Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-218) and index.
Contents
Breast wishes -- The path of destruction: implant development, data distortion, and the ineffectiveness of the FDA -- Oh, you beautiful doll: transforming the self in American culture -- A nip, a tuck, a lift: medicalizing healthy women -- Women's bodies, women's worth -- The aftermath and the stigma path -- Medical records: negotiated reality -- The medical-legal controversy and its impact on litigation -- Breast implants in the larger context of violence against women.
