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Nose reconstructions have been common in India for centuries. South Korea, Brazil, and Israel have become international centers for procedures ranging from eyelid restructuring to buttock lifts and tummy tucks. Argentina has the highest rate of silicone implants in the world. Around the globe, aesthetic surgery has become a cultural and medical fixture. Sander Gilman seeks to explain why by presenting the first systematic world history and cultural theory of aesthetic surgery. Touching on subjects as diverse as getting a "nose job" as a sweet-sixteen birthday present and the removal of male breasts in seventh-century Alexandria, Gilman argues that aesthetic surgery has such universal appeal ...
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
This collection of feminist essays from a variety of disciplines explores the idea of the body as a site for the production of political ideologies.
The highly anticipated second edition is now completely revised & expanded to provide thorough, encyclopedic coverage of pathophysiology, diagnosis, & surgical management of all disorders as it remains gold-standard in the specialty. 450 chapters encompass the entire field of neurosurgery, & since each chapter focuses on specific topic in a concise format, the reader can review a subject quickly yet thoroughly.
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This 2nd Edition presents the key features necessary for basic surgical practice. Focusing on the "essential" problems, it presents a simplified approach to understanding surgical care. The basic and clinical principles including the physiologic, pathologic, biologic, chemical, immunologic, and pharmacologic aspects of various surgical disorders are presented. Topics new to this edition include melanoma, diagnostic theracoscopy, surgical aspects of diabetes mellitus, portal hypertension, and more.