Lana Thompson

Plastic Surgery

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a complete history of plastic surgery, a description of the modern techniques and choices available, and an overview of the controversies surrounding the choice to voluntarily change your physical appearance. Plastic surgery was historically considered a medical necessity. These were procedures specifically developed to treat burn or accident victims, to correct those born with cleft palates, or to repair extreme cases of cosmetic disfigurement, such as amputations performed as a punishment for adulterous men. Today, however, plastic surgery is a common option for those seeking to modify their normal and uninjured bodies to conform to an unrealistic, idealized model of perfection. This book presents the fascinating history of how therapeutic techniques were adapted to offer cosmetic changes to patients without disfiguring bodily flaws. The first section of Plastic Surgery details this evolution by tracing the history from development of the medical techniques to the choices currently available today. The second section digs deeper to examine the controversies and issues associated with plastic surgery, such as race, beauty, and gender reassignment. The third section offers primary documents produced by medical authorities regarding accepted procedures and practices, as well as an expansive glossary and timeline.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greenwood
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 495g
• ISBN-13: 9780313375682
• ISBN-10: 0313375682
• Artikelnr.: 33256738

Autorenporträt

Lana Thompson

Inhaltsangabe

Series Foreword Section I Introduction 1 History 2 Indications and Types of
Treatment 3 Challenges and Applications 4 Anesthesia and Antisepsis 5
Wartime: The Mother of Invention 6 Paradigm Changes in Reconstruction and
Aesthetics 7 Corrective versus Cosmetic Surgery 8 Organizations and
Societies Section II 9 Introduction and Overview 10 Informed Consent:
Doctors and Patients at Risk 11 Wartime Morality and Politics 12 Breast
Reconstruction 13 Is Ethnicity Bad? 14 Liposuction 15 Botox: A Good Use for
a Bad Organism 16 Silicone and Other Implants 17 Down Syndrome 18 Cleft
Palate and Cleft Lip 19 Ambiguous Genitalia 20 Why Would Anyone Want to Do
That? Section III Introduction Appendix A Documents 1 Cases of Deformity
from Burns, Successfully Treated by Plastic Operations, Thomas Mütter, 1843
2 Safety of Silicone Breast Implants, 1999 3 FDA Press Release, 2006 4
Position Statement on Cosmetic Surgery for Children with Down Syndrome,
2011 Appendix B Plastic Surgery Time Line Appendix C Glossary Appendix D
Further Reading Index