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Ancient Plastic Surgery

  • 2005
  • 1 Hr 40 Mins
  • Documentary

Reshaping our bodies using plastic surgery seems a wonder of modern medicine. But new evidence suggests that people have been surgically altering themselves for thousands of years. This two-hour special discovers nose restorations, breast reductions, eyelid tucks, face lifts, counter-circumcision and even a sex-change were all being carried out two thousand years ago.

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