Pearl, Sharrona,

Face/on : face transplants and the ethics of the other / Sharrona Pearl. - 2017. - 246 pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: effacing -- Mind/medicine -- Losing face on film -- Decoding the face-transplant debates -- A very special makeover: face transplants on television -- Conclusion: face transplants and the ethics of the other -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: face transplant recipients.

9780226461366 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2016037671


Face--Surgery.
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.--Social aspects.


Print books.

RD523 / .P39 2017