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Plastic Surgery: The Subprime Mortgage Crisis of the Body

January 5, 2011

So what does a tummy tuck have in common with an underwater mortgage? In this video Laurie Essig, author of American Plastic: Boob Jobs, Credit Cards, and Our Quest for Perfection explains how and why millions of Americans choose to finance expensive cosmetic procedures that they can little afford.

Plastic Surgery: The Subprime Mortgage Crisis of the Body

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Posted in American Plastic, Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality, Laurie Essig

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