The series' basic premise involves members of the public with a wide variety of medical conditions consulting the show's doctors for advice; in some cases, cosmetic or corrective surgery has been offered and undertaken to treat patients with more severe or noticeable ailments.

The programme's consultant is UK Registered Psychologist and Cognitive Behavioral Therapist Becky Spelman[1] The Commissioning Editors were Adam Gee and Kate Teckman.

The programme's method of tackling these issues has caused great success and has attracted large numbers of people to its website.

The show's first series comprised eight episodes, which were hosted by doctors Ginni Mansberg, Brad McKay, and Sam Hay.

[10] A Dutch spin-off version of the show called Dit is mijn lijf ("This is my body") was broadcast on RTL4 from 26 October 2011 and ran for three series.

A Ukrainian spinoff of the show called Я соромлюсь свого тіла ("I'm ashamed of my body") has been broadcast on STB since 6 March 2014.

[11] Channel 4 aired a version of the series where Dawn Harper went to Thailand and provided information on how to stay healthy while abroad.