Presenter Faustão was submitted on Wednesday (6) to a liver transplant, and this Thursday (7) renal retransplantation
The presenter He submitted this Wednesday (6) to a liver transplant, and this Thursday (7) renal relay. He was hospitalized on Wednesday (6) to deal with an infection. According to the medical bulletin released today, during the hospital period, he underwent infectious control and clinical and nutritional rehabilitation for health stabilization. “The patient underwent a liver transplant on Wednesday, August 6, combined with a kidney relay, planned a year ago, and held today, August 7,” says the note. “The procedures occurred after the Einstein was triggered by the São Paulo State Transplant Center and confirm the compatibility of the organs donated by a single donor.”
In August 2023, the presenter was diagnosed with heart failure and underwent a heart transplant. At the time, he was placed as a priority on the waiting list for the agency due to the pregnant of his case. After the surgical procedure, the presenter participated in a Ministry of Health campaign to explain and encourage organ transplantation in the country. “It’s a fight from everyone. It has no political departure. It’s the fight for life,” he said in a Verde September video.
A few months later, Faustão underwent another transplant – this time, of kidney. The new surgery, held in February 2024, was not related to the first procedure. Because of his father’s state of health, João Filho canceled a party that would give this Thursday (7). The celebration would celebrate João’s new professional phase, which will debut at SBT next Saturday (9). Also according to the newspaper, João would have claimed to the guests that the party was canceled for “personal motives.” The advisory of the artist and the hospital have not given more information about the case of the presenter so far.
