ABSTRACT

Reshaping... looks at women's involvement in cosmetic surgery and raises the question of why women put themselves under the knife for operations which are painful, risky and expensive and often leave them in worse shape than before.

chapter 1|25 pages

THE RISE OF THE SURGICAL FIX

chapter 2|29 pages

BEAUTY AND THE FEMALE BODY

chapter 3|25 pages

THREE PUBLIC FACE/PRIVATE SUFFERING

chapter 4|22 pages

FROM OBJECTIFIED BODY TO EMBODIED SUBJECT

chapter 5|22 pages

DECISIONS AND DELIBERATIONS

chapter 6|22 pages

CHOICE AND INFORMED CONSENT REVISITED

chapter 7|23 pages

SEVEN FACING THE DILEMMA