Ivo Pitanguy (b. 1926 in Belo Horizonte) is a Brazilian plastic surgeon. Considered by world celebrities as the best plastic surgeon ever. He studied at the Bethesda Hospital in Cincinnati, where he worked with John Longacre. Soon after, Pitanguy went to France and England where he studied plastic surgery under early pioneers of the field. 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Location in Brazil Coordinates: ) Country Region State Brazil Southeast Minas Gerais Founded December 12, 1897 Mayor Fernando Damata Pimentel (PT) Area    - City 330. ... Plastic surgery is a general term for operative manual and instrumental treatment which is performed for functional or aesthetic reasons. ... Cincinnati, Ohio viewed from the SW, across the Ohio River from Kentucky. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population...

In 1953 he began working at a Brazilian hospital performing plastic surgeries. On December 17, 1961, a burning circus tent fell on 2,500 spectators in Niterói, and Pitanguy worked tirelessly to treat burn victims. He later referred to that event as life changing, as it taught him that for many, physical appearance was of the same importance as living. Shortly after, he founded a private clinic and began training a team of specialists. Some of those he has operated on include Anita Ekberg, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Gina Lollobrigida, Natalia Makarova, Melina Mercouri, Marisa Berensen, and Niki Lauda. 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... The flag of the Municipality Niterói is a city in Brazil, in the state of Rio de Janeiro with a population of about 470,000. ... Anita Ekberg Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (born on September 29, 1931 in Malmö, Sweden) was a model and actress. ... Zsa Zsa Gabor (born Gábor Sári on February 6, 1917) is a Hungarian-American actress and socialite, who, like her two sisters, is best known for her beauty and wealthy lifestyle. ... Gina Lollobrigida (born on July 4, 1927) is an Italian actress who was born Luigina Lollobrigida in Subiaco, Italy in the Lazioregion. ... Nataliya Romanovna Makarova, was born in 1940 in Leningrad in the USSR. She was a performer with the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad from 1956 to 1970. ... Bust of Melina Mercouri, Athens Melina Mercouri (Μελίνα Μερκούρη; Athens, Greece, October 18, 1920 – New York, New York, March 6, 1994) was a Greek actress and political activist. ... Andreas Nikolaus Niki Lauda (born February 22, 1949) is an Austrian racing driver. ...

He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and of the Brazilian Academy of Medicine. Academia Brasileira de Letras, or Brazilian Academy of Letters is a Brazilian literary society established at the end of the 19th century by a group of writers and was inspired by the Académie française. ... Academia Nacional de Medicina is the Brazilian National Academy of Medicine, a body composed by the most august representatives of Brazilian medicine. ...

References

• Joseph A. Page (1995), The Brazilians. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-201-44191-8.

1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Ivo Pitanguy Clinic