Cosmetic Surgery: The Cutting Edge of Commercial Medicine in America

by Deborah A. Sullivan

Book Overview

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.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813528607
• ISBN13: 9780813528601
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"