Brazilians' 'Extreme Makeover' ; Working Class Embraces Plastic Surgery to 'Feel Good'
The Washington Times › August 31, 2004
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Ballet producer Maria Claudia Gondomar, 26, recently ex- perienced her first kiss and credits two life-altering plastic- surgery operations.
"It's my first time for everything," she said, emphasizing "everything." Miss Gondomar, who is 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighed 264 pounds two years ago when she walked into Dr. Paulo Muller's office at the Ivo Pitanguy Clinic.See the full content of this document
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Brazilians' 'Extreme Makeover' ; Working Class Embraces Plastic Surgery to 'Feel Good'
Ivo Campos Pitanguy, widely considered the father of modern plastic surgery, owns the clinic. There, Miss Gondomar underwent a gastroplasty - an operation that limits the amount of food that can enter the stomach - plus liposuction on the thighs and hips and plastic surgery on her midsection and breasts.
The operations cost her the equivalent of $14,300 - abo...See the full content of this document
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