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Chinese plastic surgery TV show "gross"

Wednesday, 13 December 2006

Chinese plastic surgeons have spoken out in criticism of MTV China's new reality TV plastic surgery show "I Want A Famous Face". The scenes of plastic surgery in the show are so gruesome that experienced cameramen fainted in the operating theatre and MTV has subsequently agreed to pixelate the images to avoid upsetting unsuspecting viewers.

The finals for the show are due to be held in Beijing later this month, and will feature contestants aged from 17 to 62, who will parade the results of their cosmetic surgery for the voting public. Although the show goes out at 10pm, many viewers have complained about the graphic nature of the show, with skin excisions and bone grinding being shown openly.

"Cosmetic surgery, like any kind of surgery, includes bloody scenes that can frighten medical students and even surgeons, let alone ordinary viewers," said Guangzhou-based cosmetic surgeon Nin Fumin.

Plastic surgeons have warned that the gruesome nature of the footage will discourage patients from undergoing even relatively minor procedures.

"I know a girl who saw surgery being done on someone else and then refused to undergo an operation for double-fold eyelid she had asked for," said Liang Wenbo, director of Yinhang Hospital in Guangzhou.

"Double-fold eyelid surgery is the simplest operation in cosmetic surgery. I don't know if anyone will want to undergo cosmetic surgery after seeing what it is like on the screen," Liang said. "Creating beauty is not necessarily a beautiful process."

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