Women, doctors and cosmetic surgery: Negotiating the 'normal' body

Rhian Parker

doi:10.1057/9780230246645

Women, doctors and cosmetic surgery: Negotiating the 'normal' body

Rhian Parker^*

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This book explores an innovative study of women who undergo cosmetic study and the doctors who carry it out. It situates cosmetic surgery as a personal choice made by women against the social and cultural reality of the way women's bodies are scrutinised in Western countries.

Original language	English
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages	238
ISBN (Electronic)	9780230246645
ISBN (Print)	9780230574007
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230246645
Publication status	Published - 10 Mar 2010

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