What Your Doctor Can't Tell You about Cosmetic Surgery

Yeah, yeah, everyone's perspective is unique. Trite concept.Except this book has something very valuable. It contains the perspective of a clinical psychologist who elected to obtain fairly extensive cosmetic surgery (for its own sake, not in order to write this book!) and observed herself go through all the emotional turmoil that this produces, which was much greater than she anticipated. She researched the existing literature on the subject, interviewed many patients herself, and then wrote a guide for laypeople to the psychology of the process of obtaining cosmetic surgery--making the decision and dealing with the outcome, good or bad.Don't look to this book for technical information about procedures. That can change from month to month, from doctor to doctor. Together with _Survival of the Prettiest_, this is essential reading for those considering or scheduling cosmetic surgery.