Brazilian doctor reveals Libyan leader asked for hair plugs and for belly fat to be injected into his face to avoid looking old

Moammar Gaddafi wanted to be bold and beautiful.The Libyan strongman underwent cosmetic surgery in 1995, instructing a plastic surgeon to give him hair plugs and remove his belly fat to inject into his wrinkly face, a Brazilian doctor claims.


Bold and Beautiful:u00a0 Gaddafi hugs Vladimir Putin in April 2008 while
the effects of the operation still lasted. File Pic/Getty images

"He told me that he had been in power for 25 years at that time, and that he did not want the young people of his nation to see him as an old man," Dr Liacyr Ribeiro recounted."I recommended a face-lift, but he refused" because he feared it would look too obvious.