Refashioning Race

How Global Cosmetic Surgery Crafts New Beauty Standards

Alka Vaid Menon

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University of California Press
22 August 2023

Gender studies, gender groups; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Black & Asian studies; Sociology

Cosmetic surgery was once associated with a one-size-fits-all approach, modifying patients to conform to a single standard of beauty. As it has become more accessible worldwide, changing beauty trends have led to a proliferation of beauty standards for members of different racial groups. Alka V. Menon takes us inside the world of cosmetic surgeons, journeying from a sprawling convention center in Kyoto to boutique clinics in the multicultural countries of the United States and Malaysia. She shows how surgeons generate and apply knowledge using racial categories and how this process is affected by transnational clinical and economic exchanges. Surgeons not only measure and organize but also elaborate upon racial differences in a globalized field of medicine. Focusing on the role of cosmetic surgeons as gatekeepers and producers of desired appearances, Refashioning Race argues that cosmetic surgeons literally reshape race—both on patients' bodies and at the broader level of culture.

By: Alka Vaid Menon
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9780520386723
ISBN 10: 0520386728
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 22 August 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: From Standardization to Customization—Race in Cosmetic Surgery PART I GLOBAL EXPERT DISCOURSE 1. Standardizing Noses in Global Cosmetic Surgery 2. Standardizing Techniques: Asian Cosmetic Surgery and the Art and Science of Asian Difference PART II DISCUSSING CLINICAL PRACTICE IN THE U.S. AND MALAYSIA 3. “Looking Right”: Crafting Natural Looks in Cosmetic Surgery 4. Race and Customization in the Market for Cosmetic Surgery 5. Customizing Bodies: Seeing Race on the Body Conclusion: The Art and Science of Racial Difference in Global Cosmetic Surgery Methodological Appendix Notes Bibliography Index

Alka V. Menon is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Yale University.