The Japanese plastic surgeon and Billionaire Katsuya Takasu has become a hit with Nigerians after he promised and gifted the Nigerian U-23 Dream Team a combined amount of $390,000.
He also took photos with the team, saw the game against Honduras and celebrated Nigeria’s win like it was his country.
But who is he?
According to online sources, he was born on January 22, 1945 in Isshiki, Aichi, Japan.
He studied at Showa University School of Medicine in Tokyo. Upon graduation, Takasu went to Germany and Italy, where he studied plastic and cosmetic surgery.
In 1974, he established Takasu General Hospital in his hometown, and in 1976, Takasu Clinic in Nagoya. As of 2010, Takasu Clinic has its branches in Tokyo, Yokohama, andOsaka. In 1987, He performed liposuction in Japan for the first time, having learned the technique from Pierre Fournier in Paris, France. Takasu has been President of Japan Society of Liposuction Surgery since 1987.
Dr. Takasu has been a pioneer in seeking and evaluating new treatments from around the world. His renown and respect by the leading cosmetic surgeons from around the world is no fluke as he has a reputation of being especially caring towards each patient.
Dr. Takasu makes it a rule to test out innovative medical procedures on his own face and body before performing them on patients. In this way, he can better understand the procedure, how it works, and how it feels for the patient. He has had several facelifts, upper and lower blepharoplasty, deep chemical peel, high-definition liposuction, hair transplant and buccal fat removal, just to name a few.
He’s also a Guinness book of World Records holder. In August 2011, Dr. Takasu together with his friend Koji Ishida (aged 71) established a Guinness World Record of most golf holes played by a pair in 12 hours (cart). The pair completed 261 holes at Kyowa Country Club, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
He took a liking to Nigeria after hearing of the plight of the players before making it to Rio and he flew all the way down to present the cash gifts himself.
You can check out photos of the new adopted Nigerian below.
