Plastic paradise: Transforming bodies and selves in costa rica's cosmetic surgery tourism industry

Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 403-423

  Ackerman, Sara L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmetic surgery; Costa Rica; Embodiment; Globalization; Medical tourism; Subjectivity formation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COSTA RICA; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL TOURISM; PLASTIC SURGERY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

COSTA RICA; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MEDICAL TOURISM; SURGERY, PLASTIC;

EID: 78549243370     PISSN: 01459740     EISSN: 15455882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01459740.2010.501316     Document Type: Article

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