Women, Doctors and Cosmetic Surgery

1. Introduction
Rhian Parker

2. Cosmetic Surgery and the ‘Normalisation’ of the Body: A Short History
Rhian Parker

3. The Female Body and Body Image: A Historical Perspective
Rhian Parker

4. Social and Feminist Theories and the Body
Rhian Parker

5. Into Battle for the Cosmetic Surgery Market
Rhian Parker

6. The ‘Why’ of Cosmetic Surgery: Patient and Doctor Motivations
Rhian Parker

7. Communication and Cosmetic Surgery
Rhian Parker

8. A Risky Business? Understanding Risk in Cosmetic Surgery
Rhian Parker

9. Overview
Rhian Parker

10. Looking Forward … Looking Back
Rhian Parker

Keywords: Social Sciences, Sociology of the Body, Gender Studies, Regional and Cultural Studies, Plastic Surgery, Popular Science, general, Popular Science in Medicine and Health