Even before the premiere, though, two Rockford plastic surgeons were sick about the sex — along with just about everything else — on the FX series.

And what about the way-out-there surgeries and plot lines? Last season's “Carver” mystery zeroed in on a psychopathic plastic surgeon and one-time business partner of the two main characters in “Nip/Tuck.” As a result of incest, he had a disease that left him with no genitalia. He slashed victims' faces from one side to the other as a statement against physical beauty.

Ahh, but the show is so entertaining, says Dr. Susan DeGuide, a Rockford internist who performs such nonsurgical cosmetic procedures as Botox injections and laser hair removal in her Rockford office.

However, all three physicians agree on one thing: Their patients and the requests they get to improve people's looks are ordinary compared with the bizarre on the TV show.

About 20 years ago, though, Georgis had one out of left field. A patient wanted Georgis to make him look like Elvis Presley, the King of Rock 'n' Roll.

“I told him I thought it was a bad idea and it probably would be unsuccessful,” Georgis said. “His expectation was to come out as a clone.” Georgis declined to do the surgery and told the man he could refer him to a counselor to talk things through if he wanted.

About 65 percent of Georgis' practice is “body sculpting,” including breast implants, liposuction and tummy tucks. The rest includes facelifts, eyelifts and nose reshaping.

Georgis said such procedures are on the rise locally and nationally partly because physicians' techniques have improved. “We can do surgery that looks natural,” he says.

And often, surgery is done in the office rather than the hospital, which saves time and money. Insurance companies usually don't pay for such surgeries, which can cost about $5,000 for nose reshaping, $6,500 for breast augmentation and $8,000 for a tummy tuck.

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