A man known as ‘the Human Ken Doll’ is in hospital after contracting a flesh-eating infection following a nose job.Air steward Rodrigo Alves, who is originally from Brazil but lives in London, made headlines around the world after spending more than £300,000 on plastic surgery to transform his body.
He said he had felt miserable about his appearance before going under the knife at least 42 times in the last 15 years.
Rodrigo, 32, developed doll-like facial features and ripped abs which led to comparisons with Barbie’s famous boyfriend Ken.
But three months after his latest operation on his nose, Rodrigo says he has been rushed back to hospital.
Posting a picture of his face in bandages, he wrote: “I had a nose reconstruction three months ago and it seems like the new cartilage has been rejected by my body.
“It is terrible and I am trying to go back to London as soon as possible for help.”
“It got harder and harder to breath and now my nose in completely blocked.
“A horrible hole has appeared in my nose and the infection is eating it.
“If it does not stop, it could eat my whole face. I am very worried.”
In an update posted on Thursday he added: “Thank you everyone who inboxed me today. I just want to say that I’m very well and everything is under control now…. Nothing to worry and life goes on”
In a remarkable interview with the Sunday People Rodrigo revealed how he nearly died in an operation three years ago and a bone in his nose is from a dead body.
And his eyebrows recently collapsed from too much Botox .
Three years ago Rodrigo narrowly escaped death after a procedure to enhance his biceps, triceps and shoulders with silicone when the chemical leaked into his blood system.
He lost feeling in his arm and was told it might need amputating. Had the infection reached his heart he would have died.
He said at the time: “I have wondered if I’ll die on an operating table but I’ve always wondered if I’ll die crossing the road.
“But it was absolutely worth the pain to achieve perfection.”