Essays about: "plastic surgery"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words plastic surgery.

  1. 1. Interactive 3D Knowledge Platform for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Aria Assadi; Kevin Hormiz; Faizan Mian; Oskar Rick; Carl Wallskog; [2022]
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    Abstract : There is a lack of technical platforms where reconstructive surgeons around the world can share their knowledge and experience. This problem is especially prevalent in developing countries, where surgeons rely on inadequate means for preparing operations. READ MORE

  3. 2. 'We all end up mutilated': Bodily destruction and self-mutilation in the first three novels by Chuck Palahniuk

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Jakob Eyjólfsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Chuck Palahniuk Fight Club Survivor Invisible Monsters Self-Mutilation Self-Destruction Mutilation Disfigurement Determinism Free Will; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : In this essay, I explore the motifs of bodily destruction and self-mutilation in the first three novels of American author Chuck Palahniuk: Fight Club (1996), Survivor (1999) and Invisible Monsters (1999). These motifs are prevalent throughout the author’s work and are particularly noteworthy in how detailed and graphic the novels are. READ MORE

  4. 3. Mirror, Mirror : Embodying the sexed posthuman body of becoming in Sion Sono’s Antiporno (アンチポルノ, 2016) and Mika Ninagawa’s Helter Skelter (ヘルタースケルター, 2012)

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Zara Luna Hjelm; [2021]
    Keywords : internalized gaze of oppression; Sion Sono; Mika Ninagawa; Antiporno; Helter Skelter; Japanese cinema; film analysis; gender; plastic surgery; beauty standards; body commodification; self-objectification; Japan; becoming; cyborg feminism; the charmed circle; masculine domination; j-horror; pinku egia; ego guro nansensu; shojo manga; BDSM;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the embodiment of the sexed body and the struggle of fitting into the narrow frames of what a woman is supposed to behave and look like in Japanese cinema. Using the medium of film, I, therefore, seek to produce knowledge regarding the internalized gaze of the oppressor, and self-objectification, caused by the capitalist heteropatriarchy. READ MORE

  5. 4. Design of 3D-printed cranioplasty moulds using Neural Network

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematik LTH

    Author : Jonathan Andersson; [2020]
    Keywords : Cranioplasty; Neural Network; Convolutional Neural Network; autoencoder; 3D printing; data reconstruction; Technology and Engineering; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : Cranioplasty is surgical repair of a skull bone defect due to a previous surgery or injury. Cranioplasty is most often performed with autologous bone flap, i.e the patient's own saved bone from previous surgery if this is available. READ MORE

  6. 5. Korean Bodybuilding : Cultural Hybrid or Instance of Cultural Homogenization?

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien-, Mellanöstern- och Turkietstudier

    Author : Marcus Mosesson; [2018]
    Keywords : bodybuilding; fitness; gym culture; globalization; cultural consequences; hybridization; homogenization; male aesthetic ideals; Neo-Confucianism; plastic and cosmetic surgery; Korean society; bodybuilding; fitness; gymkultur; globalisering; kulturella konsekvenser; hybridisering; homogenisering; manliga estetiska ideal; neokonfucianism; plastikkirurgi; koreanska samhället;

    Abstract : This study deals with the trend of male bodybuilding in Korea and investigates the motivations and aesthetic ideals of Korean male bodybuilders. The author of the study uses the few hitherto academic research works on the subject and tries to give an overview of the history of Korean bodybuilding. READ MORE