Making over the new Adam
Document Type
Book chapter
Source Publication
The great American makeover : television, history, nation
Publication Date
1-1-2006
First Page
51
Last Page
64
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Keywords
Plastic Surgery, Reality Television, Cosmetic Procedure, Fresh Start, Face Lift
Abstract
Throughout Her Troubled Marriage, Laurie Willow turned to food for comfort. When the marriage ended in divorce, she faced life as a 300 pound single mother of four without a high school education. Forced to live in a shelter with her children, Laurie decided to change. She went back to school and eventually earned her masters degree in behavioral psychology. She underwent gastric bypass surgery and shed 186 pounds. With a new husband and a new life, she made one final decision. She went to a plastic surgeon for a full body lift, a procedure that removes pounds of unsightly excess skin from people who have lost large amounts of weight.
DOI
10.1057/9780312376178_4
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Additional Information
ISBN of the source publication: 9780312376178
Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Crawley, M. (2006). Making over the new Adam. In M. Hilmes (Ed.), The great American makeover: Television, history, nation (pp. 51-64). London: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/9780312376178_4