El Cuerpo Perfecto / The Perfect Body (Paperback or Softback)
Language: Spanish
Published by Grijalbo 4/7/2026, 2026
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El Cuerpo Perfecto / The Perfect Body.
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- Title
- El Cuerpo Perfecto / The Perfect Body (Paperback or Softback)
- Author
- Prez, Ana Lilia
- Publisher
- Grijalbo 4/7/2026
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Paperback or Softback
- Language
- Spanish
- ISBN 10
- 6073866631
- ISBN 13
- 9786073866637
- Item weight
- 0.7 pounds
personas persiguen un ideal de belleza imposible. Pero detrás de la promesa de “una mejor versión de ti” se esconde un mercado que lucra con la insatisfacción, la ansiedad y la vulnerabilidad.
Con la solidez de su investigación periodística, Ana Lilia Pérez desnuda los engranajes de una industria que normalizó el tuneo estético: desde intervenciones clandestinas y procedimientos de bajo costo realizados sin condiciones médicas, hasta las tendencias dictadas por influencers y la presión del llamado efecto Zoom.
El cuerpo perfecto revela cómo los cánones virtuales de belleza empujan a modificar ojos, nariz, mejillas, cintura o cualquier parte del cuerpo sin advertir los riesgos: intrusismo médico, prácticas ilegales, venenos disfrazados de “rellenos milagrosos” y, en no pocos casos, consecuencias fatales.
Este libro no solo documenta fraudes, engaños y negligencias que rayan en la criminalidad; también muestra que la obsesión por alcanzar un ideal irreal es un problema de salud pública que exige reflexión y decisiones informadas.
Un llamado urgente a mirar más allá del espejo, a cuestionar los modelos que nos imponen y a proteger lo más valioso: la vida misma.
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ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
DISCOVER THE HIDDEN PRICE OF PERFECTION
Millions of people chase an impossible ideal of beauty. But behind the promise of becoming “a better version of yourself” lies a market that profits from dissatisfaction, anxiety, and vulnerability.
With the power of her investigative journalism, Ana Lilia Pérez exposes the inner workings of an industry that has normalized aesthetic “tuning”: from clandestine interventions and low-cost procedures performed without medical oversight to trends dictated by influencers and the pressures of the so-called Zoom effect.
The Perfect Body reveals how virtual beauty standards push people to alter their eyes, nose, cheeks, waist—or any part of their bodies—without understanding the risks: medical malpractice, illegal practices, poisons disguised as “miracle fillers,” and, in far too many cases, fatal consequences.
This book not only documents fraud, deceit, and negligence bordering on the criminal but also shows that the obsession with achieving an unreal ideal is a public health issue that demands reflection and informed choices.
This is an urgent call to look beyond the mirror, to question standards imposed to us, and to protect what is most valuable: life itself.
WARNING: CONTAINS SENSITIVE IMAGES
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About the Author
Entre otros reconocimientos, ha recibido el Premio Nacional de Periodismo, el Leipziger Medienpreis, la medalla Defensora de la Libertad y Promotora del Progreso y el Premio Golden Victoria 2015 de la Asociación de Editores de Diarios y Revistas Alemanas.
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