautyscapes explores the global phenomenon of international medical travel, focusing on patient-consumers seeking cosmetic surgery outside their home country and on those who enable them to access treatment abroad, including surgeons and facilitators. It documents the journeys of those who travel for treatment abroad, as well as the nature and power relations of the IMT industry. Empirically rich and theoretically sophisticated, Beautyscapes draws...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526155818
• ISBN13: 9781526155818
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"