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tah ly a cozzi1VOICE OVERIn 1597, a surgeon named Gasparo Tagliacozzi(pronounced tah ly a cozzi) wrote : "We restore, repairand re-do those parts of the body that nature gave butmisfortune has taken, not enough to delight the eye, but

enough to lift the spirit and help the mind of the afflicted."

2Gasparo Tagliacozzi was convicted of interfering withGod's creation, and his body was buried in unconsecratedground (the music stops).

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VOICE OFF: four centuries later another doctor incosmetic and reconstructive surgery tied that precept tothe legacy that his grandfather and teacher OskarKaunitzhad left him: "You must help everyone."

4Part of the fate of Gasparo Tagliacozzi's disciple is in your

hands.

5Narrator: We are in the Sanctuary Medical AestheticCenter (www.SMACBOCA.com) located in Boca Raton,
http://www.smacboca.com/http://www.smacboca.com/


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Florida. In this facility, cosmetic surgeries, laser andvaricose vein treatments, weight loss, and other servicesare offered, making people feel good about their physical

appearance.6Narrator: Among specialists who devote their day tohelping people find the physical image that corresponds totheir psyches, we find the renowned expert in cosmeticsurgery,Dr. Kurt Joseph Wagner.Dr. Wagner is a life member of the American Society of

Plastic Surgeons, and the American Board of CosmeticSurgery,

After 30 years in Beverly Hills, he has joined a group oftalented specialists who promote youth and life.

7Narrator: Dr. Wagner believes in cosmetic surgery as auseful tool to achieve personal and social development.He believes that when people are happy with their

physical image, their self-esteem and chances of successincrease.

8Narrator: In the mid-1960s, when being young andhandsome in the U.S. was important to hold a job, KurtWagner wrote the book: "A plastic surgeon answers yourquestions", which brought to ordinary people the benefits


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of plastic surgery.

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Narrator: The entertainment world opened its doors to Dr.Wagner, who popularized cosmetic surgery at the medicalclinic: a practical way to offer services without affecting thequality of the procedure, with a significant reduction ofcosts.

10The Phi Beta Kappa graduate of New York Universitybecame a celebrity in Beverly Hills.

One day, a future patient lacked the necessary funds topay for the service. She was a press agent and KurtWagner saw an opportunity to expand his business: talkshows on TV. Soon Dr. Wagner would understand the

price of bringing cosmetic and reconstructive surgery tothe attention of ordinary people.

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Narrator: From the relationship that emerged between theambitious surgeon and the press agent, the first televised"Extreme Makeover" was born. The show was seen bymillions in New York, Chicago and Europe, catapultingKurt Wagner and the magic of Cosmetic Surgery to


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unexpected dimensions. Next came an article in "Look"magazine, and two appearances on the Merv Griffin show,accompanied by his wife Kathy.

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Narrator: Fortune would not come without demandingsomething in return.

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Dr. Wagner suffered the consequences of fame. He washit with an accusation of "self-aggrandizement.. andeventually was suspended from the Los Angeles CountyMedical Association.

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Narrator: After a long process, Dr. Wagner returned towhat he did best: helping people in need of services ofcosmetic and reconstructive surgery.

His controversial experience not only disrupted his life, butit would change the public perception of cosmetic surgeryforever.

But to know the essence and origin of this man, who wasthe first surgeon to talk on national T.V. about theadvantages of cosmetic procedures, we need to make a


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journey in to Vienna in 1938.

15Kurt Wagner made his appearance in the world on March6, 1934, the same year that Adolf Hitler became chancellorof Germany. The world was suffering under a globaleconomic crisis. On March 14, 1938, just over a weekafter Kurts fourth birthday, the Fuhrer declared theannexation of Austria to Germany before 250,000 local

supporters, during his triumphal entry into Vienna.

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Narrator: Little Kurtie came from a wealthy Viennesefamily who were descended from Wenzel Anton Kaunitz-Rietberg, the Chancellor of State under Maria Theresa ofAustria.

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Oskar Kaunitz, the grandfather of Kurt Wagner, was anobstetrician and was the third generation of doctors.Oskar's daughter Sonia agreed to marry a young mannamed Bernard Wahrhaftig, a future psychiatrist Theirfamily name "Wahrhaftig" was changed to Wagner, moreTeutonic and suitable for those difficult times .


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Narrator: At only 14 months "Kurtie" could speak incomplete sentences; at two, he could read and write, and

when he was three, his grandfather gave him a smalldoctor's coat embroidered with, "Dr. Kurtie".

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Narrator: A somber air swept every aspect of life in Vienna:Curfews, identity checks, control of all financial activities,and open attacks on Jewish families. People rushed to

leave the country.

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Narrator: On November 11, 1938, with the sound ofbroken glass in the streets, Oskar Kaunitz and his wifeaccompanied their daughter and grandson to the stationfor a sad farewell. Before saying goodbye, the old Doctor,left his grandson a commitment that would accompanyhim, like a sentence, all his lifetime.

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Before saying goodbye, the old Doctor, left hisgrandson a mission that would follow him all his life.

OFF (It will be heard in German, as the child is drawing onthe floor) Kurtie, God has given little to a few, much tosome, but you. My dear Kurtie, youve got it all. You musthelp every person you meet.

Child Off in German: "If you say so, Dad."

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"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she

With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,Your

huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The

wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these,

the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,I lift my lampbeside the golden door!"

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Narrator: On the 22nd of November, 1938, the little boyand his parents were among the 95,000 Jews whoemigrated to the United States


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(Clear audio in which Kurt talks about his difficulties as animmigrant, and his relationship with Sonia at this stage.)

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Narrator: Finally, after a frustrating year for the Wagners ,Harry, Kurt's father, managed to get a medical license tobegin his practice.

ALTERNATIVE...Narrator: Finally, after a frustrating year for the Wagners ,Harry, Kurt's father, managed to get the medical licensehe neededto practice.

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Narrator: The last days of 1939 pointed to 'the wonders instore for the future'. With the theme: "Building the world oftomorrow", a group of businessmen planned the SecondGeneral Exhibition in New York, with the intention that itwould become the most important event since the FirstWorld War.

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While visiting the New York World's Fair of 1939 withKurt, his mother saw a friend from Vienna. The

meeting brought back memories of home and after thefriend went on his way, Sonia broke down in tears

How much had been lost in one year! as his mothersat and sobbed on a park bench, Kurt stood by,unable to comfort her. Kurt recalled in his memoirthat "A man-sized mouse appeared. seeing thewoman's sadness, the large-eared creature graspedher hands and started a merry dance with a song.Tears soon turned into laughter and from that time on,a magic talisman came into my life." Dr. Wagnercontinues to wear a mickey mouse watch today

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Narrator: In 1958, Kurt Wagner's life was running at highspeed. After finishing as a Phi Beta Kappa at NYU. The24 year-old Dr. Wagner, has graduated from the College ofMedicine of N. York City, he's doing his internship at LongIsland Jewish Hospital (LIJH) in New Hyde Park. He is

now the fifth generation of physicians.

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Narrator: After completing the year-long stint as an intern,


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in June 1959 DR. Wagner was on Route 66, headed toCalifornia.

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Narrator: at 26 year old Kurt is now married to BarbaraJean Wallace with a child, and starting his practice ofsurgery at Cedars of Lebanon,

alternative By the time he was 26 years old, Kurt wasmarried to Barbara...

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At that time, the institution had contracts from the ScreenActors Guild, so it was not uncommon to see movie stars,

past and present, in public hallways or as patients.

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Narrator: After three years at Cedars of Lebanon, Dr.Wagner felt it was time to go after his dream.

Narrator: Determined to become a plastic surgeon, Kurt

moved to Oklahoma City, Hospital of San Antonio, wherehe would be a resident,

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Determined to become a plastic surgeon, Kurt movedto Oklahoma City, Hospital of San Antonio, where hewoul

and then to University of New York Cornell.

NOT CLEAR

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Narrator: In 1964 After surviving anti-Semitism from hissuperiors,

Dr. Wagner moved to provide his cosmetic surgeries inthe United States Air Force (USAF), with his new post at

Wright Patterson AFB, in Ohio, where he became chief ofplastic surgery

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During a visit to a nearby Dow Corning factory, he madean interesting renovation in the design of one of Dow'sproducts, which came to be known as "Wagner's breast

implant",

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Narrator: In 1966, DR. Kurt Wagner received hiscertification as a plastic surgeon, number 743 in the


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world.

seven hundred forty three.

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Narrator: At 32 years old, with two young daughters andthree months after becoming a widow, the new Doctormoved to Los Angeles, California. There he met thewoman who would soon become his new wife, KathieKelley, a school teacher. A year later, Wagner's new familymoved to Mulholland Drive, with a panoramic view of the

San Fernando Valley,

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MARIO AM I MISSING APIECE HERE? I can't tellBeverly Hills received him with open arms.

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Narrator: In 1995. Kurt Wagner decided to leave KasaKontenta, and rented an apartment in Century City wherethe renaissance man made movie trailers for the


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entertainment industry

Later in need of a break from increasing pressures, he andhis wife Kathy, went to Costa Rica for a while.

51Narrator: In 1998, the Wagners moved to FloridaThe new millennium found Kurt with renewed vigor. ",providence put him in touch with Jason Pozner, a youngsurgeon who was starting a cosmetic center in BocaRaton. This is where we find him today, overseeing the

non-profit organization he founded in 1975 ASTARR

the American Society of Aesthetics and TherapeuticRejuvenation and Regeneration (ASTARR), The mainobjective of ASTARR is to support research, and toprovide information to medical professionals, and thegeneral public.about the psychological benefits of plasticsurvey.

52Narrator: Now in his eighth decade, Dr Wagner rejoiceswith the legacy he will leave to Sophia, his granddaughter,who regenerates the hope and joy for life.

Dr Wagner concludes that each day brings a new dawn,and that the positive side often outweighs the negative.53Narrator: Holocaust Survivor, life member of the AmericanSociety of Plastic Surgeons, designer, Movie Trailermaven, promotional innovator, and a visionary of Cosmetic


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Surgery as a tool for beauty. Dr. Wagner grew up with amission, and he has never gotten away from it

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