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Under the Knife

Louis Theroux pulls back the folds of plastic America and gets under the skin of the plastic surgery patients that crowd the clinics of Beverly Hills.

Louis Theroux pulls back the folds of plastic America and gets under the skin of the plastic surgery patients that crowd the clinics of Beverly Hills. Louis becomes a part of the plastic surgeon's daily lives, joining them for their consultations and operations in the search for everlasting youth. As Louis tries to understand the motivations of the patients lining the streets of America, he begins to wonder if he too might be a candidate for a nip tuck.

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58 minutes

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RoleContributor
PresenterLouis Theroux

Broadcasts

  • Sun 7 Oct 200721:00
  • Tue 23 Oct 200701:25
  • Tue 30 Oct 200721:00
  • Tue 16 Dec 200823:20
  • Tue 16 Dec 200823:30
  • Tue 16 Dec 200823:50
  • Wed 20 Nov 202422:50
  • Thu 21 Nov 202403:00

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