Reality, however, tends to intrude, as HBO's hourlong documentary "Plastic Disasters" points out in graphic detail. Intercutting the stories of three unfortunates who wanted relatively minor tweaks (a face-lift, liposuction and a nose job) "Disasters" leads viewers through nightmares of ruinous results beyond anyone's imagination. "Disasters" is not dinnertime viewing; surgery scenes are gory and frequent.

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