Ryan Murphy recalls era when talking plastic surgery was forbidden

Ryan Murphy is reminiscing over his early 2000s show about plastic surgery and how the conversation around cosmetic surgery has changed over the years.

The 59-year-old creator of the Nip/Tuck drama series, in which he told the story that revolves around the professional and personal life of a controversial plastic surgery center, looked back at the FX show, noting that cosmetic surgery was a "taboo" but now people "flaunt" it more.

During a panel discussion at New York Comic Con for his upcoming series The Beauty, the Emmy winner said, "With every passing month, there seems to be less and less and less and less judgment about Semaglutides [a medication to treat type 2 diabetes and for chronic weight management] and plastic surgery."

"It is kind of a new status symbol, in a weird way," he remarked.

He went on to say, "I remember, back in the day, one of my first big shows was a show called Nip/Tuck that was about plastic surgery, and I was amazed at how taboo it was to talk about it."

"People changed their bodies, and they got in public and acted like nothing had changed. That was how you did it back then."

Murphy further said, "Now I think people sort of flaunt it more and are talking about it. It's an evolution in some strange way."

The drama series, which aired for six seasons, featured Dylan Walsh, Julian McMahon and Joely Richardson back in 2003.