Cosmetic Surgery

COSMETIC SURGERY: MEDICINE, CULTURE, BEAUTY

Introduction

Contents

Public Health
Sociology
Cultural Studies
History and Philosphy

Public Health

Joel Schlessinger, MD, FAAD, FAACS, Daniel Schlessinger, and Bernard Schlessinger, PhD
Prospective Demographic Study of Cosmetic Surgery Patients

Sunishka Wimalawansa, M.D., Aisha McKnight, M.D., and Jamal M. Bullocks, M.D.
Socioeconomic Impact of Ethnic Cosmetic Surgery: Trends and Potential Financial Impact the African American, Asian American, Latin American, and Middle Eastern Communities Have on Cosmetic Surgery

Anne F Klassen, Andrea L Pusic, Amy Scott, Jennifer Klok, Stefan J Cano
Satisfaction and quality of life in women who undergo breast surgery: A qualitative study


Sociology

Cultural Studies

Alicia R Ouellette
Eyes Wide Open: Surgery to Westernize the Eyes of an Asian Child

Brenda R. Weber
Beauty, Desire, and Anxiety: the Economy of Sameness in ABC's Extreme Makeover

Kathy Davis
Surgical Passing: Or why Michael Jackson's Nose Makes 'Us' Uneasy

Meredith Jones
Architecture of the Body: Cosmetic Surgery and Postmodern Space


History and Philosphy

Joanna Zylinska
Of Swans and Ugly Ducklings: Bioethics between Humans, Animals, and Machines

Bernadette Wegenstein and Nora Ruck
Physiognomy, Reality Television and the Cosmetic Gaze


Links

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery