Ivo Pitanguy dead at 90.

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Dr. Ivo Pitanguy, one of the world’s top plastic surgeons who helped make Brazil a popular destination for the rich and famous to get work done, died on Saturday. He was in his 90s.

 

Pitanguy’s death came one day after he carried the Olympic flame that later lit the cauldron at the Games’ opening ceremony in Rio’s Maracana Stadium. Suffering various health problems, he carried the flame while sitting in a wheelchair.

 

Pitanguy had a heart attack at his home in Rio de Janeiro, spokeswoman Patricia Sallum told The Associated Press. There were conflicting reports on his age. Some media and websites reported that it was 90, but Sallum said he was 93.

 

One of his signature surgeries earned the nickname the “Brazilian butt-lift.” His skills with the scalpel helped turn beauty-obsessed Brazil into a leading international destination for plastic surgery tourism and one of the countries where the most operations are performed.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/famed-brazilian-plastic-surgeon-ivo-pitanguy-dies-at-90/2016/08/06/a2e8bc90-5c3d-11e6-8b48-0cb344221131_story.html

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivo_Pitanguy

 

Tale a look at his famous clients:

Jacqueline Onnassis, Ursula Andress, Sophia Lauren, Candice Bergen, etc.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1995-05-23/features/9602030069_1_nose-job-rio-surgery