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Berkowitz, Dana.
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Beauty, Personal.
Skin -- Care and hygiene.
Botulinum toxin -- Therapeutic use.
Surgery, Plastic -- Social aspects.
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Berkowitz, Dana.
Beauty, Personal.
Skin -- Care and hygiene.
Botulinum toxin -- Therapeutic use.
Surgery, Plastic -- Social aspects.
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Botox nation : changing the face of america / Dana Berkowitz.
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Berkowitz, Dana.
New York University Press, 2017.
Call #:
646
.72
B513b
Subjects
Beauty, Personal.
Skin -- Care and hygiene.
Botulinum toxin -- Therapeutic use.
Surgery, Plastic -- Social aspects.
Series
Intersections (New York, N.Y.)
ISBN:
9781479825264 (pbk.)
9781479847945 (hc.)
Description:
ix, 233 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introducing botox -- Marketing agelessness -- The turf war over botox -- Becoming the botox user -- Negotiating the botoxed self -- Being in the botoxed body -- Conclusion: the perils of an enhanced society.
Summary:
"The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery estimates there are about two-and-a-half million Botox procedures performed annually. The procedure is used as a preventive measure against aging and a means by which bodies, particularly women's, can be transformed through the appearance of youth. Botox Nation draws from engaging, in-depth interviews with Botox users and providers as well as Dana Berkowitz's own experiences receiving the injections. The interviews reveal the personal motivations for using Botox and help unpack how anti-aging practices are conceived by, and resonate with, everyday people. Berkowitz is particularly interested in how Botox is now being targeted to younger women; since Botox is a procedure that must be continually administered to work, the strategic choice to market to younger women, Berkowitz argues, aims to create lifetime consumers. Berkowitz employs a critical feminist lens to consider the construction of feminine bodies and selves, and explores the impact of cosmetic medical interventions aimed at maintaining the desired appearance of youth, the culture of preventative medicine, the application of medical procedures to seemingly healthy bodies, and the growth and technological advancement to the anti-aging industry."--Provided by publisher.
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