Which Twilight Zone episode features a woman undergoing plastic surgery to fit in?

The Twilight Zone episode featuring a woman undergoing plastic surgery to fit in is “The Eye of the Beholder.”

In the original 1960 episode, Janet Tyler has undergone her eleventh and final treatment in an effort to look “normal” according to the standards imposed by her society. Her face remains hidden beneath bandages while doctors and nurses discuss whether the procedure has succeeded. The episode carefully withholds the visual truth until the bandages come off.

The famous reversal is that Janet is revealed to look beautiful by contemporary human standards, while the medical staff and other citizens have grotesque, distorted faces. The society considers Janet deformed because she does not resemble them. She is then sent to live with people of her own appearance, turning a conventional beauty story into a critique of conformity and social prejudice.

The episode was written by Rod Serling and directed by Douglas Heyes. It originally aired on November 11, 1960, and was later remade for the 2002–03 revival series with Molly Sims as Janet Tyler.