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Fixing Faces
Series about the history of surgery continues with a look at the development of plastic surgery, which started over 400 years ago with a spate of botched nose jobs.
Documentary series about the brutal, bloody and dangerous history of surgery continues with a look at the development of plastic surgery.
Thought of as a modern phenomenon, it actually started over 400 years ago with a spate of botched nose jobs. Since then, surgeons have been entranced with the idea that not only could they fix the body, but could even fix our sense of self-esteem.
Presenter Michael Mosley undergoes both 16th-century bondage and 21st-century botox in his journey of discovery.
Last on
Wed 29 Jul 2009
23:20