JN notes the difficulty of determining the number of cosmetic surgeries in Utah.

Date
Apr 12, 2013
Type
Academic / Technical Report
Source
Joylin Namie
Hearsay
Direct
Secondary
Reference

Joylin Namie, "‘In the world, but not of the world’: The paradox of plastic surgery among Latter-day Saint women in Utah," The Journal of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, & Letters 90 (April 12, 2013): 227

Scribe/Publisher
The Journal of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, & Letters
People
Joylin Namie
Audience
Reading Public
Transcription

Unfortunately, because of the manner in which statistics on plastic surgery are kept, it is impossible to determine the number of procedures performed in Utah, let alone which were elective, aesthetic surgeries, and how many of these patients were Mormon (Lim 2011).

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