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Cosmetic Surgery Narratives A Crosscultural Analysis Of Womens Accounts

by Debra Gimlin

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This title examines British and American women's narratives of cosmetic surgery, exploring what those narratives say about the contemporary status of cosmetic surgery and 'local' ideas about its legitimate and illegitimate uses.

Surgery, plasticBeauty cultureWomen, great britainWomen, united states, biographyPlastic SurgeryWomenInterviewsReconstructive Surgical ProceduresCross-Cultural ComparisonPersonal Narratives as TopicSocial aspects