The WORST episodes of Nip/Tuck

Every episode of Nip/Tuck ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Nip/Tuck!

Beauty, the saying goes, is only skin deep. The beauty of Nip/Tuck is that it goes deeper, laying bare the complexities and fragile natures often found in patients seeking cosmetic surgery. Dylan Walsh and Julian McMahon portray hotshot Miami South Beach plastic surgeons who are themselves in full-blown midlife crises as they confront career, family and romance problems. The series' cutting-edge stories range from funny to suspenseful to uncommonly powerful. The surgeries are graphically bold. The sexuality is rampant.

Last Updated: 11/18/2024Network: FXStatus: Ended
Manny Skerrit
star
6.87
606 votes

#1 - Manny Skerrit

Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/10/2009

Aidan Stone, a down-on-his- luck writer who has written a biopic about Sean, wants to use it to relaunch his career. Christian is asked by Kimber to give a Botox injection to her daughter so she has a better chance at becoming a baby model. Sean and Christian have been asked by a yoga instructor to perform a procedure in which neither have ever done before.

Writer: Ryan Murphy
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Briggitte Reinholt
star
7.12
484 votes

#2 - Briggitte Reinholt

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/28/2009

Sean makes an important decision without consulting anyone; a morose Annie shows up in L.A. with a troubling medical condition; Christian gives Mike (Mario Lopez) tips on how to satisfy Kimber; and a new patient recognizes Teddy.

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Conor McNamara, 2026
star
7.12
314 votes

#3 - Conor McNamara, 2026

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/14/2006

It's the year 2026. Conor is getting the whole family together. In the present, Julia and Sean's marriage is at a crossroads.

Directors: Craig Zisk
Writer: Ryan Murphy
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Ricky Wells
star
7.12
575 votes

#4 - Ricky Wells

Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/3/2009

Matt becomes envious of Sean and Raj bonding together. Christian and Liz give their relationship another chance. Raj's father pays a visit to see his son.

Directors: John Scott
Writer: Brad Falchuk
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Enigma
star
7.13
605 votes

#5 - Enigma

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/2009

Unable to sleep, Sean finds himself in an all-night diner, then in an ER; Liz goes after Christian's boat, leading him to offer Kimber a business deal; Sean and Christian remove tattoos from a teen obsessed with "the darker side of his personality."

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Roxy St. James
star
7.14
576 votes

#6 - Roxy St. James

Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/27/2009

Sean tries to deal with his feelings for Julia, while Liz and Christian analyze their relationship and Christian meets someone who understands what he is experiencing with his breast cancer.

Directors: Lynnie Greene
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Frankenlaura
star
7.15
409 votes

#7 - Frankenlaura

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/2005

Sean and Christian visit a mortuary where an employee created a woman from body parts of other women. They operate on a German woman. Sean is at a gathering of people over 65, trying to sell them some procedures. Gina and Julia are in business together.

Directors: Michael M. Robin
Writer: Hank Chilton
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Willow Banks
star
7.17
447 votes

#8 - Willow Banks

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/2010

Christian refuses to perform surgery on a model who wants to drastically alter her beauty. Awakening after a decades-long coma, a new patient seeks surgery from Sean in order to regain his lost youth. Kimber redecorates Sean's new apartment.

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Shari Noble
star
7.21
441 votes

#9 - Shari Noble

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/26/2006

After having a nipple bitten off by her dog, Shari Noble comes in to have it reconstructed before her husband returns from Iraq. Julia meets a breast-feeding expert. Christian and Liz hit a lesbian bar where Christian tries to attract one of the women there but she's attracted to Liz instead. Sean and Christian meet with a kidney specialist for one of their patients.

Directors: Nelson McCormick
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Benny Nilsson
star
7.21
606 votes

#10 - Benny Nilsson

Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/9/2009

Christian's colossal financial debt leads him to deception. An unexpected visitor stirs insecurity within Christian and brings joy to Sean. Christian bonds with a young patient when he learns about his adoption.

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Allegra Caldarello
star
7.21
569 votes

#11 - Allegra Caldarello

Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/24/2009

Christian decides to employ Dr. Logan Taper for the practice, while Sean is revisited by a former client from Miami to have plastic surgery so she can attract suitors once her husband dies.

Directors: Sean Jablonski
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Joyce & Sharon Monroe
star
7.22
468 votes

#12 - Joyce & Sharon Monroe

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/6/2007

Sean and Christian learn about the glamorous side of fame and the price that many are willing to pay for it. Julia visits Sean, Christian and Liz in Los Angeles with a surprise announcement.

Directors: Charles Haid
Writer: Ryan Murphy
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Budi Sabri
star
7.22
538 votes

#13 - Budi Sabri

Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/17/2009

A horribly disfigured man is worked on by Christian and Sean. Meanwhile, Sean hopes to strike up a relationship with the new anesthesiologist Teddy Rowe, and Christian goes for a check up with his oncologist.

Directors: Hank Chilton
Writer: Hank Chilton
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Damien Sands
star
7.25
522 votes

#14 - Damien Sands

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/4/2007

Jealous over Sean's new-found fame, Christian convinces Sean to tape a reality show based on their careers as plastic surgeons.

Directors: Charles Haid
Writer: Hank Chilton
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Tommy Bolton
star
7.27
360 votes

#15 - Tommy Bolton

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/2005

Sean has feelings for Nikki Moretti. Quentin goes after Julia and she welcomes his attention. Christian has a down-syndrome patient who wants to look like the rest of his family. Christian meets with his birth mother again.

Directors: Guy Ferland
Writer: Brad Falchuk
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Lola Wlodkowski
star
7.27
541 votes

#16 - Lola Wlodkowski

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/2/2009

A medical consultation with Liz's friend leads Christian to contemplate his relationship with Kimber. Sean begins to heal emotionally following an encounter with a perfection-seeking patient.

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Kurt Dempsey
star
7.27
520 votes

#17 - Kurt Dempsey

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/19/2003

An ex-lover returns and leads Christian to a sexaholics meeting while Sean and Julia deal with an unexpected pregnancy.

Directors: Elodie Keene
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Christian Troy II
star
7.28
444 votes

#18 - Christian Troy II

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/17/2010

Concerned that cosmetic surgery is no longer in vogue, Sean and Christian make a unique attempt to market their surgical practice to boost a lagging clientele. Liz goes on a date with a pharmaceutical representative who is separated from her husband. Christian's unconscious existential crises, including his loss of Kimber, come to light.

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Sheila Carlton
star
7.28
628 votes

#19 - Sheila Carlton

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/27/2010

Christian has a crisis of conscience when Kimber's mother Brandy visits Los Angeles. Complications arise as Sean prepares for his trip to Africa. A patient requires multiple cosmetic procedures after suffering an attack by a wild animal.

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Blu Mondae
star
7.30
448 votes

#20 - Blu Mondae

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/12/2006

Sean and Julia make a big decision regarding their unborn baby. Christian and Sean hit troubled waters with their new boss and begin to realize what it really means to have sold their business. Matt's family doesn't quite get his decision to pursue a new path in his life.

Directors: Michael M. Robin
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Kyle Ainge
star
7.31
459 votes

#21 - Kyle Ainge

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/29/2008

Christian attempts to cope in the aftermath of a death. Colleen feels threatened when another talent agency shows an interest in Sean's acting career.

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Alexis Stone II
star
7.32
607 votes

#22 - Alexis Stone II

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/25/2009

Both Matt and Alexis Stone request unusual surgical procedures from Christian. Erica discovers the horrible truth about her new husband. After a lifetime of torment from her mother, Julia seeks revenge upon her.

Directors: Tim Hunter
Writer: Hank Chilton
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Giselle Blaylock & Legend Chandler
star
7.33
573 votes

#23 - Giselle Blaylock & Legend Chandler

Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/3/2009

As Christian and Liz make their wedding plans, he also looks for a new cancer treatment. Meanwhile, Ram Peters drops Kimber for a newer model, while Teddy informs Sean that someone close to her is gone, and Sean and Christian repair a couples neck wounds which look strikingly similar at McNamara/Troy.

Directors: Lynnie Greene
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Ben White
star
7.33
384 votes

#24 - Ben White

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/2005

Seeking fulfillment in his life, Sean becomes a surgeon for the Witness Protection Programme. A man suffering from Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID) threatens Christian's life in order to force him to amputate his perfectly healthy leg. Julia, Gina, and Liz develop a new skincare product that uses semen as the main ingredient. They keep the main ingredient a secret though. Joan Rivers is the first to test the product and loves it so much she decides to endorse it.

Directors: Jeremy Podeswa
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Kiki
star
7.34
300 votes

#25 - Kiki

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2005

Sean hires Quentin Costa for six months during Christian's convalescence. The two remove tattoos from a former MS-13 gang banger using cutting edge laser technology. Matt finds Adrian dead in Ava's house when searching for a plane ticket to Paris. The police thinks it's suicide. Julia calls Erica to help Matt deal with questions regarding his sexuality. Christian and Liz operate to repair a scar on the face of a female gorilla, Kiki.

Directors: Elodie Keene
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