The NYT reports on the dark side of plastic surgery:
Cosmetic surgery is fast becoming the new national pastime.
Viewers are devoted to reality programs like the Discovery Health Channel's "Plastic Surgery: Before & After" and E! Entertainment Television's "Dr. 90210." They set their TiVos to capture the drama "Nip/Tuck." They pass around articles from Allure and Vogue and discuss the latest procedures touted on the "Today" show. And they trade gossip about star doctors. But like other body obsessions — fitness, dieting or tanning, for example — cosmetic procedures can sometimes cause extreme harm. That is the subject of "Plastic Disasters," an hourlong documentary on plastic surgery patients that has its premiere tonight at 10 p.m. on HBO.