July 2, 1999
Beholding Beauty: Scholars Nip and Tuck at Our Quest for Physical Perfection
New work examines the history and psychology of liposuction culture
Sander L. Gilman says he is happy to be a fat, bald professor, but he understands that not everyone is so easily satisfied. Some people want more -- or less. Bigger breasts, smaller noses, thicker hair, thinner waistlines, plumper lips, tighter behinds: whatever it will take, argues Mr. Gilman, to become "(in)visible."
Which is to say,
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