The Plastic Surgery world lost a true celebrity on Nov. 5th with the passing of Dennis Avner, better known as the Catman. He preferred to go by his Indian name ‘Stalking Cat’. The 54 years old was found in his Nevada home. The cause of death is believed to be a suicide.
Avner became world famous by transforming his appearance to look like a tiger. He had over 14 cosmetic surgeries which included cheek implants, forehead implants, lip and ear modifications. He had surgically implanted whiskers and a mechanical tail. He tattooed most of his face and body with tiger markings. Avner was a gentle man and we hope he rests in piece.
Meet Dennis Avner aka The Catman. No one is more extreme when it comes to plastic surgery than the Catman. The first thing he did was get his eyes tattooed. Since then he has spent more than $ 150,000 and 2,000 hours on his appearance. He has spent almost 25 years in various stages of his transformation and dream of becoming a tiger.
Dennis has had numerous surgeries. His upper lip has been reformed and he had implants inserted. He capped his teeth and had them filed like fangs. He wears green contact lenses with slit irises. His ears are cut at the top to form points like a cat. He had a dozen six-inch long fiberglass whiskers permanently implanted in his face, and his whole body is tattooed stripes. Dennis has also legally changed his name to “Catman”. Sadly on Nov. 5th, 2012 Dennis took his own life.