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Cosmetic surgery / Kristen Bailey, book editor. - Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2005. - 80 p. ; 24 cm. - At issue. Health . - At issue (San Diego, Calif.). Health. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 74-76) and index.

Cosmetic surgery helps children with birth defects / Kathleen Magee and William Magee -- Increasing numbers of men are getting cosmetic surgery / Bill Troy -- Thousands of Asians are turning to cosmetic surgery / Lisa Takeuchi Cullen -- Smooth operations / Allison Samuels -- The desire to look young is the main reason people seek cosmetic surgery / Courtney Lomax -- Women's magazines drive the demand for cosmetic surgery / Deborah A. Sullivan -- Patients can become addicted to cosmetic surgery / Virginia L. Blum -- Reality TV shows about cosmetic surgery reveal Americans' self-absorption / Psychology Today -- Teenagers should wait until they are adults to undergo cosmetic surgery / Jae-Ha Kim -- Doctors need to follow stricter guidelines in choosing cosmetic surgery patients / Kimberly Shearer Palmer.

ISBN: 0737731079 (lib. : alk. paper) 9780737731071 (lib. : alk. paper) 0737731087 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780737731088 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2005040238

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Body, Human--Social aspects.
Surgery, Plastic--Social aspects.

LC Class. No.: HM636 / C68 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 617.9/5