Plastic Surgery For Secret Agents

Clandestine spy agencies the world over have probably thought or even entertained

the use of plastic surgery on elite field agents working around the world. The speculation is nothing new. Once a part of science fiction fantasy novels throughout the Cold War, many authors have toyed with the idea of spies and secret agents altering their facial features as a strategy.

Secret agents could easy alter their image or physical bodily features to sneak past armed guards, infiltrate high security buildings, travel as a different identity, obtain various identification cards such as passports, driver's licenses, or social security and national ID cards. Such an advantage would not only be a fascinating achievement for interested governments, but would also make for extremely entertaining plot lines for fictional novels or television shows. Indeed, it has already been adopted for several scripts.

One of the first appearances of this idea was in the 1964 spy-centric television show called The Man from U.N.C.L.E. In one episode, one of the agents undergoes heavy plastic surgery in order to transform into a similar looking protagonist in order to infiltrate various top secret facilities. This episode later spawned the movie, The Spy with My Face, in 1965 which starred U.N.C.L.E. actors Robert Vaughn and David McCallum.

In the 1967 movie, Operation Kid Brother, a similar plot line ensues as the hero requires specific surgical skills to thwart the movie's villain, the evil Thanatos. The surgeon is enlisted by a secret agent who is sent to save the world from this vicious monster. Clearly, as far back as the early 60s, science fiction plot lines had already stumbled upon this unique sub plot.

Secret agents in both the real and fantasy worlds can easily find a strategic advantage with plastic surgery. Alteration of one's appearance can serve as a deceptive tool against enemies or those who cannot know about one's status as a secret agent. This adage was explored in later movie plots such as Face Off, starring Nicholas Cage and John Travolta. In this 1997 thriller, each character eventually undergoes a plastic surgery procedure which switches the face of the villain and hero, leaving friends and family struggling to identify the true identity of each respectively.

Anne Hathaway's character in the most recent adaptation of spy comedy, Get Smart, also concealed her identity using similar a procedure. After a major surgery, Hathaway's character comes back as a completely new secret agent alongside Steve Carrel. As all of the other secret agents have had their identities compromised, Hathaway's character is the only which can proceed alongside the main character since the surgery has helped her continue to conceal her identity as a spy.

Clearly this idea has been entertained in the movie industry. While it would be difficult to say whether or not a top secret agent has undergone reconstructive surgery for their career, it might definitely have been attempted at one point. Until anyone is able to know for sure, all we have are these wonderful movie subplots.

by: Abigail Aaronson

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