Flesh wounds : the culture of cosmetic surgery / Virginia L. Blum.

Author: Blum, Virginia L., 1956-

Imprint:Berkeley : University of California Press, c2003.

Descriptionx, 356 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Note:The patient's body -- Untouchable bodies -- The plastic surgeon and the patient: a slow dance -- Frankenstein gets a facelift -- As if beauty -- The monster and the movie star -- Being and having: celebrity culture and the wages of love -- Addicted to surgery.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-340) and index.

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