You’d think that enduring almost 60 plastic surgeries would be more than enough for one person to experience in a lifetime, but Brazilian-born man Rodrigo Alves (the Human Ken Doll) is preparing to go under the knife once again.
This time, he’s pledging to have six of his ribs removed from his body – three either side – in his quest to have a “smaller waist”.
“I’m having a consultation to remove six of my ribs, so three ribs from each side,” Rodrigo says, as reported by the Metro.
“I’d like to have a smaller waist so I can do up my jacket elegantly and sit nice. I just want a smaller waist.”
Before and after his copious surgeries.
It is reported that Rodrigo had his first cosmetic surgery when was 19 years old.
Since then, he is believed to have spent just shy of $750K on plastic surgery procedures, including 10 nose jobs, liposuction, sculpted makeshift abs, fillers and buttocks implants.
He also says that all the pain, money and time it takes to achieve perfect “symmetry” should encourage people to celebrate his “courage” and “bravery”.
Rodrigo’s latest revelation has medical experts like Dr Dasha Fielder of Bondi’s Sapphire Family Medical Practice bamboozled.
“In the human body, most organs, including bones, are there for a reason,” she says, adding: “Your ribs are important in providing protection for vital organs, such as your lungs and heart.”
Not only that, but as Dr Fielder stresses, “They also assist with normal breathing function.”
“Removing ribs would NEVER be recommended medically – It is concerning to me that people are considering this!”
On top of wanting to remove his ribs, just last month, Rodrigo revealed that he wishes to go from being a Human Ken Doll to a Human BARBIE Doll by undergoing a sex change.
Alves admitted to the Daily Mail his reasoning behind his sudden change of part(s), citing Caitlyn Jenner, 67, (formerly Bruce Jenner) who underwent gender reassignment earlier this year, as his inspiration.
“I will do what Caitlyn Jenner did. When I reach my late 50s, I would rather be a sexy old lady than a saggy old man.”
