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For all that TV does to hurt the laws of physics, there's another discipline that has it worse. Reconstructive and cosmetic surgery, more so than any other form of medical or scientific endeavor, is severely abused on TV.
Granted, cosmetic techniques can do some amazing stuff. There are ways to lengthen bones in legs, alter the shape and position of facial features, alter the length and shape of the vocal cords, seamlessly integrate an enormous bosom onto a tiny rib cage, strip away half of one's body fat in an afternoon, and alter genitals. Unfortunately, the media portrayals tend to skip the lengthy (and sometimes painful) medical recovery period, which often lasts for months, magically jumping ahead to have a caterpillar seemingly instantly transformed into a butterfly.
In TV, however, such surgery is most often depicted as a magic wand for turning one actor into another. It's the standard [[Applied Phlebotinum]] for [[The Nth Doctor]] in non-genre shows, and it is at the center of the [[Something's Different About You Now]] plot, amongst other things.
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