Catalog Search Results
Author
Publisher
John Blake
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (244 pages)
Language
English
Description
A guide to the best possible breast surgery, since no one operation fits allWritten by two breast-specialist cosmetic surgeons, this book provides a wealth of information, coupled with their personal experiences, to bring together all of the relevant aspects of breast augmentation in an informative, readable, and current source of reference for prospective patients. Breast augmentation remains the most common cosmetic surgery operation on both sides...
Author
Publisher
Addicus Books
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (152 pages)
Language
English
Description
Before a nip or a tuck, these guides to plastic surgery help patients make informed decisions. Do You Look as Good as You Feel? If you don't, perhaps it's because you're noticing common signs of aging--sagging of the skin on your neck, cheeks, or eyelids. If these outward signs are affecting the way you feel inside, perhaps you're considering taking action through cosmetic surgery. You're thinking maybe a facelift would rejuvenate your appearance....
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Written by a trained cosmetic surgeon who possesses over 35 years of experience and has performed 5,000 cosmetic procedures, this reveals a full and accurate picture of the inner workings of a much-hyped field. This book also serves as an authoritative guide to choosing a top specialist, selecting the right procedure, and using a safe facility at an affordable price. Key information is featured on negotiating fees without compromising quality; tracking...
Author
Language
English
Description
If you're considering breast augmentation surgery, you're not alone. The procedure consistently ranks among the top five most popular cosmetic surgical procedures in the United States. But is breast augmentation right for you? The authors of this book are board-certified plastic surgeons who give you the information you need to make an informed decision about cosmetic breast surgery and body contouring procedures. They address many of the questions...
Author
Language
English
Description
Have You Ever Wished Your Breasts Were Smaller? If so, you probably already know the problems large breasts can cause--social embarrassment, back and neck pain, shoulder pain from bra straps cutting into your shoulders, and heat rashes under your breasts in the summer. Large, heavy breasts can even affect your posture, causing you to gradually stoop. Fortunately, surgical options are available that can greatly reduce your discomfort. Thousands of...
Author
Language
English
Description
Are You Unhappy with Your Nose? Is it too large? Too small? Is your nose crooked? Perhaps you have a hump in the bridge of your nose. If you're unhappy with your nose, you have probably thought about having rhinoplasty, the medical term for what is commonly called "nose reshaping" or a "nose job." And, you're not alone-some 300,000 people have nose reshaping procedures each year. In fact, it is the second most popular plastic surgery procedure in...
Author
Publisher
Addicus Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (180 pages)
Language
English
Description
Generously filled with insightful and practical advice, this guidebook to cosmetic surgery after dramatic weight loss helps readers locate the right doctor, address concerns about complications and side effects, and understand the benefits to having surgery. Experts answer such common questions as What kind of results can be anticipated? How many surgeries are necessary? and What kind of fees and insurance coverage can be expected?. --Provided by...
Author
Language
English
Description
"A practical guidebook to cosmetic surgery after dramatic weight loss, this book includes information on choosing the right surgeon, what to expect from the surgical procedures, how to manage post-surgical pain, what fees to expect, and how to deal with insurance claims. Before-and-after photos along with detailed illustrations of the surgeries present prospective patients with all the information needed to make fully informed decisions on the procedures."--...
10) Plastic
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Jack develops an interest in something, he puts his all into it, making lists, doing research and learning all he can. When his best friend Leah decides to have plastic surgery for her sixteenth birthday, Jack is horrified--and then determined to stop her. Researching the surgery and the results, he finds that there are unscrupulous surgeons operating on the very young, and no one does anything about it. Jack organizes a protest and becomes an...
Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
"The Biopolitics of Beauty examines how beauty became an aim of national health in Brazil. Based on ethnographic fieldwork carried out in Brazilian hospitals, the author explains how plastic surgeons and patients navigate the public health system to transform beauty into a basic health right. The book historically traces the national concern with beauty to Brazilian eugenics, which established beauty as an index of the nation's racial improvement....
12) Slant
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thirteen-year-old Lauren, a Korean-American adoptee, is tired of being called "slant" and "gook," and longs to have plastic surgery on her eyes, but when her father finds out about her wish--and a long-kept secret about her mother's death is revealed--Lauren starts to question some of her own assumptions.
15) Johnny Handsome
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (approximately 93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A career criminal who has been deformed since birth is given a new face by a kindly doctor and paroled from prison. It appears he is going straight, but he is planning revenge against the man who killed his father-figure and sent him to prison.
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
In this steamy, intriguingly complex, psychological thriller the line between reality and fantasy is hopelessly blurred. César tries to make sense of his life after a car crash leaves his once-handsome face grotesquely disfigured. After he is placed into a psychiatric penitentiary for a murder he doesn't remember committing, César's only hope is to delve into the depths of his subconscious mind where the answer to ending his living nightmare lies...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request