Jess : My new face /

Documentary about 17-year-old Jess Lee, who was born with a facial disfigurement, a symptom of a condition called Apert Syndrome. Unhappy with her features she had major surgery, which completely transformed the way she looks, yet she still wants more surgery. Jess goes on a journey to find out why...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: British Broadcasting Corporation (Producer)
Other Authors: Greenly, Victoria (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: London, England : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 2013.
Series:Health and society in video
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Documentary about 17-year-old Jess Lee, who was born with a facial disfigurement, a symptom of a condition called Apert Syndrome. Unhappy with her features she had major surgery, which completely transformed the way she looks, yet she still wants more surgery. Jess goes on a journey to find out why she feels so compelled to change her face, meeting a variety of women who have different perceptions of beauty - from a model who hates being beautiful to a cosmetic surgery aficionado who believes good looks give you power. She also meets other young people with disfigurements who have adopted coping mechanisms to deal with society's prejudices.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Apr. 15, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (57 min.).
Playing Time:00:57:21