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This ‘Plastic’ Show Examines

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    The field of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery has come a long way -- but has it gone too far?

    In the mold of reality TV, this HBO documentary pokes some more disquieting questions. The synopsis reads:

    Featuring often-graphic operating-room footage, home videos, personal "before" and "after" photos, and interviews with patients' doctors and lawyers, Plastic Disasters is a graphic, disturbing look at the dark side of the typically American notion that medicine can make everyone look beautiful, this HBO Documentary Films presentation follows three people - two women, one man - who are recovering from disastrous plastic surgeries.

    HBO contends that the documentary is an opportunity to show what's rarely advertised – to examine the chances of something going wrong, saying: “The total number of medical complications is not a matter of public record.”

    For millions of plastic-surgery-needing or wanting Americans, this is just the right kind of small-screen special. The Holywood Reporter is in fact advocating: “a vividly cautionary tale that should be required viewing for anyone contemplating voluntary plastic surgery today.”

    The New York Times has got a mouthful of analysis about the documentary with a rather ironic opening note in “Cosmetic surgery is fast becoming the new national pastime.”

    What then is a ‘pastime’ without having to enjoy? The answers will weigh up the issue and will make examining plastic surgery, its benefits and risks, more relevant.

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    • Not Quite Nightmare or Pastime
    pswriter on Feb 27

    While the popularity of cosmetic procedures continues to grow (look at the just-released stats from the ASAPS), I doubt that it has risen to the level of "national pastime." Whether you're considering a tummy tuck in Manhattan or Marin County breast enlargement, you have to take seriously the risk of possible complication and the permanence of cosmetic changes. While any surgery carries risk, by choosing your surgeon carefully and asking plenty of questions, you're well on your way to avoiding being the next "nightmare" case.

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