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{{short description|2003 American medical drama television series}}
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{{Infobox television
| image                = Nip-Tuck (Ryan Murphy Television) logo.svg
| genre                = {{Plainlist|
* [[Medical drama]]
* [[Serial drama]]
* [[Eroticism|Erotic]]
* [[Satire]]
* [[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]]
* [[Psychological drama]]
* [[Crime fiction|Crime]]
* [[Black comedy]]
}}
| creator              = [[Ryan Murphy (producer)|Ryan Murphy]]
| starring             = {{Plainlist|
* [[Dylan Walsh]]
* [[Julian McMahon]]
* [[John Hensley]]
* [[Joely Richardson]]
* [[Valerie Cruz]]
* [[Roma Maffia]]
* [[Kelly Carlson]]
* [[Jessalyn Gilsig]]
* [[Bruno Campos]]
}}
| opentheme            = {{theme song|"A Perfect Lie"|The Engine Room}}
| composer             = [[James S. Levine]]
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 6
| num_episodes         = 100
| list_episodes        = List of Nip/Tuck episodes
| executive_producer   = {{Plainlist|
* Ryan Murphy
* [[Brad Falchuk]]
* [[Lyn Greene]]
* [[Greer Shephard]]
* [[Michael M. Robin]]
* [[Richard Levine (director)|Richard Levine]]
* Sean Jablonski
* [[Jennifer Salt]]
}}
| location             = [[Hollywood, Los Angeles]]<ref>[http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/niptuck/insider/#about Nip/Tuck<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511235908/http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/niptuck/insider/#about |date=May 11, 2008 }}</ref>
| runtime              = 38–68 minutes
| camera               = [[Single-camera setup|Single-camera]]
| company              = {{Plainlist|
* Hands Down Entertainment
* [[Ryan Murphy (producer)|Ryan Murphy Productions]]
* [[Stu Segall Productions]]
* [[The Shephard/Robin Company]]
* [[Warner Bros. Television]]
}}
| network              = [[FX (TV channel)|FX]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2003|7|22}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2010|3|3}}
| related              = ''[[Mentiras perfectas]]''
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'''''Nip/Tuck''''' is<!-- DO NOT change to "was" as fictional works always remain in present tense regardless of completion --> an American [[medical drama]] television series created by [[Ryan Murphy (producer)|Ryan Murphy]] that aired on [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] in the United States for six seasons from 2003 to 2010. The series, which also incorporates elements of [[crime]], [[black comedy]], [[family drama]], [[satire]], and [[psychological thriller]], focuses on "McNamara/Troy", a cutting-edge, controversial [[plastic surgery]] center, and follows the personal and professional lives of its founders Dr. Sean McNamara and Dr. Christian Troy (portrayed by [[Dylan Walsh]] and [[Julian McMahon]], respectively).<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/nip_tuck |title=Nip tuck rundown|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=2020-08-28}}</ref> Each episode features graphic, partial depictions of the plastic surgeries on one or more patients, as well as developments in the doctors' personal lives. Focus is also given to McNamara/Troy's [[anesthesiologist]] Dr. Liz Cruz, Christian's many sexual partners, and Sean's family. With the exception of the pilot, each episode of the series is named after one of the patients scheduled to receive plastic surgery.

Unlike most medical dramas, ''Nip/Tuck'' used serial storytelling and often had story arcs spanning multiple seasons; for example, seasons two and three focused on a serial rapist known as The Carver, who often mutilates his victims' faces, leading McNamara/Troy to provide ''[[pro bono]]'' surgery to the victims.

The show premiered on July 22, 2003, and concluded on March 3, 2010, with the 100th episode.<ref name="season 6">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003CN5SAY|title=Nip/Tuck: The Sixth and Final Season|work=[[Amazon.com]]|date=March 27, 2010|access-date=March 27, 2010}}</ref>  Despite being initially set in Miami, at the end of the fourth season, it was relocated to Los Angeles, and many of the characters followed along. The show earned 45 award nominations, winning one [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] and one [[Emmy Award]].<ref name=":0">{{IMDb title|0361217}}</ref> Series creator Ryan Murphy said that the medical cases on the show are "100 percent based on fact".<ref name=":2">{{cite magazine |last=Rice |first=Lynette |date=September 9, 2005 |title="Nip/Tuck" chief tells why he reupped with FX |url=https://ew.com/article/2005/09/09/niptuck-chief-tells-why-he-reupped-fx/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref>