PLASTIC SURGERY: Before and After

Director : Original Productions | Category : Documentary |

A victim of a robbery needs face lift reconstructive surgery. A fireman who has suffered second and third degree burns on his hands and face requires extensive skin grafts. A teenager requires reconstructive surgery on her nose after falling victim to an animal attack. A man loses two of his fingers in an industrial accident. A baby born with a cleft palate will require many surgeries.

"Plastic Surgery" follows the high drama of the hospital trauma center, from admission to surgery and recovery. Each episode features two procedures to restore broken and battered body parts with the surgeon explaining his work and what he hopes to accomplish for the patient. Real cosmetic surgery patients are featured in interviews with well known specialists. Computer imaging and demonstrations by noted specialists feature operating room procedures and the latest in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.

This lively and informative series takes the mystery our of plastic surgery by clearly showing the best of modern procedures. But most of all it conveys the human drama of people whose lives have been given a new beginning.

Plastic Surgery: Before & After tells the compelling stories of individuals undergoing plastic surgery to reshape and restore what has been lost though ageing, traumatic accident or what never was. Step inside the operating room, learn the science behind the surgeries, and witness amazing transformations from before to after.
Season 1
1.Face
2.Torso
3.Skin
4.Head
5.Arms/Legs
Season 2 and 3 mix all kind of different stories with their human and medical aspect.
Aired on Discovery Channel

Year : Various
Duration : 26 x 60'
Origin : USA
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