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Silicone Survivors : Women's Experiences With Breast Implants
author
:
Zimmermann, Susan M.
publisher
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Temple University Press
isbn10 | asin
:
1566396123
print isbn13
:
9781566396127
ebook isbn13
:
9780585365862
language
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English
subject
Breast implants--Complications, Silicones--Toxicology, Breast implants--Psychological aspects.
publication date
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1998
lcc
:
RD539.8.Z56 1998eb
ddc
:
618.1/90592
subject
:
Breast implants--Complications, Silicones--Toxicology, Breast implants--Psychological aspects.
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Silicone Survivors
Women's Experiences with Breast Implants
Susan M. Zimmermann
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Temple University Press, Philadelphia 19122 Copyright 1998 by Temple University. All rights reserved Published 1998 Printed in the United States of America
The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Zimmermann, Susan, 1966 Silicone survivors : women's experiences with breast implants / Susan M. Zimmermann. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56639-611-5 (cl. : alk paper).ISBN 1-56639-612-3 (pbk. : alk. paper). 1. Breast implantsComplications. 2. SiliconesToxicology. 3. Breast implantsPsychological aspects. I. Title. RD539.8.Z56 1998 618.1'90592dc21 97-45536 CIP
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To those who spoke so openly
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Contents
Acknowledgments
ix
1 Introduction
1
2 Historical Background: The Emergence of a Controversy
20
3 The Decision to Seek Breast Implants: Women's Participation in the Medicalization Process
42
4 False Expectations: An Ironic Twist on "Before and After"
70
5 Misinforming Women of Risk: A Medical Conspiracy?
91
6 Minimizing Women's Troubles
115
7 Listening to an Inner Voice
145
8 Transforming Identities: Experiences of Empowerment
169
Notes
191
Bibliography
213
Index
223
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Acknowledgments
I could not have completed this book without the support of many people. I particularly wish to thank Phil Brown for suggesting that I look into the breast implant issue, and for his enthusiasm, encouragement, and insightful advice throughout all phases of my research and writing; Lynn Davidman for her friendship, empathy, and constructive criticism of my work; and Susan Bell, for generously giving her time and sharing her resources and knowledge. Susan's own work in the areas of gender, science, and medical innovations influenced my own thinking tremendously. I also thank Susan Allen and Mary Fennell for their helpful suggestions and comments on a later draft of the manuscript, and Calvin Goldscheider, the former Chair of the sociology department at Brown University, for finding funds to subsidize my research travel expenses.
Many other individuals were a constant source for assistance, inspiration, and motivation. Gaelen Benway and Desiree Ciambrone helped me develop a strategy for coding the massive piles of transcripts and fieldnotes I had accumulated, and Judith Kirwan Kelley spent hours helping me locate library resources. A number of friends and colleagues have contributed to this book in other ways, either by supplying me with an endless stream of newspaper clippings and magazine articles, by engaging me in useful discussions related to my work, or by keeping me informed of the most recent scientific studies and publications on breast implants. For these efforts, I especially would like to thank Jeanne
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Leffers, Ann Biddlecom, Lori Hunter, Martha Lang, Kristan Schoultz, and Helene Hill.
My family and peers outside of the academic community also have been tremendously helpful and supportive throughout the course of my research. I particularly wish to thank my parents, Albert and Lenore Zimmermann, and my two sisters, Anne Crimmins and Amanda Diffley, for their generosity and ceaseless words of encouragement. I am also grateful to Michael Laidlaw, who, with his background in science, helped me understand and interpret numerous studies on implantrelated risk and who, with his love, patience, and sense of humor, has enriched my life in a way that made the completion of this book possible.
I thank Michael Ames at Temple University Press for his sound editorial advice and for engaging in conversations with me about my research before I began piecing together chapters. His enthusiasm for my work at this early stage continued until the manuscript was completed. I am also grateful to Alexa Selph for her excellent copyediting.
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