Allure Takes a Look Back at Dr. Frank Ryan

Beverly Hills plastic surgeon-to-the-stars Dr. Frank Ryan’s untimely death this summer at age 50 shocked many, including celebrity clients like Lisa Rinna. Ryan, who made headlines in early 2010 for performing 10 surgical procedures in a day on reality star Heidi Montag, was also a philanthropist and founder of the nonprofit Dr. Frank Ryan Foundation for underprivileged kids.

Allure contributing editor-at-large Joan Kron interviewed Ryan earlier this year, and looks at his life and work in the magazine’s December issue, on newsstands now.

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