Campbell, Andrew.

Cosmetic surgery / Andrew Campbell. - Mankato, Minn. : Smart Apple Media, c2010. - 44 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. - Science in the news .

Includes index.

Ancient origins -- World war I and world war II -- From Hollywood to Main Street -- Surgical treatments -- Nonsurgical treatments -- The benefits -- The risks -- Surgery addicts -- Teenage surgery -- Checks and balances -- The surgeons -- Viewing figures -- "The beauty myth" -- Boom and bust -- Alternatives -- Facing the future.

ISBN: 9781599203225 (hardcover)

LCCN: 2008049274

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Surgery, Plastic.

LC Class. No.: RD119 / .C353 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 617.9/5