Lifting, sculpting, and contouring: Implications of the blurred boundary between cosmetic procedures and ‘other’ beauty products/services

Anne-Mette Hermans

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poetic.2021.101610

Lifting, sculpting, and contouring: Implications of the blurred boundary between cosmetic procedures and ‘other’ beauty products/services

Anne-Mette Hermans

Department of Media and Communication

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This paper critically examines how cosmetic surgery and ‘other’ beauty products are presented as forming a continuum in UK women's lifestyle magazines. Having analysed 744 adverts and various editorial features published across different lifestyle magazines, this paper qualitatively examines the categorization of cosmetic procedures and beauty products and treatments. The implications of this categorization for current attempts to regulate the marketing of the cosmetic surgery industry are considered.

Original language	English
Article number	101610
Pages (from-to)	1-15
Number of pages	15
Journal	Poetics
Volume	90
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poetic.2021.101610
Publication status	Published - Feb 2022

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