The famous writer Maugham once said: I have always thought that it does not matter how a man looks. I'm more interested in a man's mind than in his appearance.
Maugham's views, I believe most people agree. But this sentence may be a bit one-sided, because there is also a kind of man, he is handsome and has a brain.
In his later years, Gaddafi was impressive, he always liked to wear a pair of large sunglasses, wear a military uniform, dress very fashionably, and even look a little pompous, let people think at a glance: this person is not good!
When he took off his sunglasses and hat, it was like this...
Still a bad look, looking very fierce, not with handsome.
However, Gaddafi was a big handsome man when he was young.
His handsomeness is not the feminine beauty that is now popular, he has a masculinity in him, a kind of tough man's handsomeness. This kind of handsomeness, male and female eat-all.
The ancient Roman poet Ovid said: "Pleasing looks can please a lot."
Gaddafi, who has a handsome face, was also fascinated by his own face when he was young.
In the end, this world is still a world of faces.
Previously, the international press had referred to Gaddafi as the Kennedy of Arabia. And his handsome appearance is also a magic weapon for him to win fame and success.
However, time is a ruthless carving knife, carving out the folds and traces left by time on the face.
Gaddafi had enormous power and wealth, but he could not stand up to time.
A big man like him, like ordinary people, has facial anxiety!
In September 1969, Gaddafi staged a coup d'état that overthrew the Idris dynasty and established the Libyan Arab Republic, where he ascended to the pinnacle of power at the age of 27.
In the blink of an eye, Qaddafi dominated Libya for 25 years, and he also changed from a handsome and tough young man to an old half-hundred man. He was ambitious and believed he could dominate Libya for many years.
However, when Gaddafi looked at the aging face in the mirror, he was full of emotions, his face was not the face of an ordinary person, it was the face of a king, not only representing his personal image, but also representing the image of a country and a nation, but also can not be sloppy.
Every day, several young women take care of him meticulously, measure his blood pressure, massage him, apply makeup, dye his hair to cover his bald spots, and eat various health care products and nutritional products.
However, how many people can be kind to the years? He has worked hard for so many years, even if the health care is done well, it cannot erase the brand of excessive consumption. His seductive charm was greatly reduced.
Fortunately, he was born in the modern era of scientific development, and it is not impossible to stay young forever, and the whole rong can be.
Gaddafi plans to have a cosmetic surgery to make himself a little younger.
First of all, where should I get a facelift?
As the head of a country, Gaddafi still has to keep a low profile on plastic surgery, and capitalist countries with developed plastic surgery technology cannot go, but there is no going back. Besides, he didn't want others, especially Libyans, to know that he had plastic surgery, otherwise it would damage his image of being mighty and tall in the eyes of the people.
So this has to be done quietly.
Where is the safest? Own home.
Second, which doctor to do the surgery?
You have to find someone who is technically good, trustworthy, and not evil.' At that time, the plastic surgery technology in Libya was not very good.
Gaddafis came and went and appointed a Brazilian doctor named Ribeiro to perform plastic surgery on him.
Finally, the operation time was finalized.
One night, when Gaddafi was 54 years old, he was preparing to undergo surgery in the very safe clinic in the bunker below the compound of his official residence.
Gaddafi told Brazilian doctors: "I've been in power for 25 years and I don't want young people in Libya to see me as an old man. ”
Perhaps, every big man has a desire to "borrow another five hundred years from heaven"!
Doctor Ribeiro recommended a plastic surgery to Gaddafi, and after an operation, he could be a teenager younger.
But Gaddafi refused, he was afraid that the plastic surgery plan was too "radical", and at a glance, others would know that he had been plastic surgery. He was still very proud inside, but he didn't want others to say that he cared too much about that skin bag.
In the end, Gaddafi and the Brazilian doctor finalized a plastic surgery plan: do not use a large knife, just micro-finishing, through liposuction and injections, etc., to make Gaddafi younger.
Gaddafi lay on the operating table, expecting the doctor's miraculous hand to make him younger. At the same time, he was also nervous and could feel the pain deeply, because he refused to use general anesthesia and he wanted to stay awake throughout the operation.
Brazilian doctors found that there was not a single Libyan at the scene of the operation, it was some foreigners, most of them were Slavs, such as Russians, Yugoslavs, Pakistanis, Indians.
Why did Gaddafi refuse to use general anesthesia? Why wasn't a Libyan used at the surgical site?
There is only one reason, Gaddafi is afraid of being assassinated.
Gaddafi came to power through a coup d'état, and in the past 25 years, he has used many means to suppress and weaken competitors and forces. In Libya's 1972 law, there is a law that allows for marching and party formation to be punishable by any penalty, including the death penalty. The traditional political elite that could confront him was almost taken over by him.
Gaddafi, who is at the peak of his power, will always guard against others and steal his power, which also increases his suspicions. Batches of "questionable" old revolutionary comrades were purged, and only his family power and very heartfelt cronies could share the feast of power with him.
In the process of constantly purging dissidents, Gaddafi made countless enemies, and he was always vigilant, afraid of retaliation.
So Gaddafi didn't use a Libyan when he had plastic surgery, and he also refused general anesthesia. If you are not careful, your life is in danger. He couldn't let his guard down, gritting his teeth and enduring the pain as he watched the doctor finish the operation.
Some people may ask again, if you are really worried about your life, you should not have plastic surgery.
But someone like Gaddafi, who once had a handsome and brainy personality, was so proud that he was willing to take risks in order to leave a good external image for people.
Gaddafi was so cruel to himself. However, if he had not been ruthless, he would not have ascended to that throne and ruled Libya for 42 years.
Gaddafi quietly plastic surgery, those involved in cosmetic surgery must be kept secret.
However, in early 2011, calls for Gaddafi's ouster grew louder, and after the United States, Britain, France and other multinational forces launched airstrikes on Libya, Brazilian doctors stepped forward to disclose Gaddafi's plastic surgery.
In fact, Gaddafi is very concerned about his own image, in addition to the external image, he is also very concerned about the outside world's views of him, especially the Americans.
Americans often joked about Gaddafi's eccentric costumes and mannerisms, and cartoonists exaggerated his image for American entertainment. In 2002, the United States published a story and short collection of essays called "Ant Madness and The Thoughts of Gaddafi: A Dictator's Self-Narration", and Gaddafi was a violent maniac under the hype.
Especially after the Lockerbie air disaster, because of Gaddafi's uncooperative and tough attitude, Westerners sketched him as a "terrorist".
In short, in the eyes of Westerners, Gaddafi is an extremely negative image of terror.
In an effort to improve his image in the eyes of Westerners, Gaddafi put $1.2 million in 2004 to a company in the United States to package and promote his image head-on.
However, the effect is minimal.
Gaddafi has strong arms, but he always has thighs that he can't twist.