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The first broad-based presentation of the silicone breast implant medical debacle, examining the women who had implants, why they had them, and what has happened to them socially, medically, and legally as a result.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction 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 Glossary Bibliography Index

About the Author

MARY WHITE STEWART is Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D Program in Social Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno. She teaches and writes in the areas of gender, family violence, social psychology, and deviance. She was the jury consultant for the plaintiff in the Mahlum v. Dow Chemical case.

Reviews

?This book should be read with interest by women who have had, or who contemplate having, breast implants, and by the people who love and care about them. For some women, this could be the most important book they read all year.?-NWSA Journal

?This is a tragic story of big business, disinterested government, a powerful medical profession, and certainly less powerful female consumers.... Highly recommended for college and university libraries.?-Choice

"This is a tragic story of big business, disinterested government, a powerful medical profession, and certainly less powerful female consumers.... Highly recommended for college and university libraries."-Choice

"This book should be read with interest by women who have had, or who contemplate having, breast implants, and by the people who love and care about them. For some women, this could be the most important book they read all year."-NWSA Journal