Under the Knife Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Everybody's Doing It

  New series lifting the lid on the multi-million-pound cosmetic surgery industry. Last year in the UK, people spent more than #150million having parts of their anatomies altered, and now that the procedures involved are no longer the preserve of the rich and famous, this figure looks set to rise. The first programme follows the progress of those braving the scalpel and hears from the surgeons who regularly perform miracles

• The Shape of Things to Come

  A report on discount cosmetic procedures performed by trainees in need of experience, allowing patients to take the cut-price path to beauty, plus a warning on the dangers of surgery from a woman who recounts her face-lift nightmare. Also featured are people who've undergone a variety of operations designed to make them more attractive or enhance their sexual pleasure, from breast enlargement to penis extension

• Stars and Their Scars

  A look at the link between celebrity and cosmetic surgery, as patients increasingly base their requirements on the apparently perfect faces and bodies exhibited by stars. Hollywood-based doctors make wild claims about the extent of their influence, and reveal some surprising procedures, but despite its prevalence, cosmetic surgery remains taboo in the entertainment industry, and many go to extraordinary lengths to conceal their reliance on the knife. Last in series