Plastic Disasters

A scary look at cosmetic surgery
Plastic surgery had a rather humble beginning in the early 1900's for what was the right reasons back then. After World War I, many soldiers had facial disfigurements from projectiles hitting them as a result of trench warfare. These surgeries were performed to make repairs, save the soldiers from embarrassment and shame, and to help them continue on with normal lives.

Fast forward to the late 1970's and beyond. Following the introduction of breast implants, plastic surgery became big business with a way to make big money. Gone were the days where most procedures were done for purely health reasons such as correcting serious defects. Nowadays it is performed largely for reasons of vanity. With this in mind, it begs the questions whether it is safe or not and is it really that important?

This program examines 3 people who have had cosmetic surgery procedures that have all ended up causing unhealthy, dangerous, and disfiguring results. The first is Lucille...

Great for Speeches
I did a persuasive speech against plastic surgery for school and this video really helped show my classmates what real imacts plastic surgery has on a persons life and gave them a different view on it.

Long on suggestion and short on facts
I actually watched this documentary on HBO where there is no way to write a review so I decided to post this on Amazon because I was so outraged with it's lack of facts and overwhelming subjective data. First off I will say that it is unfortunate what has happened to these individuals. I do not wish pain or suffering on anyone. That being said I would also say that this film was unbelievably lacking in actual documented cases of malpractice in dealing with elective plastic surgery. First I would like to discuss Lucille. No factual data, interviews, documentation, ECT concerning her case were discussed. On the contrary when she was seen by the otolaryngologist and had a thorough exam including a fiber optic scope of her nasal and oral pharynx, he stated she had no obvious signs of swallowing or breathing problems. The excess skin appeared normal for someone her age and body type. If it were truly an emergency dealing with an airway problem it would be addressed or she would not...

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