The death of Rafael Puglisi, known as the “celebrity dentist”, was registered as suspicious by the São Paulo Civil Police, which is investigating the case.
He was found dead, on Monday (18), near the swimming pool at his home, in São Paulo.
In a note sent to CNN the São Paulo Public Security Secretariat explained that investigations follow an internal rule that determines that all deaths from unnatural causes must be treated as suspicious.
The department also informed that the case is with the 2nd DP of Barueri, a city in Greater São Paulo. The text also says that expertise was requested from the Legal Medical Institute (IML) and the Criminalistics Institute.
Found dead after accident at home
Rafael Puglisi died at the age of 35, on Monday (18), in São Paulo. The news of his death was communicated by Rafael’s family in a post on social media.
Famous for treating celebrities, the dentist hit his head while diving into the residence’s swimming pool. The cause of death on the death certificate released by the family was “traumatic brain injury”.
“Rafa went for his morning swim, as usual, he was at home getting ready to get into his pool and dive in, like he does every day! However, today, God wanted this dive to be different and Rafa ended up hitting his head! The doctors tried to revive him, but unfortunately he arrived at the hospital dead,” the family wrote on Instagram.
“We ask everyone to respect the family’s mourning and the story of our beloved Rafa, better known as Dr. Rafael Puglisi! Keep smiling in heaven, we know that you are taking care of all of us as you always did in life! We gained an angel in our lives and heaven gained another star!”, added the statement.
The dentist’s wake was held on Tuesday afternoon (19), at the Morumbi cemetery, in the west of São Paulo. The funeral mass and burial were open to the public.
What is traumatic brain injury?
Head trauma, or cranioencephalic, concerns injuries whose impact specifically affects the victim’s skull.
Neurosurgeon Fernando Gomes told CNN that head trauma, or “traumatic brain injury”, is considered serious “when the patient is found at the scene where the trauma occurred without self-awareness, without contact with the external environment and without spontaneous eye movement or opening”.
He explained that, according to neurotraumatology, the first hour after the trauma is “decisive”. “The direct injury, caused by the impact, you cannot change, you cannot go back. But all secondary injuries, resulting from the evolution of the trauma itself, can be minimized if the individual is quickly subjected to appropriate treatment”, reported the free professor at the Faculty of Medicine of USP (FMUSP).
The appropriate treatment in question, according to Gomes, involves “oxygenation of all brain tissues, mainly maintaining blood pressure and, if there is a need to remove acute traumatic injuries, such as, for example, the evacuation of a hematoma”.
Who was Rafael Puglisi?
According to the website of the Guy Puglisi Institute, where Rafael worked and served as clinical director, the dentist graduated from Faculdade Metropolitanas Unidas (FMU) and is part of the fourth generation of professionals in his family.
“[Rafael] sought improvement in aesthetic dentistry, acquiring mastery of innovative prosthetic techniques in courses abroad. He constantly participates in international conferences bringing the latest trends in the area”, added the biography on the website.
With 4.4 million followers on Instagram, it was common for Rafael to publish photos with the famous people who made up his client portfolio, such as actress Jade Picon, comedian Whindersson Nunes, actress Larissa Manoela, striker Neymar, and more.
The website of the Institute where Puglisi worked also contains the names of clients such as presenter Silvio Santos and director Wolf Maya, for example.
(Published by Tiago Tortella, from CNN . With information from Léo Lopes, Flávio Ismerim and Dayres Vitoria, from CNN It is Bruna Rios)
Source: CNN Brasil
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