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Dr. Ivo Pitanguy: Strived for a 'Human Right to Beauty'

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Dr. Ivo Pitanguy: Strived for a 'Human Right to Beauty'

PMC/NIH 2016 pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5288903

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