Silicone Survivors

Author: Susan M. Zimmermann
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 1566396115
Category: Medical

Silicone Survivors: Women's Experiences with Breast Implants

This work is a result of conversation with 40 women about perhaps one of the most sensitive issues of the body image and health - their breasts, the chief attributes of femininity. Download Silicone Survivors medical books for free.
In the aftermath of the early 1990s controversy over the use of silicone breast implants, how do women decide to undergo surgery to enhance or reconstruct their bodies? How did they face the possibility of debilitating autoimmune disease from rupturing or leaking implants? Some opted for breast implants after masctectomies, others for cosmetic reasons. Some felt empowered by the surgery, others were pressured by their husbands. After surgery, some women were ecstatic, while others had a sense of inner conflict about what they had done to themselves, and others were Get Silicone Survivors our bestseller medical books.

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In the aftermath of the early 1990s controversy over the use of silicone breast implants, how do women decide to undergo surgery to enhance or reconstruct their bodies? How did they face the possibility of debilitating autoimmune disease from rupturing or leaking implants? Some opted for breast implants after masctectomies, others for cosmetic reasons After surgery, some women were ecstatic, while others had a sense of inner conflict about what they had done to themselves, and others were

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