Review by planktonrules

In this documentary, Louis Theroux learns about plastic surgery by going to the capital of body enhancement, Los Angeles. As is usually the case with his films, Louis remains non-committal and rather neutral about plastic surgery...well, perhaps not 100% neutral. While he does talk about his misgivings he goes a bit further by getting surgery (liposuction) as well as not saying anything to a few of the folks who've had surgery regarding how strange and abnormal they now look--and they did look a bit freaky to me. This was not always the case--one plastic surgery instance showed a woman who ended up looking much better and rather normal following her surgery. But throughout Theroux kept these sort of opinions mostly to himself. As a result, the show was enjoyable, well made AND not preachy.

One important thing to understand--because the Theroux documentaries rely on giving the viewer information and not making commentary to lead the viewer into what to think, it shows all sides. This means you will actually see surgeries--and they are nauseating to watch and may make you flinch. Additionally, there is some additional explicit content, as you see several topless women. To me, it didn't seem sexy or prurient--just a matter of fact display of the process.