1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785701403321

Autore

Sweis Iliana E

Titolo

Outsmarting mother nature [[electronic resource] ] : a woman's complete guide to plastic surgery / / Iliana E. Sweis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Praeger, , c2010

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2024

ISBN

979-84-00-69467-7

1-282-96375-9

9786612963759

0-313-38615-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Disciplina

617.9/5

Soggetti

Surgery, Plastic

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-264) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction; Selected Topics for the Plastic Surgery Patient; Surgical Approaches to Facial Rejuvenation and Enhancement; Non-Surgical Approaches to Facial Rejuvenation and Enhancement; Aesthetic Breast Surgery; Aesthetic Body Surgery; Plastic Surgery in the Future; Appendix: Medications, Herbs, Supplements, and Other Substances to Avoid Prior to Surgery; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In Outsmarting Mother Nature: A Woman's Complete Guide to Plastic Surgery in the 21st Century, a female plastic surgeon explains all the major procedures in cosmetic surgery, offering frank insights into both physical and psychological issues and expectations. Dr. Iliana Sweis, who not only performs but has undergone cosmetic procedures, details the stages most women will go through from the time they begin to contemplate plastic surgery. The book explains how one can best prepare for a procedure, what to expect during the actual surgery, and how to handle the healing phase.||The first several