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More Than Skin Deep: Exploring the Real Reasons Why Women Go Under the Knife
More Than Skin Deep Exploring the Real Reasons Why Women Go Under the Knife Author:Loren Eskenazi, Peg Streep Is our obsession with cosmetic surgery just a testament to our vanity and narcissism, or is it really about something else? Dr. Loren Eskenazi—one of America's foremost female plastic surgeons—offers a provocative new perspective on what motivates nearly eight million women a year to "go under the knife." Drawing on her twenty-fiv... more »e years of experience as a surgeon as well as a patient, Dr. Eskenazi lays bare the myths and misconceptions about cosmetic surgery and the women who have it, and opens a window on why women at key transitional points in their lives will often seek to physically alter themselves through surgery. Dr. Eskenazi uncovers the deeper meaning and cost of our sometimes relentless pursuit of perfection, caught as we are in the conflicting messages of a culture fixated on youth and beauty. She argues that although the desire for external transformation through surgery is deeply connected to psychological and spiritual change, without explicit acknowledgment of this connection, the internal metamorphosis—the key to a successful surgery—is put into jeopardy. Filled with the revealing stories of women who pursue surgery to have their outer selves reflect their inner reality, More Than Skin Deep is a must-read for every woman who's ever wrestled with questions about beauty and belonging. Cosmetic surgery can be extraordinarily positive for some but the wrong decision for others. This powerful book takes us on a new journey toward understanding the multiple meanings of surgery and explains in detail how to maximize the experience for internal as well as external transformation.« less