Surgeons give it a ‘Nip/Tuck’

“Nip/Tuck” may be a hit with audiences, but the new FX drama that grapples with the ugly side of the make-me-beautiful business has plastic surgeons sharpening their scalpels.

The 5,000-member American Society of Plastic Surgeons, which includes both cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgeons, called it “sensational, bordering on the absurd.”

The 2,100-member American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, whose members specialize in cosmetic surgery, said the show “does a disservice to millions of patients who benefit from cosmetic procedures.”

Series creator Ryan Murphy said critics are taking themselves too seriously.

“The whole show is about two guys who are turning 40 and having midlife crises and are doing absolutely the worst behaviors,” Murphy said. “They are men before they are doctors.”